N.H. Admin. Code § Mhp 305.03 - Practical Experience for Mental Health Counselors
(a) Applicants
shall have completed at least 2 years of post-master's or doctoral supervised
clinical work experience in a mental health setting.
(b) A year of supervised clinical work
experience shall not be less than 1500 hours, which have been completed within
not less than 12 months and not more than 24 consecutive months.
(c) Notwithstanding (a) and (b) above, an
applicant holding a current MLADC license issued by the board of licensing for
alcohol and other drug use professionals may under RSA 330-A, III, substitute
their experience as an MLADC for up to 1500 hours of the work experience
requirement under (a)(1) above and shall be permitted to substitute up to 50
face-to-face supervision hours under (a)(2) above.
(d) The supervision shall have provided for a
minimum of one hour per week of individual face-to-face supervision between the
supervisor and the applicant for a total of 100 hours.
(e) Acceptable clinical supervised experience
shall require face-to-face contact with a supervisor who is responsible for the
clinical development and guidance of the supervisee and is familiar with the
supervisee's work and organizational setting.
(f) Supervision shall be provided pursuant to
Mhp
302.01(c).
(g) The supervisor shall be licensed in the
state where the supervision takes place.
(h) Supervision shall occur on site where the
applicant delivers services, at a mutually convenient and ethically appropriate
site, or using a virtual HIPAA compliant platform.
(i) Supervised experience shall not include
class work, practicum, or internship experience or other course related
experiences.
(j) Supervisors shall
not have a dual relationship with the supervisee such as a spouse, close
relative, or therapist.
(k)
Independent private mental health practice shall not be considered acceptable
supervised professional experience.
(l) If the supervised professional experience
was in a private practice, then the supervisee shall have a W-2 relationship
with the site. A 1099 independent contractor relationship with the site shall
not meet this requirement.
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