La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LX-3315

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LX-3315 - Application, Practice, and Renewal Requirements for Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists

A. General Provisions

1. Pursuant to Act 484 of the 2014 Regular Legislative Session and effective May 1, 2015, an individual previously registered as a MFT intern with the Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners and under active board-approved supervision will be issued a provisional license as a provisional licensed marriage and family therapists and subject to R.S. 37:1101-1123 and board rules herein.

2. Any MFT intern who has surpassed their seven-year registration period, with the exception of those granted an extension by the board, must reapply to the board as a provisional licensed marriage and family therapist under current law and board rules in order to practice marriage and family therapy.

3. MFT interns granted an extension beyond May 1st, 2015 will be issued a provisional license. Such provisional license will become invalid upon expiration of the board granted extension. The individual must then apply under current law and board rules for provisional licensure as a provisional licensed marriage and family therapist or for licensure as a licensed marriage and family therapist in order to practice marriage and family therapy.

4. Persons who apply to the board for qualification as a provisional licensed marriage and family therapist must meet the specified degree requirements and must successfully complete a minimum of two years of postgraduate clinical experience in marriage and family therapy as specified in Section 3315.C.1 under qualified supervision as determined by the advisory committee and approved by the board. Upon qualification, the provisional licensed marriage and family therapist shall be considered an applicant in process for licensure as an LMFT.

5. A member of the advisory committee who has functioned as a board-approved supervisor for a person making application for licensure as an LMFT or certification as a board-approved supervisor shall not participate in deliberations in regard to or vote on the approval of said applicant.

6. A provisional licensed marriage and family therapist must provide updates to the board and board-approved supervisor regarding changes in status on forms provided by the board within 30 days of said change. Failure to comply may result in a fine, loss of supervised experience hours, and/or disciplinary action. Changes in status include changes in:

a. relevant personal information, including contact information, physical address, name;

b. relevant practice setting information, including job title/duties, employment status;

c. status with the justice system, including notification of arrest, charges, convictions;

d. status with another licensure/credentialing body, including notification of suspension, revocation, or other disciplinary proceedings/actions;

e. the use of any narcotics, controlled substances, or any alcoholic beverages in a manner that is dangerous to the public or in a manner that impairs the supervisees ability to provide mental health services to the public;

f. any medical condition which may in any way impair or limit the supervisees ability to provide mental health services to the public with reasonable skill or safety.

7. The supervisee must maintain documentation of all supervised experience hours by employment location and type of hour (indirect, direct, and face to face supervision). It is recommended that a supervisee obtain the signature of the board-approved supervisor indicating review and approval of documentation at regular intervals.

B. Definitions for Supervision

Consultation-a voluntary relationship between professionals of relatively equal expertise or status wherein the person being consulted offers advice or information on an individual case or problem for use by the person asking for assistance. The consultant has no functional authority or legal or professional responsibility for the consultee, the services performed by the consultee, or the welfare of the consultees client. Consultation is not supervision. Experience under contract for consultation will not be credited toward fulfillment of supervision requirements of provisional licensed marriage and family therapists or supervisor candidates.

Co-Therapy Supervision-qualified supervision that takes place during a therapy session in which the LMFT board-approved supervisor acts as a co-therapist with the provisional licensed marriage and family therapist.

Direct Work Experience-psychotherapeutic services delivered face-to-face to individuals, couples, families, or groups in a setting and in a manner approved by the advisory committee as part of the supervisees plan of supervision.

Group Supervision-qualified supervision of more than two and no more than six provisional licensed marriage and family therapists with one or more board-approved supervisors. Group supervision provides the opportunity for the supervisee to interact with other supervisees and offers a different learning experience than that obtained from individual supervision.

Indirect Work Experience -collateral services rendered to clients that relate to proper case management, such as telephone contact, case planning, observation of therapy, record keeping, travel, administrative activities, consultation with community members or professionals, or supervision.

Individual Supervision -qualified supervision of one or two individuals by one LMFT board-approved supervisor.

Live Supervision-individual and/or group supervision in which the supervisor directly observes the case while the therapy is being conducted and has the opportunity to provide supervisory input during the session. When a supervisor conducts live supervision the time is counted as individual supervision for up to two provisional licensed marriage and family therapists providing therapy in the room with the client(s) and for up to two provisional licensed marriage and family therapists observing the therapy and interacting with the supervisor. The time is counted as group supervision when more than two provisional licensed marriage and family therapists involved in direct client contact or more than two observers interacting with the supervisor are present, providing that there are no more than six provisional licensed marriage and family therapists involved.

