Md. Code Regs. 10.58.08.08

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 10.58.08.08 - Supervisor Qualifications

A. Licensure. An individual providing supervision shall be:

(1) Licensed by the Board as a clinical:

(a) Marriage and family therapist;

(b) Professional counselor;

(c) Alcohol and drug counselor; or

(d) Professional art therapist; or

(2) A licensed mental health care provider as defined in Regulation .02B of this chapter and approved by the Board.

B. Education, Training, or Supervision Experience.

(1) A Board-approved supervisor, or any licensed mental health care provider as defined in Regulation .02B of this chapter who is approved by the Board and has completed 3 years of documented experience in clinical marriage and family therapy shall complete at least one of the following education and training experiences:

(a) 2 years of documented experience providing clinical supervision for marriage and family therapists working with families from a systemic perspective and conceptualizing family cases using a recognized family theoretical model;

(b) At least 3 graduate semester credit hours or 5 quarter credit hours of academic course work in clinical supervision;

(c) A graduate-level course in marriage and family therapy supervision;

(d) The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Approved Supervisor designation; or

(e) The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Supervisor in Training or Supervisor Candidate designation.

(2) In addition to the requirements of §B(1) of this regulation, a supervisor shall complete at least 6 semester credit hours or 10 quarter credit hours of graduate-level academic training in Theories of Couples and Family Therapy.

(3) Supervision training required by this section may be obtained in a graduate course as listed in §B(1) of this regulation and may include, but not be limited to:

(a) The role and responsibilities of the supervisor;

(b) The needs of the supervisee, supervisor, and the agency setting while maintaining a clear ethical perspective, including:

(i) The maintenance of appropriate boundaries; and

(ii) Making clinically appropriate diagnoses;

(c) The role of the supervisor as gatekeeper to the profession;

(d) Methods for building effective and appropriate relationships with clients;

(e) Models for group supervision; and

(f) Models and modalities for practice intervention.

C. Pre-Supervision Responsibilities of a Supervisor. In addition to meeting the requirements of this regulation, before beginning supervision, the Board-approved supervisor shall:

(1) File the completed Board-approved supervisor application form;

(2) Provide the supervisee with a copy of the Board's licensed clinical marriage and family therapy approved supervisor letter; and

(3) Have an active license that is without restrictions or conditions due to disciplinary action for the 2 years preceding an application for licensed clinical marriage and family therapy Board-approved supervisor status.

D. A supervisor may be an:

(1) Agency-designated supervisor; or

(2) Independent supervisor in private practice.

Md. Code Regs. 10.58.08.08

Regulation .08 adopted effective 49:7 Md. R.467, eff. 4/4/2022