For Supervisees

Verify your supervisor and understand what IAPST supervision does and does not confer.

Individuals providing supervision to supervisees pursuing IAPST certification must be registered annually with IAPST. Before beginning supervision, supervisees should confirm that their supervisor appears in the Registered Supervisor Verification System.

Supervisees must have completed an IAPST-accredited sex therapy training program or be actively enrolled in one. Individuals who have not completed or enrolled in an accredited training program are not eligible to begin supervision. Any supervision completed before the supervisee becomes eligible will not count toward IAPST certification requirements.

In certain circumstances, a supervisee may complete their education and supervision concurrently. This requires advance written permission from the director of the supervisee's accredited training program.

Do supervised hours count toward licensure?

IAPST supervised hours count toward IAPST certification requirements when they are completed with a Registered Supervisor under IAPST supervision standards.

Whether those hours also count toward state, provincial, or national licensure is determined solely by the licensing board or regulatory authority in the jurisdiction where you seek licensure. IAPST does not license therapists and cannot confirm that IAPST supervision will satisfy another body's hour requirements. Verify requirements with your licensing board before beginning supervision.