LMFT Board-Approved Supervisor-an individual who has made formal application for certification as an LMFT board-approved supervisor documenting that he or she has satisfactorily met the standards specified in the Rule for LMFT board-approved supervisors as determined by the advisory committee and has received a letter from the board certifying them as such. Under no circumstances may an LMFT board-approved supervisor be related to by birth or marriage, live in the same household with, be an employee of, or maintain any other relationship with the provisional licensed marriage and family therapist that may be considered a dual relationship which may impede the LMFT board-approved supervisor from effectively providing for the professional development of the supervisee and monitoring the ethical and professional quality of the supervisees service delivery to clients. During the course of the supervisory process, The LMFT board-approved supervisor maintains an appropriate level of responsibility for the supervisees delivery of services and provides an accurate and true representation to the public of those services and the supervisor/supervisee relationship. A LMFT board-approved supervisor may use the initials LMFT-S for licensed marriage and family therapy supervisor after his or her name. Henceforth, the LMFT board-approved supervisor will be called the approved supervisor or the supervisor.

LMFT Registered SupervisorCandidate -an individual who has made formal application for registration as a LMFT registered supervisor candidate documenting that he or she has satisfactorily met the standards specified in the Rule for LMFT-registered supervisor candidate as determined by the advisory committee and has received a letter from the board indicating their registration as such. The candidate is under the supervision of an LMFT board-approved supervisor for the purpose of certifying as an LMFT board-approved supervisor in accordance with the plan of supervision-of-supervision approved by the advisory committee. The LMFT registered supervisor candidate performs the same duties as and is responsible to maintain a level of care for supervisees that meets the standards for LMFT board-approved supervisors as defined in this Rule. The LMFT registered supervisor candidate at the successful completion of the supervision-of-supervision process must make formal application to the board for qualification as an LMFT board-approved supervisor. A LMFT registered supervisor candidate may use the initials LMFT-SC after his or her name. Any portion of the Rule that applies to board-approved supervisors will also be considered to apply to supervisor candidates except where specifically noted. The LMFT registered supervisor candidate (LMFT-SC) will henceforth be called the supervisor except in instances that pertain only to candidates, where the terms supervisor candidate or candidate will be used.

Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist-an individual who has made formal application for provisional licensure as a provisional licensed marriage and family therapist documenting that he or she has satisfactorily met the standards specified in the Rule for a provisional licensed marriage and family therapist as determined by the advisory committee and who has received a letter from the board indicating their provisional licensure as such. A provisional licensed marriage and family therapist may use the initials PLMFT after his or her name. Provisional licensed marriage and family therapists shall not identify or represent themselves by any other term or title, including "licensed", "fully licensed", "licensed marriage and family therapist", "LMFT", or "therapist". It is the responsibility of the provisional licensed marriage and family therapist to comply with this Rule and board policy in the provision of services to their clients during their postgraduate supervised clinical experience. It is also the provisional licensed marriage and family therapists responsibility to offer reasonable compliance to the plan of supervision and to the directives and suggestions of their supervisor as they are consistent with law, ethics, statutes, and board policy. It is the primary responsibility of the provisional licensed marriage and family therapist to ensure that he or she has a thorough, current knowledge of his or her legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities and that his or her behavior is in compliance with ethical and legal requirements. Henceforth, the provisional licensed marriage and family therapist will be called the PLMFT or in some instances the supervisee or licensee.

Qualified Supervision-supervision of the clinical services of a provisional licensed marriage and family therapist by a board-approved supervisor or supervisor candidate for the purpose of qualifying the provisional licensed marriage and family therapist for licensure as an LMFT in Louisiana in accordance with the plan of supervision approved by the advisory committee. Under no circumstances shall any contact that is not face-to-face (such as interaction by conventional correspondence, telephone, email, instant message, etc.) between an LMFT board-approved supervisor or supervisor candidate and a provisional licensed marriage and family therapist be considered qualified supervision unless such contact is preapproved by the advisory committee as part of the supervisee's plan of supervision. Up to 100 percent of face-to-face supervision hours may be conducted via synchronous videoconferencing on a HIPAA compliant platform.

a. Administrative supervision conducted to evaluate job performance or for case management rather than the clinical supervision of therapy provided to clients shall not be considered qualified supervision.

b. Any didactic process wherein techniques or procedures are taught in a group setting, classroom, workshop, or seminar shall not normally be considered qualified supervision. If, however, the board-approved supervisor deems such experience as necessary to the supervisees successful completion of his or her postgraduate clinical supervised experience, such experience may be included in the supervisees plan of supervision. Approval of such experience as qualified supervision will be at the discretion of the advisory committee.

c. Consultation, staff development, or orientation to a field program, or role-playing of family interrelationships as a substitute for current clinical practice shall not be considered as qualified supervision.

