N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 §§ 79-10.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 51, December 18, 2024

Section 79-10.1 - Professional study of marriage and family therapy

(a) As used in this section, acceptable accrediting agency shall mean an organization accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the purpose of accrediting marriage and family therapy programs, having accreditation standards that are substantially equivalent to the requirements for programs registered as leading to licensure in this field pursuant to section 52.33 of this Title, and applying its criteria for granting accreditation of programs in a fair, consistent, and nondiscriminatory manner.

(b) To meet the professional education requirement for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, the applicant shall present satisfactory evidence of completing:

(1) a master's or doctoral program in marriage and family therapy registered as leading to licensure in this field, pursuant to section 52.33 of this Title, or a master's or doctoral program in marriage and family therapy that is accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency, or a master's or doctoral program in marriage and family therapy that is substantially equivalent to such a registered or accredited program, as determined by the department; or

(2) a graduate degree program in an allied mental health field acceptable to the department, including but not limited to a graduate degree program in social work, psychology, and mental health counseling, and additional graduate level coursework, if needed, which together are determined by the department to provide the substantial equivalent professional educational preparation as that obtained from a master's or doctoral program in marriage and family therapy registered as leading to licensure in this field, pursuant to section 52.33 of this Title; or

(3) a program located outside the United States and its territories that is recognized by the appropriate civil authorities of the jurisdiction in which the program is located as a program that prepares an applicant for the professional practice of marriage and family therapy, has been verified in accordance with section 59.2(c) of this Title, and which is determined by the department to be substantially equivalent to a master's or doctoral program in marriage and family therapy registered by the department as leading to licensure in this field, pursuant to section 52.33 of this Title, or to a master's or doctoral program in marriage and family therapy accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 §§ 79-10.1