# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 58 — Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists

### Chapter 08 — Marriage and Family Therapists — Requirements for Licensure

#### Regulation .08 Supervisor Qualifications.

*COMAR 10.58.08.08*

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.