Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 2 - Professional Standards for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists › Chapter 33 - Requirements for Licensure and Provisional Licensure › Section LX-3317 - Qualifications of the LMFT-Approved Supervisor, LMFT-Registered Supervisor Candidate, Board-Approved Supervisor, and Registered Supervisor Candidate

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Qualifications
				  of an LMFT-Approved Supervisor and a LMFT-Registered Supervisor Candidate
1. Supervision not provided by an
				  LMFT-approved supervisor or an LMFT-registered supervisor candidate as
				  determined by the advisory committee will not be counted toward
				  licensure.
2. A supervisor may not
				  have more than a combined total of 10 supervisees, including PLMFTs and
				  licensees in other disciplines and/or registered supervisor candidates at the
				  same time.
3. A person who wishes
				  to become an LMFT-approved supervisor must be a Louisiana licensed marriage and
				  family therapist and must submit a completed application that documents that he
				  or she meets the requirements. in one of two ways.
a. The applicant may meet the requirements by
				  meeting the following coursework, experience, and supervision of supervision
				  requirements.
i. Coursework requirements:
(a) a one-semester graduate course in
				  marriage and family therapy supervision from a regionally accredited
				  institution; or
(b) an equivalent
				  course of study consisting of a 15-hour didactic component and a 15-hour
				  interactive component in the study of marriage and family therapy supervision
				  approved by the advisory committee. The interactive component must include a
				  minimum of four persons.
ii. Experience requirements:
(a) has a minimum of two years experience as
				  a licensed marriage and family therapist.
iii. Supervision of Supervision requirements:
(a) Thirty-six hours of supervision of
				  supervision for marriage and family therapy must be taken from an LMFT-approved
				  supervisor.
b. Designation as an AAMFT approved
				  supervisor qualifies a person to become an LMFT approved supervisor.
				  Documentation must be submitted and recommended by the advisory committee for
				  board approval.
4.
				  LMFT-registered Supervisor Candidate
a. A
				  person who wishes to become an LMFT-registered supervisor candidate must submit
				  an application provided by the board upon recommendation of the advisory
				  committee that:
i. includes documentation of
				  a minimum of two years of experience as a licensed marriage and family
				  therapist;
ii. either documents
				  that he or she has met the coursework and interactional requirement specified
				  in Clause D.3.a.i. or proposes how this requirement shall be met;
iii. includes the name of the LMFT-approved
				  supervisor who will be supervising his or her supervision of PLMFTs and the
				  approximate dates such supervision will begin and end.
b. The advisory committee will review the
				  application and inform the individual in writing that the proposed supervision
				  of supervision arrangement either has been approved or rejected. Any rejection
				  letter will outline the reasons for rejection.
c. An advisory committee member cannot
				  participate in deliberations or votes on any applicant who has been supervised
				  by that advisory committee member.
d. Upon completion of the required hours of
				  supervision of supervision, the registered supervisor candidate must submit an
				  application to become an LMFT approved supervisor.