Registered MFT Intern -an individual who has made formal application for registration as a registered MFT intern documenting that he or she has satisfactorily met the standards specified in the Rule for registered MFT interns as determined by the advisory committee and who has received a letter from the board indicating their registration as such. A registered MFT intern may use the initials MFT-I after his or her name. It is the responsibility of the registered MFT intern to comply with this Rule and board policy in the provision of services to their clients during their internship. It is also the registered MFT intern's responsibility to offer reasonable compliance to the plan of supervision and to the directives and suggestions of their supervisor as they are consistent with law, ethics, statutes, and board policy. It is the primary responsibility of the intern to ensure that he or she has a thorough, current knowledge of his or her legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities and that his or her behavior is in compliance with ethical and legal requirements. Henceforth, the registered MFT intern will be called the MFT intern or in some instances the intern.

Supervisee-a provisional licensed marriage and family therapist under the active supervision of his/her board-approved supervisor or board-approved supervisor candidate.

Supervision-the professional relationship between a supervisor and supervisee that nurtures the professional self of the supervisee, promotes the development of the supervisees therapeutic knowledge and skill, contributes to the supervisees development of sound ethical judgment, and reasonably ensures that the therapeutic services delivered by the supervisee meet a minimum standard of clinical and ethical quality. The supervisor provides guidance and instruction that is of such quality, frequency, and regularity that the clinical and professional development of the supervisee is promoted and the supervisees service delivery is adequately monitored. Supervision involves the clinical review of the supervisees work with clients that may utilize therapist self-report and review of clinical documentation, review of audiotapes or videotapes, or direct observation of live therapy sessions.

The Plan of Supervision for PLMFTs-a written agreement between the board-approved supervisor and the PLMFT that establishes the supervisory framework for the postgraduate clinical experience of the supervisee and describes the expectations and responsibilities of the board-approved supervisor and the PLMFT as a supervisee. It is the responsibility of the PLMFT to submit the plan of supervision to the advisory committee in a manner consistent with advisory committee policy.

The Plan of Supervision-of-Supervision for Supervisor Candidates- a written agreement between the board-approved supervisor and the supervisor candidate that establishes the framework for the supervision-of-supervision of a licensed marriage and family therapist who is training to become an LMFT board-approved supervisor and that describes the expectations and responsibilities of the supervisor and the supervisee. It is the responsibility of the supervisor candidate to submit a plan of supervision-of-supervision to the advisory committee in a manner consistent with advisory committee policy. Henceforth, the plan of supervision-of-supervision for supervisor candidates shall be called the plan of supervision-of-supervision.

C. PLMFT Supervision Requirements for Licensure

1. A PLMFT must complete qualified postgraduate clinical experience under the supervision of a board-approved supervisor or registered supervisor candidate that consists of work experience in marriage and family therapy and that includes at least 3,000 hours of clinical services to individuals, couples, families, or groups. An out-of-state applicant may transfer up to 2100 hours of supervised experience towards licensure (a maximum of 1200 direct client contact hours, a maximum of 815 indirect hours, and a maximum of 85 hours of face-to-face supervision). The aforementioned hours must have been accrued under the clinical supervision of an approved supervisor within their state who meets the qualifications of a supervisor of PLMFTs set forth by the advisory committee. The decision to approve transfer of direct and indirect hours and supervision from out of state shall be made at the discretion of the advisory committee.

a. At least 1500 hours must qualify as direct work experience. Up to 500 hours of direct work experience received during the completion of a graduate program that is systemically oriented as determined by the advisory committee may be counted toward the required 2000 hours.

b. The remaining 1,000 hours may be indirect work experience or other professional activities that may include but are not limited to qualified supervision, workshops, public relations, administrative tasks, consulting with referral sources, etc. as approved by the advisory committee.

c. The provisional licensee must apply and be approved for licensure within six years from date of approval as a provisional licensed marriage and family therapists. After six years, the licensee will forfeit all supervised experience hours accrued and must reapply for provisional licensure under current requirements and submit recent continuing education hours (CEHs) as part of reapplication.

d. Applicants for provisional licensure as PLMFTs shall not provide psychotherapeutic services to clients unless they have received an official letter from the board qualifying them to do so or unless some other qualifying mental health license allows them to deliver such services. To continue employment in a clinical setting post-graduation, applicants who have graduated with qualifying degrees have 60 days from their date of graduation to apply for provisional licensure.

