(a)Supervisors are recognized by the board when subsection (a) or (b) of this section is met by submiting an application which includes the following four documents: [A supervisor must meet the following requirements before providing any supervision:] (1)[hold] a license (which is not a provisional or an associate [temporary] license) issued by the board [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 submit documents to support eligibility [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)(No change.) [(c)A supervisor may be approved by the board by submitting all required board forms as well as other documentation of credentials.]
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 November 14, 2000
TRD-200007941 George Pulliam
Chairman
Texas State Board of
Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists
Earliest possible date of adoption: December 31, 2000
For further information, please call: (512) 458-7236
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