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Marital And Family Therapist
License Description An applicant for licensure must meet the following eligibility requirements: Successful completion of a graduate degree program specializing in marital and family therapy from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) or completion of a program meeting the requirements outlined in Section 20-195a-2 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies at a regionally accredited institution of higher education; Successful completion of a supervised practicum or internship with an emphasis in marital and family therapy and supervised by either the program granting the requisite degree, or by an accredited postgraduate clinical training program which is approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE), and recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, in which the student received a minimum of 500 direct clinical hours that included 100 hours of clinical supervision; Successful completion of 12 months of supervised postgraduate work experience. The postgraduate work experience must include a minimum of 1,000 hours of direct client contact offering marital and family therapy services and 100 hours of post-graduate clinical supervision provided by a licensed marital and family therapist. Of the 100 hours of supervision required, at least 50 hours shall be individual supervision and the remaining hours may be group supervision as defined in the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies ; Individuals completing the supervised post graduate work experience in Connecticut are exempt from the licensing requirement while completing the required experience. Not later than two years after completion of the experience, the exemption to the licensure requirement shall cease if the person did not successfully complete the AAMFT examination. Successful completion of the Examination in Marital and Family Therapy of the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards. If the applicant's graduate degree program was approved by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy ( AAMFT ) after 1979, no further educational documentation is required. If the applicant's graduate degree program was not AAMFT approved at the time of graduation or was approved by the AAMFT prior to 1979, the applicant must arrange to have a Verification of Course of Study form submitted along with a transcript.
Licensing Agency
Department of Public Health
Health Care Systems Branch
Practitioner Licensing & Investigations Section
410 Capitol Avenue, P.O.Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
(860) 509 7603
olpc.dph@po.state.ct.us
Active Status Active
Continuing Education Continuing education required to maintain license
Education Degree required
Exam Third-party exam required
License Type Stand-alone license
License Updated 03/09/2021
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