North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 111 - Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Board › Article 111-02 - Licensure and Fees › Chapter 111-02-02 - Preliminary Licensing Requirements › Section 111-02-02-02 - Educational requirements - Determination of equivalent degree

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. In determining whether an applicant holds
				a master's or doctoral degree that is equivalent to degrees described in North
				Dakota Century Code section 43-53-06, the board shall evaluate the applicant's
				transcripts, documentation from the educational institution that describes the
				substance and purpose of the applicant's academic training, accreditation and
				other professional recognition of the educational institution by regional
				accrediting bodies, and other necessary information as determined by the board.
				All requested documentation must be sent directly from the educational
				institution to the board.
2. A
				master's or doctoral degree is equivalent to a master's or doctoral degree in
				marriage and family therapy if the degree is from a regionally accredited
				institution, if the degree is in a related subject field, and if the degree
				contains the following coursework of fifty-four semester hours minimum:
a. Nine semester hours in human development
				covering human development, human behavior, personality theory, human
				sexuality, psychopathology, including the etiology and diagnosis of mental
				illness, and behavior pathology;
b.
				Three semester hours required in systemic/relational assessment and mental
				health diagnosis and treatment, covering the development of competency in
				traditional psycho diagnostic categories, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
				of major mental health issues as well as a wide variety of common presenting
				problems, including addiction; suicide; trauma; abuse; intrafamilial violence;
				and therapy for individuals, couples, and families managing acute chronic
				medical conditions, utilizing a systemic/relational philosophy.
c. Six semester hours in marital and family
				studies covering theories of family development, theories of family
				functioning, the family life cycle, sociology of the family, families under
				stress, contemporary family forms, family subsystems, theories of marital and
				family interaction, theories of child development, lifespan, and theories of
				gerontology;
d. Twelve semester
				hours in marital and family therapy covering marital and family communication,
				family psychology, family therapy, methods of intervention, family assessment,
				treatment planning, sex therapy, major theories of marital and family therapy
				such as structural, strategic, transgenerational, experiential, object
				relations, contextual, systemic therapy, solution-focused therapy, narrative,
				and biofeedback methodologies;
e.
				Three semester hours in research covering research design, methods, statistics,
				and special issues research in marital and family studies or a related
				field;
f. Three semester hours in
				professional studies covering professional socialization, professional
				organizations, legal issues, interprofessional cooperation, professional
				ethics, and family law;
g. Nine
				semester hours required to demonstrate courses which include content on issues
				of diversity (race, gender, sexual orientation, spirituality, class, etc.), and
				psychopharmacology; and
h. Nine
				semester hours in a clinical practicum in marriage and family therapy or at
				least five hundred hours or twelve months of clinical client contact with
				individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of assessment and
				intervention. Of the five hundred hours, no more than two hundred fifty hours
				may be with individuals. This clinical experience must be supervised onsite or
				at the academic institution by a licensed and family therapist or an American
				association for marriage and family therapy-approved supervisor.