Section 16.05. Qualifications of a person providing practice supervision.

 

(1)  Supervision of a period of supervised practice of marriage and family therapy may be exercised by either:

(a) An individual licensed as a marriage and family therapist who has received a doctorate degree in marriage and family therapy.

(b) An individual licensed as a marriage and family therapist who has engaged in the equivalent of 5 years of full–time marriage and family therapy practice.

(c) A psychiatrist or a psychologist licensed under ch. 455 , Stats.

(d) A person who holds an "approved supervisor" certificate from the American association for marriage and family therapy.

(e) An individual, other than an individual specified in par. (a) , (b) , (c) or (d) , who is approved in advance by the marriage and family therapist section.

(2)  Supervision of required postgraduate clinical practice shall be conducted by a supervisor with adequate training, knowledge and skill to competently supervise any marriage and family therapy service that a marriage and family therapist undertakes. The supervision of the practice of marriage and family therapy may be exercised by a person other than an employment supervisor. The supervisor may not permit a supervisee to engage in any marriage and family therapy practice that the supervisor cannot competently supervise. All supervisors shall be legally and ethically responsible for the activities of the marriage and family therapist supervisee. Supervisors shall be available or make appropriate provision for emergency consultation and intervention. Supervisors shall be able to interrupt or stop the supervisee from practicing in given cases, or recommend to the supervisee's employer that the employer interrupt or stop the supervisee from practicing in given cases, and to terminate the supervised relationship if necessary.

(3)  It is the applicant's responsibility to satisfy the marriage and family therapists section that the applicant's supervisor met all qualifications.

History: Cr. Register, November, 1993, No. 455 , eff. 12-1-93; CR 02-105 : r. and recr. Register October 2002 No. 562 , eff. 11-1-02.