Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 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.
(e)
Deficiencies in the credit hour requirements of sections (a), (b) or (c) may be
remedied by completing graduate level coursework in the deficient area(s) at a
regionally accredited institution.
(f) Deficiencies in the supervised experience
requirement of section (d) 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.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
675.785 - 675.835 & 676.160
- 676.180
Stats. Implemented: ORS
675.785 -
675.835
