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Orientation to Counseling Professional Identity (Liberty
University)
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DISCUSSION BOARD FORUM 2 WORKSHEET
Requirements for the state of: Montana
Required
Courses and
Hours
Number of
Internship
(Residency)
Hours
Number of
Supervision
Hours
National or
State Exam?
Other
Exams?
Miscellaneou
s (Age,
Particular
Degree,
Criminal
HX)
Scope of Practice
(Authorized
Counseling
Methods and
Practices)
Applicants must
provide
documentation
of obtaining a
doctoral or
master’s degree
in:
marriage and
family therapy
from a
program
accredited by
the
Commission
on
Accreditation
for Marriage
and Family
Therapy
Education
(COAMFTE);
marriage and
family
counseling
from a
program
accredited by
the Council for
the
Accreditation
of Counseling
and Related
Educational
Programs
(CACREP);
At least nine
hours of
credit must
be earned in
actual direct
client
contact,
including at
least six
semester
hours of
practicums
and three or
more
semester
hours of
internship or
externship
to include a
minimum
total of 500
direct-client
contact
hours of
which at
least 50%
are with
couples or
families.
For the
purpose of
meeting the
3,000 clock-
hour
requirement
of 37-37-
201, MCA,
100 hours of
supervision
of which at
least 75 are
in individual
supervision
with, at
most, one
other
supervisee.
For the
purpose of
meeting the
3,000 clock-
hour
requirement,
and
applicant
shall
provide
verification
of the
following:
supervision
of up to 100
hours, using
a 5:1 ratio
of client
contact
hours to
supervision
hours of
which at
least 75%
are in
individual
An applicant
must achieve
a passing
score on the
National
Marriage and
Family
Therapy
Licensing
Examination
administered
by the
Association
of Marital
and Family
Therapy
Regulatory
Boards
(AMFTRB).
No age
requirements.
A doctoral or
master’s
degree in:
marriage and
family
therapy from
a program
accredited by
the
Commission
on
Accreditation
for Marriage
and Family
Therapy
Education
(COAMFTE)
;
marriage and
family
counseling
from a
program
accredited by
the Council
for the
Accreditation
of
Counseling
and Related
Educational
Programs
(CACREP);
Upon issuance of
a license in
accordance with
this chapter, a
licensee may:
advertise services
as a marriage and
family therapist;
use the title of
“licensed
marriage
therapist”,
“licensed marital
therapist”, or
“licensed
marriage and
family therapist”;
and practice
marriage and
family therapy.
“Marriage and
family therapist
licensure
candidate” means
a person who is
registered
pursuant to 37-
37-205 to engage
in marriage and
family therapy
and earn
supervised work
experience
necessary for
licensure.
“Marriage and
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or a closely
related field,
for example,
marriage and
family
counseling
with an
educational
program
consisting of a
minimum of 48
semester hours
(or 72 quarter
hours) that
includes at
least 36 hours
of courses
comprised of
human
development,
family
development/
family
dynamics,
marriage and
family
systems/system
theory,
marriage and
family therapy,
ethics in
marriage and
family therapy,
and research in
marriage and
family therapy;
and
in addition, at
least nine
hours of credit
must be earned
in actual direct
client contact,
including at
least six
an applicant
shall
provide
verification
of the
following:
up to 500
client
contact
hours
accumulated
during the
attainment
of the
graduate
degree;
at least
1,000 hours
of client
contact
accumulated
after the
attainment
of the
graduate
degree and
within the
last five
years, with a
minimum of
50% of
those hours
providing
services to
couples and
families;
and
the 3,000
hours shall
have been
completed
in their
entirety at
supervision
as described
above; and
group
supervision
must consist
of no more
than six
supervisees.
The 3,000
clock-hours
must
include at
least 1,000
hours of
client
contact
accumulated
after the
attainment
of the
graduate
degree and
within the
last five
years, with a
minimum of
50% of
those hours
providing
services to
couples and
families and
under the
supervision
of a
qualified
supervisor,
using a 5:1
ratio of
client
contact
hours to
supervision
hours with:
or a closely
related field.
All
applicants
must submit
the
fingerprint
and
background
check
required by
the board.
As a
prerequisite
to the
issuance of a
license, the
board shall
require the
applicant to
submit
fingerprints
for the
purpose of
fingerprint
checks by the
Montana
department
of justice and
the federal
bureau of
investigation
as provided
in 37-1-203.
If an
applicant has
a history of
criminal
convictions,
the applicant
has the
opportunity
to
family therapy”
means the
diagnosis and
treatment of
mental and
emotional
disorders within
the context of
interpersonal
relationships,
including
marriage and
family systems.
Marriage and
family therapy
involves the
professional
application of
psychotherapeutic
and family system
theories and
techniques,
counseling,
consultation,
treatment
planning, and
supervision in the
delivery of
services to
individuals,
couples, and
families.
The term includes
the performance
of psychological
testing,
evaluation, and
assessment if the
licensee is
qualified to
administer testing
and make
evaluations and
assessments
pursuant to 37-
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semester hours
of practicums
and three or
more semester
hours of
internship or
externship to
include a
minimum total
of 500 direct-
client contact
hours of which
at least 50% is
with couples or
families, and
100 hours of
supervision of
which at least
75 are in
individual
supervision
with, at most,
one other
supervisee.
the time of
submission
of the
application.
at least 200
hours of
supervision
of which at
least 75%
are in
individual
supervision,
and of
which a
minimum of
80 hours is
earned with
each
supervisor;
and
at least 50%
of
supervision
must
involve raw
clinical
data, i.e.,
live
observation
in the
therapy
room or
through a
one-way
mirror or
live-feed
camera,
videotape,
or
audiotape.
demonstrate
to the board
that the
applicant is
sufficiently
rehabilitated
to warrant
the public
trust, and if
the board
determines
that the
applicant is
not, the
license may
be denied.
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17-104.
“Practice of
marriage and
family therapy”
means the
provision of
professional
marriage and
family therapy
services to
individuals,
couples, and
families, singly or
in groups, for a
fee, monetary or
otherwise, either
directly or
through public or
private
organizations.
