N.M. Admin. Code § 16.27.19.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

Section 16.27.19.7 - DEFINITIONS

Approved supervisor definitions.

A."Administrative supervision" means those supervisory activities, which increase the efficiency and management of the delivery of counseling services.

B."Clinical supervision" means the supportive and educative activities of the supervisor designed to improve the application of counseling theory and technique directly to clients. Clinical supervision is the only supervision acceptable for licensure.

C."Applied counseling settings" means public, state/federal agencies, or private organizations of counselors and therapists such as community mental health counselors, hospitals, schools, and group or individual private practice settings.

D."Supervisees" means licensed mental health counselors, associate marriage and family therapist or substance abuse associates, or licensees who are working with clients in an applied counseling settings.

E."Supervisors" means independently licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselors (LADAC), professional art therapists (LPAT), licensed professional clinical mental health counselors (LPCC), licensed clinical social workers (LCSW), licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFT), and licensed psychologists having completed the requisite nine continuing education units in supervision and having registered as supervisors with the New Mexico counseling and therapy practice board.

F."Electronic and telephonic supervision" means supervision of counseling and psychotherapy services provided by supervisors either electronically or telephonically. Virtually supervised contact hours are subject to the supervision requirements required for services supervised in-person.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.27.19.7

16.27.19.7 NMAC- Rp 16 NMAC 27.16.7, 6-15-01; A, 7-1-04; A, 2-10-06, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 22, November 30, 2021, eff. 11/30/2021