NAC641A.182. Approved supervisors: Qualifications.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an approved supervisor of an intern must be a marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor. Each potential supervisor must offer evidence satisfactory to the Board of his or her training or experience, or both, which qualifies him or her to supervise.

     2. In extenuating circumstances, the Board may approve as a secondary supervisor a person who is a licensed psychologist, psychiatrist or social worker who has received training in supervision.

     3. Each supervisor must:

     (a) Have been licensed for at least 3 years.

     (b) Not be related to the intern by closer than the fourth degree of consanguinity.

     (c) Have never professionally provided mental health therapy to the intern.

     (d) Maintain liability insurance covering the supervision.

     (e) Be approved by the Board.

     (f) Agree to be available to consult with the Board concerning the professional record, competence in practice, and emotional and mental stability or professional and ethical conduct of the intern.

     4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, each potential primary supervisor must provide evidence satisfactory to the Board of completion of:

     (a) Supervisory training that consists of:

          (1) At least one graduate-level course taught by an instructor deemed appropriate by the Board, which includes at least 45 semester hours on the supervision of the practice of marriage and family therapy or the practice of clinical professional counseling, as applicable; or

          (2) A professional training program on supervision taught by an instructor deemed appropriate by the Board, which is provided by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy or the National Board for Certified Counselors, as applicable; and

     (b) At least 25 hours of supervisory experience.

     5. In lieu of providing evidence satisfactory to the Board of the completion of supervisory training and supervisory experience as required pursuant to subsection 4, a potential supervisor may provide evidence satisfactory to the Board that he or she has obtained and maintained, as applicable:

     (a) A designation as an “Approved Supervisor” or “Supervisor Candidate” from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy; or

     (b) A credential as an “Approved Clinical Supervisor” from the National Board for Certified Counselors.

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