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SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1802
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AS
AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed
Legislature - 1993 Regular Session
State of Washington 53rd
Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 03/03/93.
Modifying marriage and family therapist certification.
AN ACT Relating to certification of marriage
and family therapists; and amending RCW 18.19.130.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1.
RCW 18.19.130 and 1991 c 3 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The department shall issue a certified
marriage and family therapist certificate to any applicant meeting the
following requirements:
(a)(((i))) A master's or doctoral degree
in marriage and family therapy ((or its equivalent from an approved school
that shows evidence of the following course work: (A) Marriage and family
systems, (B) marriage and family therapy, (C) individual development, (D)
assessment of psychopathology, (E) human sexuality, (F) research methods, (G)
professional ethics and laws, and (H) a minimum of one year in the practice of
marriage and family therapy under the supervision of a qualified marriage and
family therapist;
(ii) Two years of postgraduate practice of
marriage and family therapy under the supervision of a qualified marriage and
family therapist; and
(iii) Passing scores on both written and oral
examinations administered by the department for marriage and family therapists;
or
(b) In the alternative, an applicant completing
a master's or doctoral degree program in marriage and family therapy or its
equivalent from an approved graduate school before or within eighteen months of
July 26, 1987, may qualify for the examination)), or a behavioral science master's or doctoral
degree and the program equivalency as determined by rule by the department
based on nationally recognized standards;
(b)(i) After receiving a master's or
doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy, two years of postgraduate
practice of marriage and family therapy, under the supervision of a qualified
marriage and family therapy supervisor;
(ii) After receiving a master's or doctoral
degree in a behavioral science, two years of postgraduate practice in marriage
and family therapy under supervision of a qualified marriage and family
supervisor, which may be accumulated concurrently with completion of the
program equivalency as adopted by the department by rule; and
(c) A passing score on a written examination
that includes a section on Washington's statutes and rules, including
provisions of the uniform disciplinary act, approved by the department for
certified marriage and family therapists.
(2) ((Except as provided in RCW 18.19.160,
an applicant is exempt from the examination provisions of this section under
the following conditions if application for exemption is made within twelve
months after July 26, 1987:
(a) The applicant shall establish to the
satisfaction of the secretary that he or she has been engaged in the practice
of marriage and family therapy as defined in this chapter for two of the
previous four years; and
(b) The applicant has the following academic
qualifications: (i) A doctorate or master's degree in marriage and family therapy
or its equivalent from an approved graduate school; and (ii) two years of
postgraduate experience under the supervision of a marriage and family
therapist who qualifies for certification under this chapter or under the
supervision of any other professional deemed appropriate by the secretary.
(3)))
The practice of marriage and family therapy is that aspect of counseling that
involves ((the assessment and treatment of impaired marriage or family
relationships including, but not limited to, premarital and postdivorce
relationships and the enhancement of marital and family relationships via use
of educational, sociological, and psychotherapeutic theories and techniques))
the rendering of professional marriage and family therapy services to
individuals, couples, and families, singly or in groups, whether such services
are offered directly to the general public or through organizations, either
public or private, for a fee, monetary or otherwise. "Marriage and family
therapy" means the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional
disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of
marriage and family systems. Marriage and family therapy involves the
professional application of family systems theories and techniques in the
delivery of services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of
treating such disorders.
