Supervision

(1) In order to document an applicant’s qualifications as a marital and family therapist and to meet standards comparable to those set by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the applicant shall present evidence at the time the application is submitted of supervision by an AAMFT Approved Supervisor or Supervisor-In-Training whose qualifications meet AAMFT standards. The supervision may be direct supervision by an AAMFT Approved Supervisor or Supervisor-In-Training who is monitoring the performance of one (1) or two (2) persons’ interaction with a client, or in a group setting. However, no more than one half (½) of the required supervision hours may be in a group setting. Unless otherwise defined by the AAMFT, a group setting may not consist of more than six (6) supervisees. (2) Conflict of Interest Supervision - Supervision provided by the applicant’s parents, spouse, former spouse, siblings, children, cousins, in-laws (present or former), aunts, uncles, grandparents, grandchildren, step-children, employees, or anyone sharing the same household, shall not be acceptable toward fulfillment of licensure requirements. For the purposes of this rule, a supervisor shall not be considered an employee of the applicant, if the only compensation received by the supervisor consists of payment for actual supervisory hours. (3) Upon completion of the post-masters supervision requirement, pursuant to 0450-02-.04, the applicant must continue in supervision until a receipt of a license to practice as a Marital and Family Therapist. Such post-supervision may be less intense and/or less frequent than the post-masters supervision experience, depending on the supervisor’s judgment. (4) Upon completion of the post-masters supervision required by subpart 0450-02-.04(1)(c)2.(vii), and upon the receipt of a license issued pursuant to this chapter, the new licensee may practice marriage and family therapy by providing mental health services without further supervision.