Currentness
(1)
Submission of a completed application on the forms prescribed by the Board (see
536-X-5 APPENDICES 2: FORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS); and
submission of applicable fees for application and license prescribed by the
Board (see 536-X-5 APPENDICES 1: FEES).
(2) Evidence that the applicant is of good
moral character and has not and is not engaged in any practice or conduct that
would make the applicant ineligible to receive a designation pursuant to the
Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Act;
(3) Graduation from a regionally accredited
educational institute with a masters or doctoral degree in marriage and family
therapy (or in an allied field with graduate level course work in marriage and
family therapy) that meets the Board course requirements. (see 536-X-5: BOARD
COURSE REQUIREMENTS).
(4)
Completion of an internship either during the qualifying degree and/or as a
post degree experience consisting of the following:
(a) minimum of 12 months of
internship;
(b) minimum of 100
supervision hours based on the ratio of one (1) supervision hour for every five
(5) direct client contact hours completed concurrently; fifty (50) of these
hours must be individual supervision. Group supervision is encouraged. The
supervision must be provided by a State Board Approved Supervisoror an AAMFT
Approved Supervisior (c) minimum of five hundred (500) direct client contact
hours obtained concurrently with the required supervision; at least two hundred
fifty (250) of these direct client contact hours must be with couples or
families physically present in the therapy room;
(d) It is the responsibility of the candidate
and the supervisor to ensure that direct client contact hours and supervision
hours are concurrent. This applies for hours toward the internship and
post-degree requirements.
(5) Submission of a contract for supervision
that must be approved by the Board (see
536-X-1-.01 (11): Definition of Terms:
Supervision).
(6) In order for a
MFT Associate to be renewed, the Associate must have completed the required
Continuing Education Units during the previous twenty-four (24) months. (see
536-X-6 REQUIRED RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION EXPERIENCE);
and submission of applicable fees for license renewal prescribed by the Board
(see 536-X-5: APPENDICES 1: FEES).
Notes
Ala. Admin. Code r. 536-X-4-.02
New Rule: Filed November
15, 2000; effective December 20, 2000. Amended (Rule Number Only): Filed March
21, 2005; effective April 25, 2005. Repealed and New Rule: Filed July 10, 2006;
effective August 14, 2006. Amended: Filed April 19, 2007; effective May 24,
2007. Amended: Filed February 8, 2012; effective March 14, 2012.
Amended by
Alabama
Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVII, Issue No. 09, June 28,
2019, eff. 8/3/2019.
Amended by
Alabama
Administrative Monthly Volume XLIII, Issue No. 03, December 31,
2024, eff. 2/14/2025.
As per certification filed March 21, 2005; effective April
25, 2005, original Rule 536-X-3-.02 (see below) and was repealed and previous
Rule 536-X-3-.03 was renumbered to 536-X-3-.02. See history for original rule
below:
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536-X-3-.02Requirements For
Designation: Marriage And Family Therapy Associate (MFT
Associate).
Author: Connie J. Salts, Ph.D.
Statutory Authority:
Code of
Ala. 1975, §§34-17A-1 thru 34-17A-26.
History: New Rule: Filed November 15,
2000; effective December 20, 2000. Repealed: Filed March 21, 2005;
effective April 25, 2005.
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Chapter 536-X-3 was renumbered to Chapter 536-X-4 as per
certification filed July 10, 2006; effective August 14,
2006.
Author: The Alabama Board of Examiners in
Marriage and Family Therapy
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, §§
34-17A-1 thru 34-17A-26.
