N.J. Admin. Code § 13:34D-3.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:34D-3.2 - Qualified supervisor: requirements and responsibilities

(a) Prior to supervising the provision of art therapy services, a qualified supervisor shall be:

1. A licensed professional art therapist or licensed mental health professional who holds the Art Therapy Certified Supervisor (ATCS) credential from the Art Therapy Credentials Board;

2. A licensed professional art therapist or licensed mental health professional who holds the Board Certified Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC) credential from the Art Therapy Credentials Board and has five years of work experience subsequent to holding a clinical license to provide mental health counseling services;

3. A licensed professional art therapist or licensed mental health professional who holds the Registered Art Therapist (ATR) credential from the Art Therapy Credentials Board, has completed a minimum of three graduate credits in clinical supervision from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, and five years of work experience subsequent to holding a clinical license to provide mental health counseling services; or

4. A licensed mental health professional acting within his or her scope of practice who holds either a master's degree or 30 post-graduate credits in art therapy, and who satisfies the supervisor experiential and/or credentialing requirements of his or her respective professional licensing board.

(b) A qualified supervisor shall be responsible for creating a written supervision plan with the licensed associate art therapist. The supervision plan shall outline the work setting, the licensed associate art therapist's job description, including the nature of his or her duties and his or her qualifications, and the qualified supervisor's responsibilities and qualifications. Supervision may be provided through live/direct observation or through the review of videotapes, audiotapes, and/or self-reporting of sessions with clients, consistent with the requirements of (d) below.

(c) The written supervision plan shall be approved by the Committee prior to the performance of art therapy by the licensed associate art therapist.

(d) A qualified supervisor shall perform and document the following activities with the licensed associate art therapist:

1. The qualified supervisor shall perform at least one of the following activities with the licensed associate art therapist:

i. Work as a co-counselor with the licensed associate art therapist;

ii. Observe the licensed associate art therapist's sessions with clients;

iii. View videotapes of the licensed associate art therapist's session with clients;

iv. Listen to audiotapes of the licensed associate art therapist's session with clients; or

v. View original, representation, or reproduction of client art work;

2. The qualified supervisor shall perform at least one of the following activities with the licensed associate art therapist:

i. React to case presentations given by the licensed associate art therapist; or

ii. Conduct role-playing sessions with the licensed associate art therapist; and

3. The qualified supervisor shall perform all of the following activities:

i. Engage in problem-solving discussions with the licensed associate art therapist concerning individual clients;

ii. Enter into problem-solving discussions concerning the licensed associate art therapist's own problems that affect the licensed associate art therapist's work with clients;

iii. Offer feedback to the licensed associate art therapist concerning specific interventions utilized with clients;

iv. Offer feedback to the licensed associate art therapist concerning the licensed associate art therapist's personal qualities as they affect work with clients;

v. Offer feedback to the licensed associate art therapist concerning the supervision experience; and

vi. Offer feedback on response art produced by licensed associate art therapist. For purposes of this subparagraph, "response art" shall mean artwork created by art therapists in response to material that arises in their therapy work.

(e) A qualified supervisor shall maintain all documentation with respect to the supervision provided to licensed associate art therapists for a minimum of seven years. A qualified supervisor shall attest to compliance with the supervision requirements of this section by completing all forms provided by the Committee.

(f) A qualified supervisor shall supervise no more than a total of six mental health counselors at any one time.

(g) Prior to a licensed associate art therapist's commencement of client treatment, the qualified supervisor shall obtain a written disclosure, which shall be signed by the client and retained as part of the client record, acknowledging that the client has been informed that services are to be rendered by an associate art therapist under the supervision of a qualified supervisor. If the written disclosure is included as part of another document provided for the client's information, the disclosure shall be set forth in a conspicuous manner, so that it shall be easily readable, clearly understood, signed by the client, and retained as part of the client record.

1. The written disclosure shall also contain a specific consent for the client's original art work, reproduction, or representation thereof to be shared with the qualified supervisor.

(h) A qualified supervisor shall retain full professional responsibility for collecting fees from clients.

(i) A qualified supervisor shall be responsible for knowing the name and either the diagnosis or the nature of the problem of each client being treated by the licensed associate art therapist. A qualified supervisor shall be ultimately responsible for the welfare of the client with respect to the treatment being rendered by the licensed associate art therapist.

(j) A qualified supervisor shall ensure that the licensed associate art therapist maintains, on an annual basis until the licensed associate art therapist is licensed as an art therapist, documentation of supervised experience, using forms provided by the Committee for that purpose. The supervisor shall attest to compliance with the standards set forth in this section and shall indicate the hours and dates during which the licensed associate art therapist has been under supervision, the nature of the cases assigned, and the proficiency rating earned by the licensed associate art therapist.

(k) A qualified supervisor shall supervise only in areas for which he or she possesses the requisite skills, training, and experience.

(l) A qualified supervisor shall not supervise an individual with whom the supervisor has a relationship that may compromise the objectivity of the supervisor or impair the professional judgment of the supervisor. Examples of inappropriate supervisory relationships include, but are not limited to, current and former clients, current employers, relatives of the supervisor, immediate relatives of current clients, current students, or close friends.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:34D-3.2

Adopted by 51 N.J.R. 1674(a), effective 11/18/2019