N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 §§ 79-10.3 - Experience requirement
(a) An
applicant for licensure as a licensed marriage and family therapist shall meet
the supervised experience requirement set forth in this section by submitting
sufficient documentation of having completed supervised experience of at least
1,500 clock hours providing marriage and family therapy in a setting acceptable
to the department in accordance with this section. All 1,500 clock hours of the
supervised experience shall consist of direct contact with clients in the
practice of marriage and family therapy and must be obtained in accordance with
the following paragraphs:
(1) any experience
obtained in New York must be performed by an applicant under a limited permit
issued by the department, except the department may, in limited circumstances,
accept experience that was not obtained under a limited permit where an
applicant demonstrates that such experience was obtained in an authorized
setting and under a qualified supervisor; and
(2) any experience completed in another
jurisdiction may be accepted by the department if it was completed in a setting
authorized to provide marriage and family therapy in that jurisdiction and the
experience was provided under a qualified supervisor, as determined by the
department.
(b) An
applicant who has met the education requirement prescribed in section
79-10.1 of this Subpart through
completing a master's or doctoral program registered by the department as
leading to licensure in this field or an equivalent program in marriage and
family therapy shall complete at least 1,500 client contact hours of supervised
clinical experience in a setting acceptable to the department. That experience
may include supervised client contact clock hours completed as part of the
program in marriage and family therapy or after completing such program, in
accordance with the requirements of section
52.33 of this Title.
(c) An applicant who has met the education
requirement prescribed in section
79-10.1 of this Subpart through
completing a graduate degree program in an allied mental health field and
additional graduate level coursework, if needed, shall complete at least 1,500
client contact clock hours of supervised clinical experience at a setting
acceptable to the department, which all must be completed after completing the
graduate degree program in the allied mental health field.
(d) Supervision of the experience. The
experience shall be supervised in accordance with the requirements of this
subdivision.
(1) An applicant shall obtain
experience under this section while under the general supervision of a
qualified supervisor. General supervision shall mean that a qualified
supervisor shall be available for consultation, assessment and evaluation when
professional services are being rendered by an applicant and the supervisor
shall exercise the degree of supervision appropriate to the circumstances. The
supervisor shall provide an average of one hour per week or two hours every
other week of face-to-face individual or group supervision wherein the
supervisor shall:
(i) review the applicant's
assessment, evaluation and treatment of each client under his or her general
supervision; and
(ii) provide
oversight, guidance and direction to the applicant in developing skills as a
marriage and family therapist.
(2) Qualifications for supervisors of the
required experience. The supervisor of the experience shall meet each of the
following requirements:
(i) the supervisor
shall be licensed and registered in New York State to practice marriage and
family therapy, medicine, as a physician assistant, psychology, licensed
clinical social work, or as a registered professional nurse or nurse
practitioner, pursuant to article 163, 131, 131-b, 139, 153 or 154 of the
Education Law, respectively; or be an individual with equivalent qualifications
as determined by the department; or for applicants who apply for licensure in
marriage and family therapy on or before December 31, 2007, be an individual
with certification or registration by an acceptable national certifying or
registering body for marriage and family therapists as a clinical supervisor.
To be acceptable to the department, the national certifying or registering body
must be recognized nationwide as an organization that certifies or registers
marriage and family therapists throughout the United States based upon a review
of their qualifications to practice marriage and family therapy and must have
adequate standards for the review of the applicant's qualifications for
practicing marriage and family therapy, as determined by the department. Such
standards must include standards for the review of the applicant's education
and experience for practicing marriage and family therapy and may include an
examination requirement.
(3) Face-to-face supervision may utilize
technology acceptable to the Department, including secure video conferencing to
protect confidentiality.
(e) Setting for the experience. For a setting
for the experience to be acceptable to the Department, it shall meet the
following requirements:
(1) the setting shall
be a location at which legally authorized individuals provide services that
constitute the practice of marriage and family therapy, as defined in section
8403
(2) of the Education Law. For purposes of
this section, an acceptable setting shall be:
(i) a professional corporation, registered
limited liability partnership, or professional service limited liability
company authorized to provide services that are within the scope of practice of
marriage and family therapy;
(ii) a
sole proprietorship owned by a licensee who provides services that are within
the scope of his or her profession and services that are within the scope of
practice of marriage and family therapy;
(iii) a professional partnership owned by
licensees who provide services that are within the scope of practice of
marriage and family therapy;
(iv) a
program or service operated, regulated, funded, or approved by the department
of mental hygiene, the office of children and family services, the department
of corrections and community supervision, the office of temporary and
disability assistance, the state office for the aging and the department of
health or a local governmental unit as that term is defined in section
41.03 of
the Mental Hygiene Law or a social services district as defined in section
61 of the
Social Services Law;
(v) an entity
holding a waiver issued by the Department pursuant to section
6503-a or
6503-b of the
Education Law to provide services that are within the scope of practice of
marriage and family therapy;
(vi) a
program or facility authorized under Federal law to provide services that are
within the scope of practice of marriage and family therapy; or
(vii) an entity authorized under New York law
or the laws of the jurisdiction in which the entity is located to provide
services that are within the scope of practice of marriage and family
therapy;
(2) the setting
in which the experience is gained shall be responsible for the services
provided by individuals gaining experience for licensure. The setting shall
also be responsible for providing adequate supervision to such individuals and
for assigning a qualified supervisor, as defined in this section, to
individuals gaining experience for licensure; and
(3) the setting shall not be a private
practice owned or operated by the applicant.
(f) Verification of the experience. The
licensed supervisor shall submit verification of the supervised experience on
forms acceptable to the department. The supervisor is responsible for
maintaining documentation of the applicant's supervised practice and hours of
supervision, and, upon request of the department, for submitting a copy of such
documentation.
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