Section 415-1-1 - Definitions1. APA. "APA" is the American Psychological Association.2. ASPPB. "ASPPB" is the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards.3. Behavior management. "Behavior management" is arranging or making suggestions to parents, teachers, staff members, work supervisors, or other persons responsible for the care, education or management of target individuals, groups or organizations about altering the situation in which a target individual or target group lives, works, attends school, etc. for the purposes of changing the behavior of the target individual, group or organization. Behavior management also includes the design and implementation of procedures which manipulate the environmental antecedents and consequences of a behavior.4. CPA. "CPA" is the Canadian Psychological Association.5. CPQ. "CPQ" is the Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology.6. Consultation. "Consultation" is suggesting changes in the behavior of the parents, teachers, staff members, work supervisors or other persons responsible for the care, education or management of target individuals, groups or organizations which will lead to changes in the situation or in the behavior of the target individual, group or organization. Consultation may also be provided for the purpose of implementing a program of behavior management or social skills training.7. EPPP. "EPPP" is the Examination for the Professional Practice of Psychology owned by the ASPPB.8. Full-time residency. "Full-time residency" is at least 26 weeks of weekly face-to-face classroom instruction during the course of an academic year, received from faculty at an on-campus location where student and instructor are physically present in the same room at the time instruction is delivered.9. Intervention services. "Intervention services" is limited to consultation, behavior management, social skills training, and conducting psychoeducational groups.10. NASP. "NASP" is the National Association of School Psychologists.11. National Register; NR. "National Register" or "NR" is the National Register of Health Services Providers in Psychology.12. NR credential. "NR credential" is the National Register Health Service Provider in Psychology credential.13. Occasional services. "Occasional services" means consultation within Maine by a psychologist licensed in another state or jurisdiction but not licensed by the board, subject to the provisions of Chapter 9 of the board's rules. "Occasional services" does not include psychotherapy.14. Psychoeducational group. "Psychoeducational group" is an intervention based on psychological principles in which the provider assists the clients in managing their personal behavior using a structured educational format. Psychoeducational groups are distinguished from group psychotherapy by the instructional focus of the former versus the interpersonal and/or process approach of the latter.15. Psychotherapy. "Psychotherapy" is treatment based on psychological principles in which the treatment provider works directly with the client or client group and in which the personal relationship, verbal, or non-verbal interaction between the treatment provider and the client or client group is a primary vehicle for effecting change. Psychotherapy includes, but is not limited to, recognized styles of individual, marriage and family therapy, and group psychotherapy.16. Social skills training. "Social skills training" is working directly with clients for the purposes of education, training, habilitation or rehabilitation. Social skills training is limited to training in specific identified basic self-care skills, social skills and activities of daily living appropriate to the clients' age group.