§ 4093. Unprofessional conduct (a) Unprofessional conduct means the following conduct and conduct set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 129a: (1) Providing fraudulent or deceptive information in an application for entry on the Roster. (2) Conviction of a crime that evinces an unfitness to practice psychotherapy. (3) Unauthorized use of a protected title in professional activity. (4) Conduct that evidences moral unfitness to practice psychotherapy. (5) Engaging in any sexual conduct with a client, or with the immediate family member of a client, with whom the psychotherapist has had a professional relationship within the previous two years. (6) Harassing, intimidating, or abusing a client. (7) Entering into an additional relationship with a client, supervisee, research participant, or student that might impair the psychotherapist’s objectivity or otherwise interfere with his or her professional obligations. (8) Practicing outside or beyond a psychotherapist’s area of training, experience, or competence without appropriate supervision. (b) After hearing, and upon a finding of unprofessional conduct, the Board may take disciplinary action against a rostered psychotherapist or an applicant.
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