Mental Health Practitioners

Regulations of the Commissioner

Section 52.33, Marriage and Family Therapy

§52.33, Marriage and Family Therapy.

In addition to meeting all applicable provisions of this Part, to be registered as a program recognized as leading to licensure in marriage and family therapy, which meets the requirements of section 79-10.1 of this Title, the program shall:

1. be a program in marriage and family therapy leading to a master's or doctoral degree, which includes at least 45 semester hours, or the equivalent, of study;
   
   
2. contain curricular content that includes but is not limited to each of the following content areas:
   
   
   1. the study of human development, including individual, child and family development, at least three semester hours;
      
      
   2. marriage and family therapy clinical knowledge, including but not limited to psychopathology, at least twelve semester hours;
      
      
   3. marriage and family therapy theoretical knowledge, at least six semester hours;
      
      
   4. family law;
      
      
   5. research, at least three semester hours; and
      
      
   6. professional ethics, at least three semester hours; and
      
      
3. include a supervised practicum in marriage and family therapy of at least 300 client contact hours.