New Jersey § 45:8b-18
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§ 45:8b-18.
A person applying to the board to obtain a license as a practicing marriage and family therapist may be admitted to an examination if he meets the qualifications set forth in subsections
(a), (b) and (c) of section 14 of P.L.1968, c. 401 ( C.45:8B-14 ) and provides evidence satisfactory to the board that he has met educational and
experiential qualifications as follows: (a) Educational Requirement: To meet the educational requirements, an applicant shall have a minimum of a master's
degree in marriage and family therapy, a master's degree in social work, or a graduate
degree in a related field and shall demonstrate that he has completed course work content and training substantially equivalent to a master's degree in marriage and family therapy; and the degree shall have been
obtained from an accredited institution so recognized at the time of granting of the
degrees. Pursuant to regulations adopted by the board, an applicant with a graduate degree
in a related field which does not provide training and course work substantially equivalent
in content to a master's degree in marriage and family therapy, shall be deemed to
meet the educational requirements set forth in this section upon satisfactory completion
of either a post graduate degree recognized by the board, or a program of training
and course work at an institute or training program accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education. (b) Experience Requirements: To meet the experience requirements, an applicant shall have three years of full-time
counseling experience, or its equivalent, of a character approved by the board, two
years of which shall have been in marriage and family therapy; two of the three required
years shall have been under the supervision of a person holding a degree specified
in subsection (a) of this section and who has himself had no less than five full-time
years of professional experience or the equivalent. For those with a master's degree, two of the three required years shall occur after
the applicant has earned the master's degree, and for those with a post-master's or
doctoral degree, one of the three required years shall occur after the applicant has
earned the post-master's or doctoral degree.
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