Ala. Admin. Code r. 536-X-2-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 536-X-2-.02 - Requirements For Licensure: Licensed Marriage And Family Therapist (LMFT)

(1) Submission of a completed application on the forms prescribed by the Board (See 536-X-5 APPENDICES 2: FORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS); and submission of applicable fees prescribed by the Board (See 536-X-5 APPENDICES 1: FEES).

(2) Evidence that the applicant is of good moral character and has not or is not engaged in any practice or conduct that would make the applicant ineligible to receive a license pursuant to the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Act;

(3) Completion of the education and internships requirements for an MFT Associate (See 536-X-4-.02: Requirements for designation: Marriage and Family Therapy Associate (MFT Associate));

(4) Passed the marriage and family therapy examination approved by the Board (See 536-X-4-.07 Guidelines for Examination Application Requirements);

(5) Completion of a minimum of two (2) years post-degree full time (30 hours per week average) MFT work experience or the equivalent part time MFT work experience under the supervision of a Board Approved Supervisor;

(6)

(a) Completion of two-hundred (200) hours of supervision, one-hundred (100) of which must be individual. Candidates may count up to one-hundred (100) supervision hours earned during the graduate program toward this requirement, when based on a ratio of one (1) supervision hour for every five (5) client contact hours completed concurrently. The remaining one hundred (100) hours of post degree supervision must include at least fifty (50) hours of individual supervision. Graduates from COAMFTE programs have met this requirement. Graduate from a CACREP Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling (MCFC) program who receives a letter of verification from the Educational Program Director from the respective institution have met this requirement. Applicants from allied mental health professions or candidates not completing a graduate internship must complete concurrently the full supervision requirement post-degree while being supervised by an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, AAMFT Supervisor Candidate, ABEMFT Approved Supervisor, or ABEMFT Supervisor Candidate.

(b) All out of state applicants will be reviewed on a case by case basis to ensure that the same standards are met.

(7) Completion of a minimum of one-thousand (1000) post-degree direct client hours completed concurrently with the required ratio of one (1) supervision hour to every ten (10) client contact hours; two hundred-fifty (250) of these direct contact hours must be with couples or families physically present in the therapy room.

(8) It is the responsibility of the candidate and the supervisor to ensure that direct client contact hours and supervision hours are concurrent. This applies for hours toward the internship and post-degree requirements. Individuals who have graduated from a COAMFTE or CACREP MCFC program have met this requirement for their internship, but must document their post-degree hours.

(9) In order for an LMFT license to be renewed the licensee must have completed the required Continuing Education or Experience Units during the previous twenty-four (24) months. (see 536-X-6 REQUIRED RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION EXPERIENCE); and submission of applicable fees for license renewal prescribed by the Board (See 536-X-5: APPENDICES 1: FEES).

Ala. Admin. Code r. 536-X-2-.02

New Rule: Filed July 10, 2006; effective August 14, 2006. Amended: Filed February 9, 2007; effective March 16, 2007. Amended: Filed February 8, 2012; effective March 14, 2012.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVII, Issue No. 09, June 28, 2019, eff. 8/3/2019.

Author: The Alabama Board of Examiners in Marriage and Family Therapy

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-17A-1 thru 34-17A-26.