Section Mhp 303.02 - Practical Experience for Pastoral Psychotherapists Who Graduated With a Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology(a) Applicants shall have completed 2 years of supervised experience in pastoral psychotherapy.(b) A year of experience shall be not less than 1500 hours.(c) Of the 3000 hours, at least 1375 shall be clinical counseling hours, with at least 250 hours of individual face-to-face supervision.(d) The applicant shall give evidence of satisfactory completion of one unit of CPE accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education or a unit of training approved by the New Hampshire Pastoral Psychotherapist Association.(e) Supervision shall be done by at least 2 different New Hampshire state approved supervisors, at least one of whom shall be a licensed pastoral psychotherapist, pursuant to the requirements set forth in Mhp 302.01(c).(f) The supervised experience shall begin following the completion of the academic or coursework portion of the postgraduate studies in pastoral counseling.(g) The supervised experience shall be adequately divided to assure competence in intake and referral consultation, as well as individual, group, marriage, divorce, and family therapy.(h) Supervised experience shall not include class work, practicum experience, or other course-related experiences.(i) Supervisors shall not be related to the supervisee in any of the following ways: (2) Parent, stepparent, parent-in-law, or step-parent-in-law;(3) Natural, foster, or adopted child or stepchild; or(4) Sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; and(5) Does not have a dual relationship with supervisee which may impair their objectivity as described in Mhp 501.02(c).(j) Independent private mental health practice shall not be considered supervised professional experience.(k) If the supervised professional experience was in a private practice, then and the supervisee shall have a W-2 relationship with the site. A 1099 independent contractor relationship with the site shall not meet this requirement.(l) Additional supervision may be obtained by a supervisee in order to meet the requirements of Mhp 303.02 (e).N.H. Code Admin. R. Mhp 303.02
Derived From Volume XXXV Number 27, Filed July 9, 2015, Proposed by #10857, Effective 6/24/2015, Expires6/24/2025.Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 15, Filed April 13, 2017, Proposed by #12153, Effective 3/25/2017, Expires 3/25/2027.Amended by Number 45, Filed November 9, 2023, Proposed by #13786, Effective 12/19/2023, Expires 12/19/2033 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Mhp 300).