2. The postgraduate clinical experience must include at least 200 hours of qualified supervision, of which at least 100 hours must be individual supervision. The remaining 100 hours may be group supervision.

a. Up to 100 hours of face-to-face supervisor contact received during the completion of the applicant's qualifying academic experience graduate program that is systemically oriented as determined by the advisory committee may be counted toward the required 200 hours of qualified supervision. Of these 100 hours, only 50 hours may be counted as individual supervision. 100 percent of the face-to-face supervision hours may be conducted via synchronous videoconferencing on a HIPAA compliant platform.

3. The supervisees plan of supervision must reflect that the supervisee is receiving supervision in the application of systemically based approaches to therapy with all clients.

4. The supervisee may begin accruing client- and supervisor-contact hours only after the supervisee has received an official letter of approval as a provisional licensed marriage and family therapist from the board.

a. Supervision experience hours for PLPC and PLMFT may be accrued concurrently, after receiving notification of approval from the board, certifying that all the requirements for both provision licensed professional counselor and the provisional licensed marriage and family therapist have been met. If approval was not obtained on the same date for each provisional license, then concurrent accrual of hours cannot begin until the second provisional license has been approved. Retroactive supervision experience hours are not permitted.

5. The supervisee will be granted a change of approved supervisors or an additional approved supervisor only upon payment of the fee as defined in Chapter 9 and upon the approval of appropriate documentation as determined by the advisory committee.

a. In the event of a change or addition of supervisor(s), the supervisee must submit appropriate documentation for each proposed supervisor. Supervision with the new supervisor is not approved until the supervisee receives a letter from the board approving the new supervisor and plan of supervision.

b. A change of supervisors or additional supervisor(s) will not be approved until all of the supervisees existing supervisor(s) have submitted a documentation of experience form for the supervisee in accordance with advisory committee policy.

6. Final approval of the supervisees supervised work experience toward licensure shall be at the discretion of the advisory committee and only upon recommendation of the board-approved supervisor(s).

7. The following are not acceptable as approved supervision:

a. peer supervision (supervision by a person of equivalent, rather than superior, qualifications, status and experience);

b. supervision by current or former family members (such as parents, spouse, former spouse, siblings, children, cousins, present or former in-laws, aunts, uncles, grandparents, grandchildren, step-children), anyone sharing the same household, employees, or any other person where the nature of the personal relationship prevents or makes difficult the establishment of a professional relationship. For purposes of this Rule, a supervisor shall not be considered an employee of the supervisee if the only compensation received by the supervisor consists of payment for actual supervisory hours;

c. administrative supervision (administrative supervision by an institutional director or executive, for example, conducted to evaluate job performance or for case management rather the clinical supervision of the quality of therapy given to clients);

d. a primarily didactic process wherein techniques or procedures are taught in a group setting, classroom, workshop, or seminar;

e. consultation, staff development, or orientation to a field program, or role-playing of family interrelationships as a substitute for current clinical practice in an appropriate clinical situation.

D. Renewal Requirements for Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists

1. A provisional licensed marriage and family therapist shall renew his/her provisional license every two years in the month of October by meeting the following requirements each renewal period:

a. 20 clock hours of continuing education in accordance with 3315.E;

b. submit a renewal fee as prescribed in Chapter 9;

c. submit supervised experience hours accrued (direct, indirect, face-to-face supervision) since approval/renewal as a provisional licensed marriage and family therapist;

d. take the national marriage and family therapist examination as determined by the advisory committee and request the submission of a score report to the board by the testing agency until a passing score is achieved. If a passing score is not achieved, the national marriage and family therapist examination must be taken at least once per renewal period. At the discretion of the advisory committee, an oral examination may be required as well;

e. submit an updated statement of practice if there has been a change in the area of expertise, with the content being subject to board review and approval. The advisory committee, at its discretion, may require the licensee to present satisfactory evidence supporting any changes in area of expertise noted in the declaration statement. All other changes as defined in Chapter 33, Section 3315.A.6 should be submitted to the board within 30 days of said change.

