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Annual Meeting 2018. Post-degree Supervision Across the U.S.A.: Licensees and Supervisors. Rick Bruhn, Ed.D ., LMFT-S, LPC-S, Member TSBEMFT, Professor, Sam Houston State University, TX Lindsay McCarthy, M.S., LMFT Associate, Doctoral Student, Sam Houston State University, TX
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Post-degree Supervision Across the U.S.A.: Licensees and Supervisors Rick Bruhn, Ed.D., LMFT-S, LPC-S, Member TSBEMFT, Professor, Sam Houston State University, TX Lindsay McCarthy, M.S., LMFT Associate, Doctoral Student, Sam Houston State University, TX AAMFTRB, September 26, 2018
Researching Supervision for MFT Licensure • Research team at Sam Houston State University • Use of a “content analysis” approach to analyzing the data. Krippendorff, K. (2004). Content analysis: An introduction to its methodology (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. • Interest in studying the similarity and differences in MFT post-degree supervision for licensure in 50 states and the District of Columbia • We are presenting our first look at the data we have collected. (We will gratefully receive feedback!) • I want to acknowledge the work of SHSU graduate assistants, Lindsay McCarthy and Elizabeth Cox in collecting the information from state websites.
Post-Degree Supervised Experience Total Hours • 8 States allow for hours to be carried over from graduate experience • 5 states differentiate experience hours needed based on education level • Range • 4,000 – 1,000 Total • 2,200 – 1,000 Direct • 1,000 – 250 Relational
Frequency of Supervision • Not mentioned for 21 states • Trends in Frequency: • 20 states define frequency of supervision by X number of supervision hour(s) per X direct client contact hour(s) (i.e. 1 hour of supervision per every 20 hours of direct client contact) • 10 states define frequency of supervision by meeting within a certain time period (i.e. once a week, four times a month, etc.)
Minimum Time Frame for the Experience • All states require 2 years as a minimum time frame for post degree experience with the exception of: • 8 States never mentioned minimum time: Arkansas, Alaska, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Washington, and Wyoming • 3 States differentiated between masters and Ph.D. (or 60 advanced graduate study hours) minimum time; Colorado, New Jersey, and West Virginia require 1 year for post PhD • Oregon and require 3 years • Virginia requires 21 months • Connecticut requires 1 year
Number of Supervisees Allowed per Supervisor • Not mentioned/known: 33 states • 3 X CA • 4 X WV • 5 XXX DC, NY, WY* *unless more approved • 6 XXXXXXX HI, ID*, KY, NE, NV*, NJ, PA* * unless more approved • 7 X VA • 8 XX MS, SC • 10 X LA • 12 XX AR, OK, TX
Themes in Supervisor Credentials • The MFT license is a qualifying credential in 46 states, 3 mention only AAMFT Approved Supervisor (A/S), 1 accepts any mental health (MH) license, 1 accepts any MH license and qualifying experiences • Broad view: 35 states accept multiple MH degrees or licenses for credentialing, 16 states mention only MFT or AAMFT A/S or AAMFT supervisor in training (AL, AK, GA, KY, LA, MN, MS, NC, ND, OK, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT) • 16 states accept AAMFT A/S as qualifying; another 16 states also accept AAMFT supervisor in training
More Themes in Supervision Credentials • 15 states mention “good standing” or a similar status (no restrictions, etc.) • Post-license experience as a qualifying credential: • 2 yrs: 10 CA, HI, KA, LA, NH, OH, OK, UT, VA, WA • 3 yrs: 13 AR, FL, IA, MD, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OR, SD, TX, VT • 4 yrs: 4 AL, MI, MN, WY • 5 yrs: 15 AK, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, ME, MD, NJ, PN, RI, SC, DC, WV, WI • Not clear: 9 AZ, CO, CT, DE MA, MI, NY, NC, TN • Least complex?: 12 states: CT, MI, NY, HI, MA, SD, MT, NM, PN, DC, WI, WY • Most rigorous?: 3 states: AL, GA, LA, MN
Supervisor Training in Supervision • Graduate Course or Equivalent Hours of Training in Supervision (27 states) • 15: ID, KS, MO, NE, WA • 20: MT, UT, VA • 24/25: MI (24), NC (25) • 30: AL (+36 hrs. sup./sup.+180 hrs. sup.), IN, LA (+36 hrs. sup./sup.), OH, ME, MN, NH, ND • 36: GA (+6/9 telehealth, +180 hrs. sup./sup.) • 40: TX • 45: AR (18 hrs. sup./sup.), GA (grad course+36 hrs. sup./sup.), MD (+6 hrs. MFT theories), OK (+30 hrs. sup./sup.), • CEUs: NM=3, FL=4, AK=6, KY=6, AZ=12+Family Law, WV=ALPS training
Amount of Technologically Assisted Supervision Allowed [video, audio, electronic] • Not identified: 26 states • Percentage of hours: 0% CA, 25% SC, 50% AR, DE, SD, 75%: IA (50% on phone), OR • Maximum hours: 25- LA, 50- MN(50%*), TX, 75- ME, OK (50%), 90-AZ (15 via phone), 100- ND • Unlimited after 100 supervision hrs. (master)/50 sup. hrs. (doc) - KA • Unlimited: AL (video), CO, FL, ID, MO, MS (video), NE (msp), NJ, OH, VA, DC (lpc sup.), WV, WY (video)
Titles of Supervisor’s License • Not identified: 25 states • Board approved supervisor: AL, GA, KS, MD, MN, MI, ND, SD, DC • Approved supervisor: AK, KY, LA*, ME, MA, NE, OK, OR, WA • Registered MFTS: ID, MO • Qualified supervisor: FL, IN, NJ, WY • MFT-Supervisor: AR, TX; Licensed MFT-Supervisor: SC, • Approved professional supervisor: WV; Supervisor: OH; Licensed Supervisor: MS
Consumer’s Viewpoint • Portability • Search for information
Discussion • Contact Information • Rick Bruhn edu_rab@shsu.edu (936) 294-1132 • Lindsay McCarthy llm033@shsu.edu (936) 294-4148