| (a) A supervisor must meet the following requirements before providing any supervision: (1) hold a license (which is not a provisional or temporary license) issued by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (board), hold a license as a marriage and family therapist in another state or territory, or be eligible for licensure by the board; (2) hold 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 a regionally accredited institution as defined in §801.2 of this title (relating to Definitions); (3) have one of the following: (A) a one-semester graduate course in marriage and family therapy supervision from a regionally accredited institution (45 contact hours); or (B) an equivalent course of study
consisting of a 30-hour didactic component and a 15-hour interactive component in the study of marriage and family therapy supervision approved by the Board. The interactive component must include a minimum of four persons training to become supervisors of associates; and (4) have at least 3,000 hours of direct client contact in the practice of marriage and family therapy over a minimum of three years. (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 be approved by the board by submitting all required board forms as well as other documentation of credentials.
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