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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-245-218

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-245-218, Title use restrictions, Colorado, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2290914
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(1) A psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional counselor, psychotherapist, or addiction counselor may only use the title for which the person is licensed, certified, or registered under this article 245. Except as provided in section 12-245-306 (3), no other person shall: (a) Hold himself or herself out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the terms "licensed clinical social worker", "clinical social worker", "LCSW", "licensed social worker", "LSW", "clinical social worker candidate", "provisional social worker", "SWP", "marriage and family therapist", "LMFT", "MFT", "marriage and family therapist candidate", "MFT candidate", "MFTC", "professional counselor", "licensed professional counselor", "LPC", "licensed professional counselor candidate", "LPCC", "provisional licensed professional counselor", "psychologist", "provisional psychologist", "psychologist candidate", "psychology", "psychological", "unlicensed psychotherapist", "addiction counselor", "licensed addiction counselor", "LAC", "certified addiction specialist", "CAS", "certified addiction technician", "CAT", or "addiction counselor candidate"; or (b) State or imply that the person is licensed, certified, or registered to practice social work, marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, psychology, psychotherapy, or addiction counseling. (2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person from stating or using the educational degrees that the person has obtained.