R156-60b-302b. Qualifications for Licensure - Experience Requirements

  (1) Pursuant to Subsections 58-60-305(1)(e) and (f), an applicant shall complete marriage and family therapy and mental health therapy training consisting of a minimum of 4,000 hours of supervised training which shall:

  (a) be completed in not less than two years;

  (b) be completed while the applicant is an employee of a public or private agency engaged in mental health therapy;

  (c) be completed under the supervision of a marriage and family therapist supervisor meeting the requirements under Section 58-60-307;

  (d) include at least 100 hours of direct supervision spread uniformly throughout the training period;

  (e) in accordance with Subsection 58-60-305(1)(f), include a minimum of 1,000 hours of mental health therapy of which at least 500 hours are in couple or family therapy with two or more clients participating and at least one physically present; and

  (f) hours completed in a group therapy session may count only if the supervisee functions as the primary therapist.

  (2) An applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, who is not seeking licensure by endorsement based upon licensure in another jurisdiction, who has completed all or part of the marriage and family therapy training requirements outside the state, may receive credit for that training completed outside of the state if it is demonstrated by the applicant that the training completed outside the state is equivalent to and in all respects meets the requirements for training under Subsections 58-60-305(1)(e) and (f), and Subsection R156-60b-302b(1). The applicant shall have the burden of demonstrating by evidence satisfactory to the Division and Board that the training completed outside the state is equivalent to and in all respects meets the requirements under this subsection.