2. The board chair, upon recommendation of the advisory committee, shall issue a document renewing the provisional license for a term of two years. The provisional license of any licensee who fails to have his/her provisional license renewed every two years during the month of October shall lapse. An individual with a lapsed license may not practice mental health counseling, identify his/herself as a provisional licensed marriage and family therapist or accrue any supervised experience hours. A lapsed provisional license may be renewed within a period of 90 days or postmarked by January 31 upon payment of all fees and arrears and presentation of all required documentation. After 90 days, the licensee will forfeit all supervised experience hours accrued during that renewal period and must reapply for provisional licensure under current requirements and submit recent continuing education hours (CEHs) as part of reapplication. Out of state PLMFT applicants will need to complete any additional psychopathology coursework as required pursuant to §3309 B

3. The provisional licensee must apply and be approved for licensure within six years from date of approval as a provisional licensed marriage and family therapist. After six years, the licensee will forfeit all supervised experience hours accrued and must reapply for provisional licensure under current requirements and submit recent continuing education hours (CEHs) as part of reapplication.

E. Continuing Education Requirements for Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists

1. A provisional licensee must accrue 20 clock hours of continuing education by every renewal period every two years. Of the 20 clock hours of continuing education, one and a half clock hours must be accrued in ethics specific to marriage and family therapy and one and a half clock hours must be accrued in diagnosis (assessment, diagnosis, and treatment under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) as published by the American Psychiatric Association on May 18, 2013). The required training in diagnosis, assessment, and treatment under the DSM-5 may be specific to a particular condition and/or may be general training in diagnosis, assessment, and treatment. A generic ethics course is not acceptable.

a. One continuing education hour (CEH) is equivalent to one clock hour.

b. Accrual of continuing education begins only after the date the license was issued.

c. CEHs accrued beyond the required 20 hours may not be applied toward the next renewal period. A provisional licensee renewal period runs November 1 to October 31, every two years.

d. The licensee is responsible for keeping a personal record of his/her CEHs until official notification of renewal is received. Licensees should not forward documentation of CEHs to the board office as they are accrued.

e. At the time of renewal, 10 percent of the licensees will be audited to ensure that the continuing education requirement is being met. Audited licensees will be notified to submit documentation of CEHs.

f. Those provisional licensed marriage and family therapists who hold another license that requires CEHs may count the CEHs obtained for that license toward their PLMFT continuing education hour requirements. Of the 20 CEHs submitted, however, 10 hours must be in the area of marriage and family therapy with an emphasis upon systemic approaches or the theory, research, or practice of systemic psychotherapeutic work with couples or families including one and a half clock hours of ethics specific to marriage and family therapy and one and a half clock hours specific to diagnosis.

2. Approved Continuing Education for Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists

a. Continuing education requirements are meant to encourage personal and professional development throughout the licensees career. For this reason, a wide range of options are offered to accommodate the diversity of licensees' training, experience, and geographic locations.

b. A licensee may obtain the 20 CEHs through one or more of the options listed below. A maximum of 10 CEHs may be obtained through an online format, with the exception of coursework obtained through a regionally accredited institution of higher education.

i. The advisory committee will accept workshops and presentations approved by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and its regional or state divisions including the Louisiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (LAMFT). Contact them directly to find out which organizations, groups, or individuals are approved providers graduate coursework either taken for credit or audit must be from a regionally accredited college or university and in the areas of marriage and family therapy described in §3315.E 4

ii. Licensees may receive one clock hour of continuing education for each hour of direct participation in a structured educational format as a learner (either for credit or audit). Credit cannot be given to persons who leave early from an approved session or to persons who do not successfully complete graduate coursework.

iii. Continuing education taken from organizations, groups, or individuals not holding provider status by one of the associations listed in Clause i will be subject to approval by the advisory committee at the time of renewal.

(a) The advisory committee will not pre-approve any type of continuing education.

(b) The continuing education must be in one of the seven approved content areas listed in §3315.E.4 and given by a qualified presenter.

(c) A qualified presenter is someone deemed by the advisory committee to be a professional in marriage and family therapy, another mental health profession, or another profession with information, knowledge, and skills relevant to the practice of marriage and family therapy.

(d) One may receive one clock hour of continuing education for each hour of direct participation in a structured educational format as a learner.

