§ 25-23.6-8-2.5 — Educational requirements

Indiana § 25-23.6-8-2.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 23.6: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HUMAN
• Ch. 8: Marriage and Family Therapist Licensure

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5. (a) An applicant for a license as a
marriage and family therapist under section 1 of this chapter or an
applicant for a license as a marriage and family therapist associate
under section 1.5 of this chapter must complete the following
educational requirements:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), graduate course work
that must include graduate level course credits with material in at
least the following content areas:
(A) Theoretical foundations of marriage and family therapy.
(B) Major models of marriage and family therapy.
(C) Individual development.
(D) Family development and family relationships.
(E) Clinical problems.
(F) Collaboration with other disciplines.
(G) Sexuality.
(H) Gender and sexual orientation.
(I) Issues of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, and culture.
(J) Therapy techniques.
(K) Behavioral research that focuses on the interpretation and
application of research data as it applies to clinical practice.
The content areas may be combined into any one (1) graduate
level course.
(2) Graduate course work in the following areas:
(A) Legal, ethical, and professional standards issues in the
practice of marriage and family therapy or an equivalent course
approved by the board.
(B) Appraisal and assessment for individual or interpersonal
disorder or dysfunction.
(3) At least one (1) supervised clinical practicum, internship, or
field experience in a marriage and family counseling setting that
meets the following requirements:
(A) The applicant provided during at least twelve (12) months
of clinical practice, at least three hundred (300) face to face
client contact hours, of which at least one hundred (100) hours
must be relational, under the supervision of a licensed marriage
and family therapist who has at least five (5) years of
experience or a qualified supervisor approved by the board.
(B) The applicant received one hundred (100) hours of
supervision from a licensed marriage and family therapist who
has at least five (5) years experience as a qualified supervisor.
The requirements under clauses (A) and (B) may be met by a
supervised practice experience that took place away from an
institution of higher education but that is certified by an official
of the eligible postsecondary educational institution as being
equivalent to a graduate level practicum or internship program at
an institution accredited by an accrediting agency approved by the
United States Department of Education Commission on
Recognition of Postsecondary Education, the Association of
Universities and Colleges of Canada, or the Commission on
Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education.
(b) The following graduate work may not be used to satisfy the
content area requirements under subsection (a):
(1) Thesis or dissertation work.
(2) Practicums, internships, or fieldwork.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.147-1997, SEC.63. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.339; P.L.134-2008, SEC.42; P.L.160-2018, SEC.2; P.L.49-2019, SEC.5; P.L.149-2022, SEC.5; P.L.15-2023, SEC.1.