4757-25-04 Requirements for licensure as an independent marriage and family therapist.

The requirements for licensure as a licensed independent marriage and family therapist are generally set forth in division (C) of section 4757.30 of the Revised Code.

(A) The applicant shall complete an application as prescribed in rule 4757-1-04 of the Administrative Code and submit the required fee established in rule 4757-1-05 of the Administrative Code.

(B) The applicant shall meet all of the following requirements:

(1) Has a degree which meets the requirements set forth in rule 4757-25-01 of the Administrative Code.

(2) Passed the marriage and family therapy examination approved by the board.

(3) After completion of the required education in paragraph (A) of rule 4757-25-01 of the Administrative Code, has completed at least two calendar years of work experience in marriage and family therapy that meets all of the following requirements:

(a) The experience shall include a minimum of one thousand hours of documented client contact in marriage and family therapy.

(b) During the thousand hours of client contact, the applicant shall receive a minimum of two hundred hours face-to-face supervision by a supervisor whose training and experience meet the standards established in paragraph (C) of rule 4757-29-01 of the Administrative Code.

(c) Of the required two hundred hours of face-to-face supervision a minimum of one hundred hours shall be individual supervision.

Effective: 09/20/2007

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 04/10/2009

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 4757.10

Rule Amplifies: 4757.30

Prior Effective Dates: 4-10-04