Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The following words and terms as used in this
section and N.J.A.C. 13:34D-3, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
"Direct supervision" means the ongoing process of supervision by a
qualified supervisor who is immediately available to assist the licensed associate art therapist.
"Group supervision" means the ongoing process of supervising between two
and six students and/mental health counselors at one time in a group setting by a qualified
supervisor.
"Qualified supervisor" means an individual who holds a clinical license
to provide mental health counseling services in the state where the services are being provided, and who
satisfies the experiential requirements and has one of the approved clinical supervisor credentials set forth
at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-3.2(a). A "qualified supervisor" shall satisfy all requirements set forth at N.J.A.C.
13:34D-3.2.
"Supervised professional art therapy experience" means the rendering of
art therapy services while under the direct supervision of a qualified supervisor.
"Supervision" means:
(1)
ensuring that the extent, kind, and quality of art therapy performed is consistent with the education,
training, and experience of the person being supervised;
(2)
reviewing client or patient records, monitoring and evaluating assessment, diagnosis, and treatment decisions
of the art therapist trainee;
(3) monitoring and evaluating the
ability of the licensed associate art therapist to provide services to the particular clientele at the site
or sites where he or she will be practicing;
(4) ensuring
compliance with laws, rules, and regulations governing the practice of licensed professional art
therapy;
(5) completing that amount of direct observation, or
review of audio or videotapes of art therapy, as deemed appropriate by the supervisor; and (6) completing the
services, including consulting, teaching, and counseling, conducted by an Art Therapy Certified Supervisor
(ATCS) credentialed by the Art Therapy Credentials Board or approved by the Committee, as set forth on the
documentation of supervision forms required at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-3.2 and available on the Committee's website
at
www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/art/Pages/default.aspx.
(b) An applicant for licensure as a professional art therapist shall submit
to the Committee documentation, on a form provided by the Committee, establishing that the applicant has met
the supervised art therapy experience requirements for licensure, as set forth below:
1. For applicants with a master's degree in art therapy or a closely
related field with specialization in art therapy, and for those applicants who hold a master's degree in a
field closely related to art therapy without specialization in art therapy, the applicant shall complete a
minimum of 4,500 hours of supervised professional art therapy experience consistent with the requirements of
(c) below and N.J.A.C. 13:34D-3.2. A minimum of 3,500 of the required 4,500 hours shall be completed after
the award of the master's degree.
2. For applicants with a
doctoral degree in a field closely related to art therapy without specialization in art therapy, the
applicant shall complete a minimum of 3,000 hours of supervised experience in art therapy consistent with the
requirements of (c) below and N.J.A.C. 13:34D-3.2. An applicant may substitute for 1,000 hours of the
required supervised art therapy experience, 30 graduate credit-hours beyond the master's degree if those
graduate credit-hours are closely related to art therapy. A minimum of 1,000 hours of the required 3,000
hours shall be completed after the award of the master's degree.
(c) Supervised professional art therapy experience shall be acquired as
follows:
1. At least one hour per week of individual supervision with a
qualified supervisor;
2. A minimum of one-half of the required
hours of supervised professional art therapy experience shall be conducted face-to-face with a qualified
supervisor. In accordance with the definition of "supervision" in (a) above, the qualified supervisor shall
determine the appropriate amount of direct observation, or review of audio or videotapes of art
therapy;
3. A maximum of two hours per month of group
supervision;
4. No more than 30 hours of supervised professional
art therapy experience shall be obtained in any one week. No more than 125 hours of supervised professional
art therapy experience shall be obtained in any one month; and
5.
A minimum of one-half of the required hours of supervised professional art therapy experience shall include
the application of art therapy interventions.
