| (a) Supervisors are recognized by the board when subsection (a) or (b) of this section is met by submitting an application which includes documentation and verification of the following: (1) a license (which is not a provisional or an associate license) issued by the board or a license as a marriage and family therapist in another state or territory; (2) a graduate degree in marriage and family therapy or a graduate degree in a related mental health field, such as counseling and guidance, psychology, psychiatry, and clinical social work, from an accredited institution as defined in §801.2 of this title (relating to Definitions); (3) one of the following: (A) successful completion of a one-semester graduate course in marriage and family therapy supervision from an accredited institution; or (B) a 40 hour continuing education course in clinical supervision offered by a board approved provider; and (4) at least 3,000 hours of direct client contact in the practice of marriage and family therapy over a minimum of three years as a licensed marriage and family therapist. (b) In lieu of meeting the qualifications set forth in subsection (a) of this section, a person is an acceptable supervisor if the person has been designated as an approved supervisor or supervisor-in-training by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) before the person provides any supervision. (c) A supervisor may not be employed by the person whom he or she is supervising. (d) A supervisor may not be related within the second degree by affinity (marriage) or within the third degree by consanguinity (blood or adoption) to the person whom he or she is supervising. |
| Source Note: The provisions of this §801.143 adopted to be effective November 22, 1996, 21 TexReg 11588; amended to be effective September 20, 1998, 23 TexReg 9343; amended to be effective April 11, 2001, 26 TexReg 2713; amended to be effective July 2, 2006, 31 TexReg 5111 |
