Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4757 - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board › Chapter 4757-25 - Licensing of Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757-25-02 - Marriage and family therapist examination policy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The examination required for licensure as
			 a marriage and family therapist or an independent marriage and family therapist
			 is the "Examination In Marital and Family Therapy" offered by the "Association
			 of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards" (AMFTRB).
(B) The examination shall be offered at least
			 twice each year.
(C) Only
			 applicants who are approved by the board may sit for the examination. Approval
			 to sit for the examination shall be granted if a review of the applicant's
			 educational records establishes that the educational requirements for licensure
			 are met.
(1) Applicants who have a master or
			 doctoral degree from a regionally accredited educational institution may
			 provide a student copy of their transcript(s) for the board to make an
			 examination approval or disapproval decision.
(2) Applicants in the last term prior to
			 receiving their master or doctoral degree from a program that is accredited by
			 COAMFTE may provide correspondence from a professor or registrar that states
			 the student is on track to graduate at the end of that term in order for the
			 board to make an examination approval or disapproval decision.
(3)
									Applicants in the
			 last term prior to receiving their master or doctoral degree from a program
			 that is not accredited by COAMFTE, and who wish to apply to take the
			 examination before graduation, shall:
(a)
										Detail their
			 educational history on a form provided by the board;
(b)
										Submit an
			 unofficial transcript that demonstrates that all courses on the course
			 worksheet either have been taken or are scheduled to be taken in that
			 term.
(c)
										Provide correspondence from a professor or registrar
			 that states the student is on track to graduate at the end of that
			 term.
(d)
										Have the practicum/internship supervisor(s) complete
			 supervision documentation forms provided by the board, showing the number of
			 client contact, relational, and supervisory hours completed up to that point,
			 and the remaining number of client contact, relational, and supervisory hours
			 expected to be completed prior to the end of that term.
(4)
									
			 Following graduation, provided the applicant from a non-COAMFTE program has
			 been approved to test, the applicant shall:
(a)
										Provide official
			 transcripts as required for licensure;
(b)
										Provide
			 additional supervision documentation forms showing completion of the previously
			 anticipated coursework and client contact, relational, and supervisory
			 hours.
If a discrepancy exists, such that the
				applicant did not in actuality complete the required coursework or
				practicum/internship hours required in rule 4747-25-01 of the Administrative
				Code, then the applicant's marriage and family therapy license shall not be
				issued at that time, and the exam score will remain valid for seven years until
				such a time as the required coursework and/or practicum/ internship hours have
				been completed.