California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 18 - Board of Behavioral Sciences › Article 4 - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 1833.1 - Requirements for Supervisors

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any person supervising a trainee, an
				associate, or an applicant for associate registration as described in section
				4980.43(b) of the
				Code (hereinafter "supervisor") within California shall comply with the
				requirements below.
(1) The supervisor
				possesses and maintains a current and active California license as specified in
				section 4980.03(g) of the
				Code and meets all other qualifications specified in section
				4980.03(g) of the
				Code.
(2) A supervisor who is not a
				licensed marriage and family therapist shall have sufficient experience,
				training, and education in marriage and family therapy to competently practice
				marriage and family therapy in California. A supervisor who is a licensed
				educational psychologist shall only supervise the provision of educationally
				related mental health services consistent with the scope of practice of an
				educational psychologist.
(3) The
				supervisor shall be competent in the areas of clinical practice and techniques
				being supervised and shall keep informed of developments in marriage and family
				therapy and in California law governing the practice of marriage and family
				therapy.
(4) The supervisor shall
				self-monitor for and address supervision dynamics such as, but not limited to,
				countertransference-, intrapsychic-, interpersonal-, or trauma-related issues
				that may affect supervision.
(5)
				The supervisor will immediately notify the supervisee of any disciplinary
				action, including revocation or suspension, even if stayed, probation terms,
				inactive license status, or any lapse in licensure that affects the
				supervisor's ability or right to practice or supervise.
(6) The supervisor has had sufficient
				experience, training, and education in the area of clinical supervision to
				competently supervise trainees or associates. Persons licensed by the board who
				provide supervision shall complete the minimum supervision training or
				coursework specified in section
				1834.
(7) The supervisor knows and understands the
				laws and regulations pertaining to both the supervision of trainees and
				associates and the experience required for licensure as a marriage and family
				therapist.
(8) The supervisor shall
				monitor and evaluate the extent, kind, and quality of counseling performed by
				the supervisee as specified in section
				4980.43.1(b) of
				the Code.
(9) The supervisor shall
				complete an assessment of the ongoing strengths and limitations of the
				supervisee at least once a year and at the completion or termination of
				supervision. The supervisor shall provide the supervisee with a copy of all
				assessments.
(10) The supervisor
				shall establish written procedures for supervisees to contact the supervisor
				or, in the supervisor's absence, procedures for contacting an alternative
				on-call supervisor to assist supervisees in handling crises and emergencies.
				The supervisor shall provide these procedures to the supervisee prior to the
				commencement of supervision.