Section 338.7205. Licensure requirements.

Rule 5. An applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall submit a completed application on a form provided by the department, together with the requisite fee. In addition to meeting the requirements of the code and the administrative rules promulgated under the code, an applicant for licensure shall comply with all of the following requirements:

(a)       Meet either of the following educational requirements, as specified under section 16909(1)(a) of the code:

(i)      Possess a master’s degree or higher graduate degree earned from a board-approved training program in marriage and family therapy that complies with the accreditation standards in R 338.7211(1).

(ii)      Possess a master’s degree or higher graduate degree from a board-approved college or university that meets the accreditation standards in R 338.7211(2) and complete the graduate-level courses in section 16909(1)(a)(ii) of the code.

(b)      Complete a supervised clinical marriage and family therapy experience that meets the requirements of section 16909(1)(b) of the code, in conjunction with the applicant’s educational program. The supervised experience shall be obtained either in a clinical practicum during graduate education or in a postgraduate marriage and family institute training program accredited under R 338.7211(3).

(c)      Obtain not less than 1,000 direct client contact hours in a supervised marriage and family therapy experience, as required under section 16909(1)(c) of the code.

(d)      Pass the national examination in marital and family therapy with a passing score established by the association of marital and family therapy regulatory boards.

History: 1998-2000 AACS; 2012 AACS.