1. A. Licensure. An individual providing supervision shall be approved by the Board and licensed by the Board as a

   1. (1) Clinical professional art therapist;
   2. (2) Clinical professional counselor;
   3. (3) Clinical alcohol and drug counselor;
   4. (4) Clinical marriage and family therapist; or
   5. (5) Mental health care provider as defined in Regulation .02B of this chapter.

2. B. Supervision Experience, Education and Training.

   1. (1) A supervisor or any mental health care provider, licensed by the Board under Health Occupations Article, Title 17, Annotated Code of Maryland, who is approved by the Board and has completed 3 years of documented experience in clinical counseling or psychotherapy, shall complete by December 31, 2019:

      1. (a) 2 years of documented experience providing art therapy supervision;
      2. (b) At least 3 graduate semester credit hours or 5 quarter credit hours of academic coursework in art therapy supervision;
      3. (c) At least 3 graduate semester credit hours or 5 quarter credit hours of academic coursework in counseling supervision; or

      4. (d) A Board-approved continuing education program that includes a minimum of 18 continuing education units (CEUs) with a trainer or trainers in:

         1. (i) Counseling;
         2. (ii) Art therapy; or
         3. (iii) Psychotherapy supervision.
   2. (2) A licensed individual who applied for and was granted Board-approved supervisor status before December 31, 2019 based on 2 years of documented experience providing art therapy supervision, may continue to provide art therapy supervision after that date.

   3. (3) After December 31, 2019, an applicant for Board-approved supervisor status shall have:

      1. (a) 3 years documented experience in professional art therapy as approved by the Board; and
      2. (b) Completed the requirements of §A or B of this regulation.

   4. (4) Supervision training required by this section may be obtained in a graduate course that may include, but is not limited to:

      1. (a) The role and responsibilities of the supervisor;

      2. (b) The needs of the supervisee, supervisor, and the agency setting while maintaining a clear ethical perspective, including:

         1. (i) The maintenance of appropriate boundaries; and
         2. (ii) Making clinically appropriate diagnoses;
      3. (c) The role of the supervisor as gatekeeper to the profession;
      4. (d) Methods for building effective and appropriate relationships with clients;
      5. (e) Models for group supervision; and
      6. (f) Models and modalities for practice intervention.

3. C. Pre-Supervision Responsibilities of a Supervisor. In addition to meeting the requirements of this regulation, the supervisor shall:

   1. (1) File the completed Board-approved licensed professional art therapy supervisor application form;
   2. (2) Provide the supervisee with a copy of the Board’s licensed clinical professional art therapy supervisor letter; and
   3. (3) Have an active license that is without restrictions or conditions due to disciplinary action for the 2 years preceding an application for licensed clinical professional art therapy-approved supervisor status.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§17-101, 17-205, 17-301, 17-304.1, 17-304.2, 17-307, 17-307.1, 17-309,
17-501.1, 17-502—17-505, 17-507, and 17-509, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1246)