(a)Supervisors are recognized by the board when subsection (a) or (b) of this section is met by submitting an application which includes the following four documents [documentation and verification of the following]: (1)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, or clinical social work, from an accredited institution as defined in §801.2 of this title (relating to Definitions); (2)[(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 for [of] Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) before the person provides any supervision. (c) - (d)(No change.)
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has
been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 18, 2008
TRD-200800261 Waymon Hinson,
Ph.D.
Chair
Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists
Earliest possible date of adoption: March 2, 2008
For further information, please call: (512) 458-7111 x6972
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