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Supervision Course
Requirements and Forms for Course Instructors
There are two different supervision courses involved in the
training and renewal of AAMFT Approved Supervisors:
(1) the 30-hour supervision fundamentals course required for
MFTs who wish to become Approved Supervisors, and
(2) the 5-hour refresher
course taken by experienced Approved Supervisors who are
seeking to renew their designation for an additional five-year
term.
To find current pre-approved courses, please click
here.
In order
to count for AAMFT requirements, the supervision courses must
be offered by the AAMFT, or pre-approved by the AAMFT.
Institutions, AAMFT divisions, and individual Approved
Supervisors are encouraged to sponsor courses to increase
course availability and choice of location and instructors.
Pre-approval is intended to create consistency in the content
of the courses, regardless of where and by whom the courses
are taught.
For complete details about pre-approved supervision courses,
please review the
Approved Supervisor Designation
Standards and Responsibilities Handbook, October 2007.
-Pre-approval Process
-Supervision Course
Pre-Approval Request Form
-30-Hour Supervision
Fundamentals Course
-5-Hour Approved Supervisor
Refresher Course
Pre-approval
Process
Institutions and Approved
Supervisors who wish to sponsor either the MFT supervision
fundamentals course or the Approved Supervisor refresher
course should carefully review the course requirements for the
type of course they intend to offer. They should develop a
detailed course syllabus, taking care to incorporate and
describe all the course requirements. Then, they may submit
the course to the AAMFT for pre-approval. The pre-approval
request should include:
. the
Supervision Course Pre-Approval Request
Form (click
here for a PDF
version of this form),
. a detailed course syllabus
. the $100 course pre-approval review fee.
Pre-approval should
be sought at least two months prior to the date on which the
course will begin. This will enable sufficient time for the
review and feedback from the AAMFT. When the course
pre-approval request is received by the AAMFT, it will be
reviewed to ensure that all course requirements will be met by
the course as it has been described. The instructor(s) will
receive a written response indicating that the course has been
approved or, if it is not approved, detailing the changes that
must be made before it can be approved. If the approval is
denied, the instructor will have 30 days in which to re-submit
the pre-approval request.
When a
course is pre-approved, the approval is valid for a period of
two years. During the two-year approval period, the reading
list may be updated, assuming the remainder of the course
remains intact. However, if the instructor or sponsor changes,
or if there are significant changes to the syllabus or format
of the course, it will be considered a new course and the new
course must be submitted for pre-approval. If the instructor
questions whether a change is significant enough to require a
new approval, he/she should consult with the AAMFT supervision
staff. If the course is to be offered after the two year
period has expired, the course must be updated and
re-submitted for pre-approval.
Once a course has been approved, it will be added to the list
of pre-approved supervision fundamentals courses or
pre-approved Approved Supervisor refresher courses, as
appropriate. To find current pre-approved courses, click
here. Instructors and sponsors may also advertise the course. The
advertisement should indicate the sponsor (institution, AAMFT
division, etc.) and the instructor. The advertisement should
not state or imply that the course is sponsored or
co-sponsored by the AAMFT, but that it is pre-approved by the
AAMFT.
30-Hour Supervision Fundamentals
Course
This course is designed for MFTs who are training to become
Approved Supervisors. It should be taken within five years
prior to the supervisor candidate's application to receive the
Approved Supervisor designation. Courses must be offered by
the AAMFT or pre-approved by the AAMFT. At the time of
applying for the designation, supervisor candidates will be
required to demonstrate that they have completed the course by
presenting a certificate, verification letter, or transcript
showing the date the course was taken, the instructor, and the
course sponsor.
Requirements:
1. The
course must meet for 30 contact hours (excluding supervision
or supervision mentoring). The course should be a combination
of didactic and interactional experiences.
2. The course must be taught by a current AAMFT Approved
Supervisor.
3. A minimum of four students must be present in the course
for supervisor candidates to receive credit for the course.
4. The course syllabus must address each of the
nine learning
objectives for Approved Supervisors. The syllabus should
specify how each learning objective will be addressed-through
readings, didactic instruction, and/or exercises.
5. The course must include a review of MFT literature with
current references, with specified reading assignments.
6. As a course requirement, students must develop a written
Philosophy of Supervision paper. (Guidelines for the paper can
be found by clicking
here.)
The paper will be evaluated in the course and reviewed again
by the Approved Supervisor who is providing the supervision
mentoring.
7. The sponsor of the
course is required to provide course completion verification.
This may be in the form of a certificate, verification letter
or transcript. The verification should give the participant's
name, the course sponsor, the instructor, the number of
contact hours for the course, and the date the course was
completed.
5-Hour Approved Supervisor
Refresher Course
This course is designed for experienced Approved Supervisors.
It is required of Approved Supervisors at the time they renew their
five-year designation as an Approved Supervisor. The course
must have been taken in the five years immediately prior to
the renewal. The course must be offered by or pre-approved by
the AAMFT. At the time of the renewal, the Approved Supervisor
will be asked to show a certificate or verification letter
indicating the date the course was taken, the sponsor, and the
instructor of the course.
Requirements:
1. The
participants must meet for at least five contact hours, in a
comprehensive course covering the topic areas described below.
The course can be offered in one five-hour block, or broken
into sections. In any case, the five contact hours should be
completed within a span of no more than one year.
2. The course must be taught by a current AAMFT Approved
Supervisor. Approved Supervisors who teach a pre-approved
course will be given credit for having met the course
requirement.
3. A minimum of four Approved Supervisors must be present in
the course. This is to ensure that interaction can be a part
of the course experience.
4. The course must include both didactic and interactional
instruction methods, and must address each of the following
topics:
. Current supervision literature, emphasizing the
literature from
the past five years.
. Ethical and legal issues that arise in clinical
supervision and
supervision mentoring.
. Supervision contracts, including the process of
developing
contracts and the elements that should be addressed.
. Cultural, gender and socioeconomic issues in therapy
and
supervision.
. The current standards for becoming an Approved
Supervisor,
with emphasis on the role of the Approved Supervisor
mentor.
5. The sponsor of the
course is required to provide course completion verification.
This may be in the form of a certificate or verification
letter. It should show the participant's name, the course
sponsor, the instructor, the number of contact hours for the
course, and the date the course was completed.
Supervision Course Pre-Approval Request
Form
(online version, click
here for a PDF
version instead)
If you
have questions or wish to request materials, contact:
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
112 South Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Email:
central@aamft.org
Phone: 703-838-9808
Fax: 703-838-9805
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