Utah Admin. Code R156-60b-302b - Qualifications for Licensure - Experience Requirements

(1) Under Subsection 58-60-305(1)(d) the minimum 3,000 hours of supervised marriage and family therapy experience required to obtain marriage and family therapist licensure shall include:

(a) 1,000 hours providing marriage and family therapy as defined in Subsection 58-60-305(1)(e) with a minimum of 500 of those hours including two or more clients participating; and

(b) 75 hours of marriage and family therapy performed continually and uniformly under direct personal supervision per Subsection R156-60b-102(7).

(2) Marriage and family therapy experience shall include:

(a) individual, couple, family, and group therapy;

(b) crisis intervention;

(c) mediating relationships; and

(d) breaking dysfunction cycles.

(3) Supervised experience shall be obtained:

(a) while the individual is a licensed associate marriage and family therapist or as a doctoral program student who is not paid as a 1 099 independent contractor;

(b) while the applicant is a W-2 employee providing clinical mental health therapy at one of the following facilities:

(i) mental health agency;

(ii) in-patient or out-patient hospital;

(iii) educational institution;

(iv) non-profit organization; or

(v) government agency;

(c) in accordance with the supervision experience requirements of Section R156-60b-305b;

(d) under a supervisor who meets the requirements of Section R156-60b-305a; and

(e) in not less than 18 months.

(4) Training and experience completed in group therapy sessions shall only be counted if the applicant functioned as the primary therapist or co-therapist.

(5) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(b), an individual may qualify for licensure when:

(a) exempt under Subsection 58-1-307(1)(a);

(b) they completed training in another jurisdiction while:

(i) licensed as the equivalent of an AMFT; or

(ii) engaged in the legal practice of marriage and family therapy while not required to be licensed; and

(c) provides satisfactory evidence to the Division and Board documenting training is equivalent to and meets the experience requirements under this section and Subsections 58-60-305(1)(d) and (e).

(5) The exemption in Subsection 58-1-307(1)(b) does not permit an applicant to engage in the required hours of marriage and family therapy training and experience without first becoming licensed as an AMFT.

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Utah Admin. Code R156-60b-302b

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-22, effective 11/10/2020 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-06, effective 3/7/2022 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-02, effective 1/10/2023 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-03, effective 1/25/2024