(e) Credit cannot be granted for business/governance meetings; breaks; and social activities including meal functions, except for the actual time of an educational content speaker.

(f) Credit may not be given for marketing the business aspects of one's practice, time management, supervisory sessions, staff orientation, agency activities that address procedural issues, personal therapy, or other methods not structured on sound educational principles or for content contrary to the LMFT Code of Ethics (Chapter 43).

c. Optional Ways to Obtain Continuing Education (10 Hours Maximum)

i. Licensees may receive one clock hour of continuing education for each hour of direct work in:

(a) teaching a marriage and family therapy course (10 hours maximum) in an area as described in §3315.E.4 in an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association. Continuing education hours may be earned only for the first time the individual teaches the course; or

(b) authoring, editing, or reviewing professional manuscripts or presentations (10 hours maximum) in an area of marriage and family therapy as described in §3315.E.4 Articles must be published in a professional refereed journal.

ii. Presentations at workshops, seminars, symposia, and meetings in an area of marriage and family therapy as described in §3315.E.4 may count for up to 10 hours maximum at a rate of two clock hours per one-hour presentation. Presenters must meet the qualifications stated in §3315.E.2.b iii.(c). The presentation must be to the professional community, not to the lay public or a classroom presentation.

3. Continuing education hours must be relevant to the practice of marriage and family therapy and generally evolve from the following seven areas.

a. Theoretical Knowledge of Marriage and Family Therapy. Continuing education in this area shall contain such content as the historical development, theoretical and empirical foundations, and contemporary conceptual directions of the field of marriage and family therapy and will be related conceptually to clinical concerns.

b. Clinical Knowledge of Marriage and Family Therapy. Continuing education in this area shall contain such content as:

i. couple and family therapy practice and be related conceptually to theory;

ii. contemporary issues, which include but are not limited to gender, violence, addictions, and abuse, in the treatment of individuals, couples, and families from a relational/systemic perspective;

iii. a wide variety of presenting clinical problems;

iv. issues of gender and sexual functioning, sexual orientation, and sex therapy as they relate to couple, marriage and family therapy theory and practice;

v. diversity and discrimination as it relates to couple and family therapy theory and practice.

c. Assessment and Treatment in Marriage and Family Therapy. Continuing education in this area shall contain such content from a relational/systemic perspective as psychopharmacology, physical health and illness, traditional psychodiagnostic categories, and the assessment and treatment of major mental health issues.

d. Individual, Couple, and Family Development. Continuing education in this area shall contain such content as individual, couple, and family development across the lifespan.

e. Professional Identity and Ethics in Marriage and Family Therapy. Continuing education in this area shall contain such content as:

i. professional identity, including professional socialization, scope of practice, professional organizations, licensure and certification;

ii. ethical issues related to the profession of marriage and family therapy and the practice of individual, couple and family therapy. Generic education in ethics does not meet this standard;

iii. the AAMFT Code of Ethics, confidentiality issues, the legal responsibilities and liabilities of clinical practice and research, family law, record keeping, reimbursement, and the business aspects of practice;

iv. the interface between therapist responsibility and the professional, social, and political context of treatment.

f. Research in Marriage and Family Therapy. Continuing education in this area shall include significant material on research in couple and family therapy; focus on content such as research methodology, data analysis and the evaluation of research, and include quantitative and qualitative research.

g. Supervision in Marriage and Family Therapy. Continuing education in this area include studies in theory and techniques of supervision as well as ethical and legal issues, case management, and topics relative to the specific supervised training.

F. Types of documentation needed for continuing education audit:

1. copy of certificate of attendance for workshops, seminars, or conventions;

2. copy of transcript for coursework taken for credit/audit;

3. letter from workshop/convention coordinator verifying presentation;

4. copy of article plus the table of contents of the journal it appears in, copy of chapter plus table of contents for chapter authored for books, title page and table of contents for authoring or editing books, letter from conference coordinator or journal editor for reviewing refereed workshop presentations or journal articles.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LX-3315

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners, LR 29:158 (February 2003), amended LR 29:2787 (December 2003), LR 35:1114 (June 2009), LR 38:1966 (August 2012), LR 39:1806 (July 2013), LR 41742 (4/1/2015), Amended by Department of Health, Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners, LR 431983 (10/1/2017), Amended by the Department of Health, Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners, LR 451204 (9/1/2019), Amended LR 471529 (10/1/2021).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1101-1123.