Wisconsin Administrative Code
Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board
Chapter MPSW 16 - Requirements For Marriage And Family Therapy Licensure
Section MPSW 16.015 - Application for a marriage and family therapist training license

Current through February 26, 2024

(1) The marriage and family therapist section shall grant a marriage and family therapist training license to any individual who does all of the following:

(a) Submits a completed, signed application form.

(b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05(6), Stats.

(c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the marriage and family therapist section that he or she has done one of the following:
1. Satisfies the requirements in s. 457.10(2), Stats.

2. Is enrolled or will be enrolled in an institute for marriage and family therapy that is approved by the commission on accreditation for marriage and family therapy education of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy or by the marriage and family therapist section.

3. Holds a graduate degree in a mental health field approved by the marriage and family therapist section and is enrolled or will be enrolled in a master's or doctoral degree program in marriage and family therapy accredited by the commission on accreditation for marriage and family therapy education or approved by the marriage and family therapist section.

(d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the marriage and family therapist section of one of the following:
1. The applicant is in a position or has an offer for a position as a marriage and family therapist in a supervised marriage and family therapist practice.

2. The applicant is in a position or has an offer for a position in which the applicant will, in the opinion of the marriage and family therapist section, receive training and supervision equivalent to the training and supervision received in a supervised marriage and family therapist practice.

(2) A marriage and family therapist training license is valid for 48 months and may be renewed at the discretion of the marriage and family therapist section.

(3) A marriage and family therapist training license authorizes the holder to use any title specified in s. 457.04(5), Stats., and to practice marriage and family therapy within the practice scope of his or her training or supervision during the period in which the license is valid.

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