2012 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 335 SOCIAL WORKERS AND PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS 335.330 Initial fee for licensure -- Requirements for certification.
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335.330 Initial fee for licensure -- Requirements for certification.
An applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall pay the board an initial
fee which shall be established by administrative regulation promulgated by the board. The
applicant shall show the board that the applicant has:
(1) Completed a master's or doctoral degree program in marriage and family therapy,
from a regionally-accredited educational institution, or a master's, post-master's, or
doctoral program approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and
Family Therapy Education or any of its successor organizations, or an equivalent
course of study as defined by the board by promulgation of administrative
regulations.
(a) The degree or equivalent course of study shall contain specific coursework on
psychopathology and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual; and
(b) In determining equivalency, the board shall use the criteria for marriage and
family therapy education and clinical training approved by the United States
Department of Education;
(2) Completed each of the following:
(a) At least two (2) years' experience in the practice of marriage and family
therapy, acceptable to the board and subsequent to being granted a master's
degree; and
(b) A minimum of two hundred (200) hours of clinical supervision acceptable to
the board and subsequent to being granted a master's degree; and
(3) Passed a written examination prescribed by the board by promulgation of
administrative regulations.
Effective: January 1, 1999
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 594, sec. 8, effective January 1, 1999. -- Created
1994 Ky. Acts ch. 352, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1994.
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