Common use of LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Clause in Contracts

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. The certified marriage and family therapist certifies and attaches hereto documentation that: (a) He/she is now licensed or certified to practice as a marriage and family therapist by the state in which practicing; or (b) If practicing in a state which does not provide specific licensure or certification, the certified marriage and family therapist must be certified by or be eligible for full clinical membership in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy; and (c) He/she has a recognized graduate professional education with a minimum of an earned master’s degree from a accredited educational institution in an appropriate behavioral science field, mental health discipline; and (d) He/she has the following experience: (1) Either 200 hours of approved supervision in the practice of marriage and family counseling, ordinarily to be completed in a two- to three-year period, of which at least 100 hours must be in individual supervision. This supervision will occur preferably with more than one supervisor and should include a continuous process of supervision with at least three cases; and (2) 1,000 hours of clinical experience in the practice of marriage and family counseling under approved supervision, involving at least 50 different cases; or (3) 150 hours of approved supervision in the practice of psychotherapy, ordinarily to be completed in a two- to three-year period, of which at least 50 hours must be individual supervision; plus at least 50 hours of approved individual supervision in the practice of marriage and family counseling, ordinarily to be completed within a period of not less than one nor more that two years; and (4) 750 hours of clinical experience in the practice of psychotherapy under approved supervision involving at least 30 cases; plus at least 250 hours of clinical practice in marriage and family counseling under approved supervision, involving at least 20 cases.