Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 32 - Board of Licensure of Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 201 KAR 32:010 - Definitions for 201 KAR Chapter 32

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				335.330
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				335.320(9) requires the
				board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the purpose and
				scope of
				KRS
				335.300 to
				335.399.
				This administrative regulation establishes definitions for 201 KAR Chapter
				32.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Academic courses offered by an
			 accredited postsecondary institution" means a marriage and family therapy
			 course, designated by a marriage and family therapy course title or content,
			 beyond the undergraduate level.
(2)
			 "Approved" means recognized by the Kentucky Board of Licensure of Marriage and
			 Family Therapists.
(3) "Approved
			 supervisor" means an individual who:
(a) Holds
			 a designation as an approved supervisor or supervisor in training granted by
			 the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy; or
(b) Is licensed as a marriage and family
			 therapist in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with a minimum of five (5) years of
			 experience in the practice of marriage and family therapy, eighteen (18) months
			 of which shall be as a therapist licensed in the Commonwealth of
			 Kentucky.
(4) "Clinical
			 supervision" means the direct, face-to-face interaction between the supervisor
			 and supervisee which utilizes a partnership aimed at enhancing the professional
			 development of supervisees in providing marriage and family therapy
			 services.
(5) "Continuing education
			 hour" means fifty (50) clock minutes of participating in continuing educational
			 experiences.
(6) "Equivalent course
			 of study" means a master's or doctoral degree from a regionally accredited
			 institution in a mental health field closely related to marriage and family
			 therapy which either contains, or has been supplemented by, the coursework in
			 each of the basic core areas listed in
			 201 KAR
			 32:020, Section 2(2).
(7) "Program" means an organized learning
			 experience planned and evaluated to meet behavioral objectives; programs may be
			 presented in one (1) session or in a series.
(8) "Provider" means an organization approved
			 by the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Marriage and Family Therapists for
			 providing continuing education programs.
(9) "Raw data" means video recorded sessions,
			 live observation, or co-therapy with a board approved supervisor.
(10) "Relevant" means having content
			 applicable to the practice of marriage and family therapy as determined by the
			 board.
(11) "Successful completion"
			 means that the licensee has satisfactorily met the specific requirements of the
			 program and the licensee has earned the continuing education hours.
(12) "Two (2) years experience in the
			 practice of marriage and family therapy" means a minimum of two (2) years' of
			 the practice of marriage and family therapy consisting of 1,000 hours of
			 direct, face-to-face contact with individuals, couples, and families in the
			 practice of marriage and family therapy under the supervision of an approved
			 supervisor.