Current through February 26, 2024
(1) GENERAL. An applicant for licensure as a
marriage and family therapist under s.
457.10,
Stats., shall complete, after receiving the required master's or doctorate
degree, or upon completion of a graduate degree in a mental health field
approved by the marriage and family therapist section, and enrollment in a
graduate degree program or other educational program in marriage and family
therapy accredited by COAMFTE, 3,000 hours of supervised marriage and family
therapy practice, including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client
contact, while holding a valid marriage and family therapist training license
before being eligible for licensure.
(2) SUPERVISOR QUALIFICATIONS. Supervision of
the supervised practice of marriage and family therapy may be exercised by any
of the following:
(a) An individual licensed
as a marriage and family therapist who has received a doctorate degree in
marriage and family therapy.
(b) An
individual licensed as a marriage and family therapist who has engaged in the
equivalent of 5 years of full-time marriage and family therapy
practice.
(c) A
psychiatrist.
(d) A psychologist
licensed under ch. 455, Stats.
(e)
A person who is an American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
approved supervisor or supervisor candidate.
(f) An individual, other than an individual
specified in par. (a) to (e), who the marriage and family therapy section
approves in advance based upon evidence of experience in marriage and family
therapy systems.
(3)
SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES. The supervisor's responsibilities include all of
the following:
(a) Provide one hour of
face-to-face supervision for each 10 client contact hours.
(b) Permit a supervisee to engage in only
marriage and family therapy services the supervisor can competently
perform.
(c) Be available or make
appropriate provision for emergency consultation and intervention.
(d) Be legally and ethically responsible for
the supervised activities of the supervisee.
(e) Be able to interrupt or stop the
supervisee from practicing in given cases, or recommend to the supervisee's
employer that the employer interrupt or stop the supervisee from practicing in
given cases.
(f) To terminate the
supervised relationship.
(4) GROUP SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS.
Supervision in group sessions, shall meet all of the following:
(a) The group shall consist of no more than 8
persons for every 1 person providing supervision.
(b) Each person receiving supervision as part
of the group session receives one hour credit for each hour that the group
meets for supervision. Time which is not directly case related may not be
counted towards the supervision requirement.
(c) A supervision session for a group or
individual which is provided by more than one supervisor may not be credited
for more than the actual time elapsed during the supervision session.
