Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 48 - STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORKERS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS AND PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS-LICENSURE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › LICENSURE › Section 48.13 - Licensed MFT

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Conditions for licensure
. To be issued a license to hold
					 oneself out as a licensed MFT, an applicant shall provide proof satisfactory to
					 the Board, that the applicant has met the following conditions:
(1) Satisfied the general requirements for
					 licensure in §
												48.12 (relating to general
					 qualifications for licensure).
(2)
					 Passed the examination required by §
												48.11 (relating to licensure
					 examination).
(3) Successfully met
					 one of the following educational requirements:
(i) Has completed a planned program of 60
					 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of graduate coursework which is closely
					 related to marriage and family therapy as defined in §
													48.1 (relating to definitions),
					 including one of the following:
(A) A
					 master's degree granted on or before June 30, 2009, in marriage and family
					 therapy from an accredited educational institution.
(B) A master's degree granted on or before
					 June 30, 2009, in a field closely related to the practice of marriage and
					 family therapy as defined in §
														48.1 from an accredited
					 educational institution, with graduate level coursework in marriage and family
					 therapy as defined in §
														48.1 and §
														48.2 (relating to educational
					 requirements) from an accredited educational institution or from a program
					 recognized by a National accrediting agency as defined in §
														48.1.
(ii) Successfully completed a planned program
					 of 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of graduate coursework which is
					 closely related to marriage and family therapy as defined in §
													48.1 including one of the
					 following:
(A) A 48 semester hour or 72
					 quarter hour master's degree in marriage and family therapy from an accredited
					 educational institution.
(B) A 48
					 semester hour or 72 quarter hour master's degree in a field closely related to
					 the practice of marriage and family therapy as defined in §
														48.1 from an accredited
					 educational institution with graduate level coursework in marriage and family
					 therapy as defined in §
														48.1 from an accredited
					 educational institution or from a program recognized by a National accrediting
					 agency as defined in §
														48.1.
(iii) Holds a doctoral degree in marriage and
					 family therapy as defined in §
													48.1 from an accredited
					 educational institution.
(iv) Holds
					 a doctoral degree in a field closely related to marriage and family therapy as
					 defined in §
													48.1 from an accredited
					 educational institution with graduate level coursework in marriage and family
					 therapy as defined in §
													48.1 from an accredited
					 educational institution from a program recognized by a National accrediting
					 agency as defined in §
													48.1.
(4) Has met the following experience
					 requirements:
(i) Individuals who meet the
					 education requirements of paragraph (3)(i) or (ii), shall have completed at
					 least 3,000 hours of supervised clinical experience meeting the criteria in
					 subsection (b), obtained after the completion of 48 semester hours or 72
					 quarter hours of graduate coursework. Supervision for the supervised clinical
					 experience shall be provided by a supervisor as defined in §
													48.1.
(ii) Individuals who meet the education
					 requirements of paragraph (3)(iii) or (iv) shall have completed at least 2,400
					 hours of supervised clinical experience which meets the criteria in subsection
					 (b), 1,200 hours of which was obtained subsequent to the granting of the
					 doctoral degree. Supervision for the supervised clinical experience shall be
					 provided by a supervisor as defined in § 48.1.