SECTION .0500 ‑ DEFINITIONS

21 NCAC 31 .0501             APPROPRIATE COURSE OF STUDY

(a)  Training required for an applicant with a marriage and family therapy degree or related degree in G.S. 90-270.54(a)(1)(a) is a graduate degree that includes marriage and family therapy content, including coursework in:

(1)           Theoretical Foundation of Marriage and Family Therapy;

(2)           Assessment and Diagnosis;

(3)           Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy;

(4)           Human Development and Family Relations;

(5)           Professional Identity and Ethics;

(6)           Clinical Research; and

(7)           Supervised Clinical Practicum or Internship.

(b)  Applicants who were enrolled in a master's degree program on or before October 1, 2011 shall also be considered for licensure with coursework that includes specific marriage and family therapy content, including coursework in:

(1)           General Family Studies;

(2)           Marriage and Family Therapy Theory;

(3)           Psychopathology/Abnormal Behavior;

(4)           Theories of Personality; and

(5)           Supervised Clinical Practicum or Internship.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-270.47; 90-270.51(b); 90-270.54(a)(1)(a);

Eff. August 1, 1984;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2011; March 1, 1996; April 1, 1989;

Readopted Eff. July 1, 2019.