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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 17. BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS |
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Chapter 17-77. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY |
Section 17-7799. DEFINITIONS
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7799.1As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed:
Act – the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99, D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1201 et seq. (2016 Repl.)).
AAMFT-approved supervisor – a marriage and family therapist who holds a designation of Approved Supervisor from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Allied Field - academic study in, or performing the professional functions associated with, psychology, social work, psychiatry, professional counseling, or other comparable mental health profession.
Applicant - a person applying for a license to practice marriage and family therapy or applying for renewal of a license under this chapter.
Board - the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy, established by Section 217 of the Act, as amended by the Marriage and Family Therapy Amendment Act of 2003, effective March 10, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-88; D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.17).
Direct supervisory contact – in-person, face-to-face meeting between a supervisor and a supervisee for the purposes of discussing cases and the practice as well as providing guidance, review, instructions, and all aspects of supervision.
Face-to-face direct client contact – provision of direct marriage and family therapy services to clients in a live, in-person, face-to-face setting.
Immediate supervision – face-to-face supervision in which an approved marriage and family therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, licensed independent clinical social worker, licensed professional counselor, or advance practice nurse is either discussing or observing the supervisee’s practice.
Instructional hours - the amount of time spent in actual presentation excluding preparation hours.
LGBTQ continuing education – continuing education focusing on patients or clients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, queer, or question their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression (“LGBTQ”) meeting the requirements of section 510(b)(5) of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.10(b)(5) (2016 Repl.)).
Marriage and family therapist - a person licensed to practice marriage and family therapy under the Act.
Professional disclosure statement – a statement stating that the marriage and family therapy services will be or are being provided by an unlicensed marriage and family therapist under supervision.
Supervised clinical experience – practice of marriage and family therapy by a graduate or first-time applicant for a license, performed without a license and under supervision of an AAMFT-approved supervisor or a supervisor approved by the Board in order to meet the experiential requirements pursuant to § 7703.
Unlicensed marriage and family therapist - a person who has completed the educational requirements for a degree in marriage and family therapy but has not met the clinical requirements for licensure and is engaged in the practice of marriage and family therapy pursuant to § 7712.