Comment on DOD_FRDOC_0001-3037

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida under the Department of Health's Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Counseling, and Mental Health Counseling. The law in Florida, under Chapter 491, states that post-master's supervision for licensure requirements is the following: Two (2) years of post-master's supervised experience under the supervision of licensed mental health counselor or the equivalent (64B4-31.007 F.A.C.) who is qualified as determined by the Board (a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist).** The supervision experience must have consisted of at least 1,500 hours providing psychotherapy face to face with clients for the profession for which licensure is sought, and shall be accrued in no less than 100 weeks. At least 100 hours of supervision per 1,500 hours of psychotherapy face to face with clients provided by the intern; At least one (1) hour of supervision every two (2) weeks; at least one (1) hour of supervision per fifteen (15) hours of psychotherapy, with a minimum of one (1) hour of supervision every two (2) weeks. As an LMHC, who obtained a master's from a CACREP accredited university, and who passed the NCMHCE, I would like to know if I will need to "go back" into supervision to obtain the total of 3000 hours for the CMHC requirements. Also, my supervisor was a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and not a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), so does that automatically disqualify me for CMHC status? Please take all of this information into consideration before finalizing the CMHC requirements. Thank you for your time! ~Marcela Millett