An applicant for licensure as a marriage & family therapist must hold one of the following:
A master's or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from a regionally accredited institution ;
A master's or doctoral degree in a field with coursework substantially equivalent to marriage and family therapy from a regionally accredited institution;
Clinical membership in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Continuing
Education Requirements
A total of 30 continuing
education credit hours are required. Licensees must take a minimum
of 15 credit hours in approved marriage and family therapy continuing
education programs and other educational activities, pursuant to s.
MPSW 19.02 (1) through (4) of the Wisconsin Statutes and Administrative
Code. Four of those 15 credit hours must be in marriage and family
therapy ethics and professional boundaries.
Continuing
education may be obtained through AAMFT, WAMFT, COAMFTE, or relevant
programs offered by an accredited college or university. [MPSW 19.02
(1) - (4)]
Effective October
1, 2006, the remainder of the 30 hours may be obtained through the
APA Committee for the Approval of Continuing Education, Category I
– AMA or AOA, or through programs recognized by the Social Work Section
under s. MPSW 8.03 or through programs recognized by the Professional
Counselor Section under s MPSW 14.04 of the Wisconsin Statutes
and Administrative Code.
Additional
credits may given for other activities including, but not limited
to, teaching academic courses, publishing professional books, and
presenting at national conferences, all of which may require substantial
preparation and/or research related to the knowledge and practice
of marriage and family therapy.
Please
note: For the biennium that begins July 1, 2007 and ends
February 28, 2009, only 25 continuing education credit hours are required.
Of these, 15 credit hours must be in marriage and family therapy continuing
education programs, pursuant to s. MPSW 19.02 (1) through (4) of the
Wisconsin Statutes and Administrative Code. Four of those 15 credit
hours must be in marriage and family therapy ethics and professional
boundaries. Thereafter, 30 credit hours are required.
