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License Application Info for LMFT
Requirements for Education, Experience and Exam
Requirements for licensure
Application Method
Requirements for Education, Experience and Exam
LMFT
 
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
 
EDUCATION
  • A graduate degree in marriage and family therapy in a program approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE).
OR
  •  Hold a graduate degree determined by the Board to be comparable in content and quality.
OR
  • Hold a graduate degree determined by the Board to meet a majority of the degree standards for either marriage and family therapy or counseling with supplemental graduate training to meet the marriage and family curriculum standards.
EXPERIENCE

  • Have 2,000 post-degree hours of supervised direct client contact work experience in marriage and family therapy that meets the criteria for setting, level of supervision, and credentials of the supervisor.
EXAM

  • Pass (or have already passed) a Board-approved examination.

Requirements for licensure
Requirements for Licensure


Application Method
Intern Application
Those applying for Licensure in Oregon whose total supervised hours were not completed before July 1,2002.
Direct Application
The Direct Method of application is available to applicants whose total hours were:
  • Completed in Oregon before July 1,2002, or
  • completed in another state.

Reciprocity Application

 
The Reciprocity candidate must have:
EDUCATION
  • The other state must have required and reviewed:
    • A graduate degree in counseling,
OR 
  • A graduate degree in marriage & family therapy, or a a related degree with systemic coursework.
 
EXPERIENCE
  • 2 years experience, or no less than 1,000 direct service hours.
 
EXAM
  • Passage of a competency exam.
 
OTHER STATE LICENSE
  • The license itself must be:
    • Active and comparable to Oregon's  LPC license.
  • Clear of discipline for misconduct or incompetence.
 
  • The graduate program must have been:
    • A structured program of at least 30 semester or 45 quarter credit units, teaching counseling and therapeutic principles, techniques and training. Designed to graduate a professional counseling practitioner,from a regionally accredited school.
    • LPC candidates for reciprocity must have completed 9 core courses and clinical experience as outlined below.
 
 
LPC RECIPROCITY COURSEWORK REQUIREMENTS
Minimum of 18 semester units or 24 quarter units
Nine coursework areas listed below with CACREP descriptions (require a minimum of 2 semester or 3 quarter credits each)
 
  • Counseling Theory - Studies of basic theories, principles and techniques of counseling and their application professional counseling settings.
  • Human Growth & Life Span Development - Studies that provide an understanding of the nature and needs of individuals at all developmental levels, from birth to old age.
  • Social & Cultural Foundations - Studies that provide an understanding of the cultural context of relationships, issues and trends in a diverse society.  Includes such factors as culture, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation, mental and physical characteristics, family values, education, religious and spiritual values, socio-economics status, etc.
  • Helping Relationship - Studies that provide an understanding of counseling/consultant characteristics that influence the helping process (age, gender, ethnic factors, etc.); essential interviewing and counseling skills for developing a therapeutic relationship, set goals, maintain boundaries, evaluate client outcome and termination.
  • Group Dynamics - Studies of theoretical and experiential understandings of group purpose, development, dynamics, counseling theories and methods.
  • Lifestyle & Career Development - Studies of the career counseling process, techniques, resources & career development.
  • Appraisal of Individuals - Studies that provide an understanding of individual & group approaches to assessment and evaluation (standardized and non-standardized testing, performance assessment, individual and group test and inventory methods, etc).
  • Research & Evaluation - Studies that provide an understanding of research methods, statistical analysis, needs assessment and program evaluation.
  • Professional Orientation - Studies of the following aspects of professional functioning: history and philosophy of the counseling profession; professional roles and relationships with other human service providers, credentialing, advocacy processes, ethical and legal considerations in professional Counseling.
  • Clinical/Applied Experience Required - Clinical courses and hours reviewed by Board on reciprocity application case-by-case basis.  (Non-reciprocity full standard for current licensure is 600 all-inclusive hours).  Practicum/internship.  Direct client contact hours, supervision, staff meetings, community relations, record keeping, supervised in-house practica and off-campus site placement.
  • Supporting Coursework in Counseling Specialty Areas - Minimum of 12 semester units or 18 quarter units.
 
Page updated: February 24, 2008

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