Alabama Administrative Code › Title 536 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY › Chapter 536-X-6 - REQUIRED RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION EXPERIENCE › Section 536-X-6-.01 - Required Relevant Professional and Continuing Education Experience

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) In order for an Intern
			 designation to be renewed, the intern must have completed a minimum of ten (10)
			 contact hours of acceptable Continuing Education or Experience Units during the
			 previous twenty-four months. A minimum of three (3) of these hours must be
			 clinical MFT workshops, a minimum of three (3) of these hours must be in the
			 area of diagnosis and treatment, and a minimum of three (3) of these hours must
			 be in the area of professional issues and ethics. If the MFT Intern is enrolled
			 in a COAMFTE or CACREP MCFC Accredited program, then the continuing education
			 requirement is met.
(2) In order
			 for an Associate License to be renewed, the Associate must have completed a
			 minimum of twenty (20) contact hours of acceptable Continuing Education or
			 Experience Units during the previous twenty-four months. A minimum of five (5)
			 of these hours must be clinical MFT workshops, a minimum of three (3) of these
			 hours must be in the area of diagnosis and treatment, and a minimum of three
			 (3) of these hours must be in the area of professional issues and
			 ethics.
(3) In order for an LMFT
			 license to be renewed, the licensee must have completed a minimum of forty (40)
			 contact hours of acceptable Continuing Education or Experience Units during the
			 previous twenty-four (24) months. A minimum of ten (10) of these hours must be
			 clinical MFT workshops, a minimum of six (6) of these hours must be in the area
			 of diagnosis and treatment, and a minimum of six (6) of these hours must be in
			 the area of professional issues and ethics. LMFT supervisors must have
			 completed a minimum of five (5) hours of continuing education in the content
			 area of supervision.
(4) Acceptable
			 CEU's include:
(a) National, state or local
			 MFT association training and continuing education activities;
(b) Graduate courses in MFT or cross
			 disciplinary course (one (1) graduate semester = fifteen (15) hours, one (1)
			 graduate quarter = ten (10) hours);
1. NBCC
			 approved courses;
2. Continuing
			 education activities sponsored by allied mental health professional
			 associations or agencies (i.e. psychology, counseling, nursing, medical, social
			 workers);
3. Supervision by an
			 Approved MFT Supervisor under a board approved contract (not more than ten (10)
			 hours);
4. Continuing education
			 activities sponsored by mental health federal agencies (e.g. DOD, DOE,
			 etc.);
5. Independent study
			 activities such as: teaching graduate courses in MFT; presenter of MFT material
			 in a recognized professional forum (first time presented); supervising a person
			 for MFT licensure under a Board approved contract; service rendered on
			 professional MFT boards or committees, editing or writing professional books or
			 articles for publication. No more than ten (10) hours of continuing education
			 shall be in independent study.
6.
			 Continuing education activities related to mental health, counseling and/or
			 marriage and family therapy sponsored by colleges and universities that are
			 regionally accredited.
7. AAMFT and
			 subsidiary organization, or NBCC, pre-approved distance learning courses that
			 may include web page lectures; class discussions via internet bulletin boards;
			 student interaction; and student to student interactive online communication
			 through electronic mail, television, or video. Distance learning is a
			 convenient mode for Board approved, interactive on-line/video coursework that
			 is designed to provide an alternative to conventional continuing education for
			 MFT members who demonstrate physical impairment, conflicting work schedule, or
			 hardship. Distance learning requires no or limited physical attendance and does
			 not replace face-to-face clinical supervision. No more than twenty (20) hours
			 of continuing education shall be in distance learning.