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BHEC proposes rule to define line between licensed practice and life coaching
Summary
The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council staff previewed proposed regulation 8.84.10 to clarify when licensed clinicians’ work crosses into unregulated "life coaching," citing public-protection goals and a forthcoming Texas Register posting for comment.
Unidentified BHEC staff, speaking for the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC), said the council will publish a proposed rule, 8.84.10, intended to help licensees and the public distinguish regulated clinical services from unregulated "life coaching." The guidance is aimed at preventing licensed clinicians from reclassifying regulated therapeutic activity as life coaching to evade professional responsibilities such as confidentiality and prohibitions on dual relationships.
The host said the proposed rule…
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