GLOSSARY

Appeals Committee
Three PCB board members appointed to hear an appeal.

Certified Professional
A person who holds or applies for a PCB credential classification.

Client
Any person(s) who, either currently or in the past, has received or is receiving services from a certified professional, either individually or in an agency.

Complainant
A person(s) who files a complaint with the PCB against a certified professional under PCB jurisdiction.

Ethics
A standard of behavior by which certified professionals must abide.

Ethics Committee
A PCB standing committee charged with the responsibility to review, investigate and sanction as determined appropriate to those who breach the Code of Ethical Conduct. The committee is comprised of PCB board members and/or its designees.

Hearing Panel
A panel comprised of PCB Ethics Committee members with a responsibility to hear and make recommendations in accordance with the Code of Ethical Conduct.

Hearing Officer
(A person) The PCB Ethics Committee Chairperson or Co-Chairperson who presides over an ethics hearing. 

 PCB Counselor Classification
Associate Addiction Counselor Level I or Level II, Certified Addiction Counselor, Certified Addiction Counselor II, Certified Addiction Counselor Diplomate

PCB Prevention Classification
Associate Prevention Specialist Level I or Level II, Certified Prevention Specialist

PCB Clinical Supervisor Classification
Certified Clinical Supervisor

PCB Allied Addiction Practitioner Classification
Certified Allied Addiction Practitioner

PCB Case Manager Classification
Certified Case Manager, Certified Case Manager Supervisor

PCB Criminal Justice Addictions Professional Classification
Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional

PCB Co-Occurring Disorders Professional Classification
Certified Co-Occurring Disorders Professional

Plagiarism
An act of appropriating the language, ideas, or thoughts from another person and representing them as one's own original work.

Public Reprimand
A sanction that is a formal, written, published reproof or warning to a Respondent who the Ethics Committee has determined to have breached the Code of Ethical Conduct.

Respondent
A certified professional against whom an ethical complaint has been filed.

Revocation
A sanction resulting in the complete and permanent forfeiture of PCB certification.

Scope of Services
The range of services deemed appropriate and necessary for an individual client.  Such services may include but are not limited to prevention, intervention, outreach, information and referral, detoxification, inpatient or outpatient services, extended care, transitional living facilities, aftercare and clinical supervision.

Suspension
A sanction resulting in the temporary forfeiture of PCB certification for a period of time to be determined by the PCB Ethics Committee.

Written Caution
The least restrictive disciplinary action that a Respondent may receive due to breaching the Code of Ethical Conduct.  This sanction is a formal, private, non-publicized letter of warning to the Respondent that cautions the Respondent against certain conduct or behavior.

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