Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
To qualify for licensure as a marriage and family therapist
under ORS 675.715(1)(b),
an applicant must hold a graduate degree from one of the following:
(1) A marriage and family therapy program
approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy
Education (COAMFTE) or a marital and family therapy program fully accredited by
the Counsel for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
(CACREP);
(2) A program at an
institution of higher learning that was accredited by a regional accrediting
agency as of the date the degree was conferred; or
(3) A foreign program that has been evaluated
by a credentialing body recognized by the Board. Submission of foreign degree
evaluation and cost of the foreign degree qualification determination are the
responsibility of the applicant.
(4) A graduate degree under section (1) must
have included at least two semester credit hours or three credit quarter hours
of coursework in the diagnosis of mental disorders.
(5) A graduate degree under sections (2) or
(3) must have included all of the following requirements:
(a) For graduate degrees granted before
October 1, 2014:
(A) At least two years in
duration, including at least 48 semester credit hours or 72 quarter credit
hours;
(B) At minimum, the
following coursework:
(i) Human Development-
four semester hours or six quarter hours;
(ii) Marital and Family Theoretical
Foundation Studies- two semester hours or three quarter hours;
(iii) Marital and Family Therapy Diagnosis
and Assessment, Treatment, Principles and Techniques Studies- eight semester
hours or 12 quarter hours;
(iv)
Professional Studies- two semester hours or three quarter hours;
(v) Research Methods or Statistics- two
semester hours or three quarter hours;
(vi) Supporting Coursework Focusing on the
Systems Paradigm for Specialty Areas- 16 semester hours or 24 quarter hours;
and
(C) A supervised
clinical practicum or internship experience of at least 600 clock hours,
including 240 direct client contact hours.
(b) For graduate degrees granted on or after
October 1, 2014:
(A) At least two years in
duration, including at least 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of
graduate-level credit;
(B) At
minimum, the following graduate-level coursework:
(i) Individual and Family Development- four
semester hours or six quarter hours;
(ii) Couple and Family Theoretical Foundation
Studies- six semester hours or nine quarter hours;
(iii) Couple and Family Therapy, Treatment,
and Techniques Studies- six semester hours or nine quarter hours;
(iv) Diagnosis of mental disorders- two
semester hours or three quarter hours;
(v) Diversity studies that include issues
related to diversity, power and privilege- two semester hours or three quarter
hours;
(vi) Ethical and
Professional Studies- two semester hours or three quarter hours;
(vii) Research Methods or Statistics- two
semester hours or three quarter hours;
(viii) Supporting coursework focusing on
counseling and/or systems approaches- 36 semester hours or 54 quarter hours;
and
(C) A supervised
clinical practicum or internship experience of at least 700 clock hours with
280 hours of direct client contact.
(c) The program's clinical practicum or
internship experience must have:
(A) Had
supervisory staff with a minimum of a master's degree in the program emphasis
and with pertinent professional experience;
(B) Made provision for faculty monitoring of
operations;
(C) Kept records of
student-client contact hours including summary of student progress by the
supervisor;
(D) Had a written
agreement with the program and student specifying learning objectives;
and
(E) Had a mechanism for program
evaluation.
(d)
Deficiencies in the credit hour requirements of sections (a) or (b) may be
remedied by completing graduate level coursework in the deficient area(s) at a
regionally accredited institution.
(e) Deficiencies in the supervised experience
requirement of section (c) may be remedied by completion of:
(A) At least 700 clock hours of supervised
clinical experience, including 280 direct client contact hours; or
(B) At least five years of full-time
post-degree clinical experience, the majority of which must consist of work in
relationship issues.
(f)
For reciprocity applicants only, three years or more of active licensure to
practice marriage and family therapy in another U.S. state may substitute for
the requirements of Sections (a) through (c) above.
