Licensure. An individual providing supervision shall be: Licensed by the Board as a clinical: Marriage and family therapist; Professional counselor; Alcohol and drug counselor; or Professional art therapist; or A licensed mental health care provider as defined in Regulation .02B of this chapter and approved by the Board. Education, Training, or Supervision Experience. 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: 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; At least 3 graduate semester credit hours or 5 quarter credit hours of academic course work in clinical supervision; A graduate-level course in marriage and family therapy supervision; The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Approved Supervisor designation; or The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Supervisor in Training or Supervisor Candidate designation. 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. 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: The role and responsibilities of the supervisor; The needs of the supervisee, supervisor, and the agency setting while maintaining a clear ethical perspective, including: The maintenance of appropriate boundaries; and Making clinically appropriate diagnoses; The role of the supervisor as gatekeeper to the profession; Methods for building effective and appropriate relationships with clients; Models for group supervision; and Models and modalities for practice intervention. Pre-Supervision Responsibilities of a Supervisor. In addition to meeting the requirements of this regulation, before beginning supervision, the Board-approved supervisor shall: File the completed Board-approved supervisor application form; Provide the supervisee with a copy of the Board’s licensed clinical marriage and family therapy approved supervisor letter; and 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. A supervisor may be an: Agency-designated supervisor; or Independent supervisor in private practice.