NAC641A.146. Experience required for license; written reports from supervisor.

     1. An internship must be:

     (a) Approved by the Board before the applicant begins the internship; and

     (b) Completed within 3 years after the Board approves the internship.

     2. An intern shall, on or before September 15 and March 15 of each year, submit to the Board a written report from the approved supervisor evaluating his or her internship. The Board may terminate the license of any intern who fails to file such a written report.

     3. To obtain the hours of supervised experience required pursuant to NRS 641A.220 or 641A.231, an intern must complete:

     (a) At least 1,500 hours of direct contact with clients in the practice of marriage and family therapy or the practice of clinical professional counseling, as applicable;

     (b) At least 300 hours of marriage and family therapy or clinical professional counseling, as applicable, that is supervised by the primary approved supervisor or secondary approved supervisor of the intern, including:

          (1) At least 160 hours supervised by the primary approved supervisor of the intern; and

          (2) At least 40 hours supervised by the secondary approved supervisor of the intern; and

     (c) At least 1,200 hours of work related to the practice of marriage and family therapy or the practice of clinical professional counseling, as applicable, including:

          (1) Not more than 500 hours which consist of direct contact with clients in the practice of marriage and family therapy or the practice of clinical professional counseling, as applicable, that is performed in conjunction with a graduate program of study;

          (2) Not more than 300 hours of leading group therapy or counseling sessions;

          (3) Not more than 200 hours of teaching, including, but not limited to, leading sessions for parent or family education, leading workshops or participating in other teaching activities, which are:

               (I) Approved by the primary approved supervisor of the intern; and

               (II) Documented;

          (4) Not more than 150 hours of individual counseling or therapy which the intern personally receives from a licensed mental health professional who is not the approved supervisor of the intern; and

          (5) Not more than 50 hours of training approved by the primary approved supervisor of the intern, including, but not limited to:

               (I) Graduate course work at a university; or

               (II) Attendance at a workshop related to the practice of marriage and family therapy or the practice of clinical professional counseling.

     4. Credit must not be given for experience gained by a person before the person was licensed as an intern pursuant to the provisions of NAC 641A.156.

     5. As used in this section, “mental health professional” means a person licensed in the State of Nevada as a psychiatrist, psychologist, marriage and family therapist, clinical professional counselor or clinical social worker.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam’rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff. 12-14-87; A 1-12-96; R173-03, 8-20-2004; A by Bd. of Exam’rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists & Clinical Prof. Counselors by R060-08, 9-18-2008)