Any person who files an application with the department after December 31, 1998, shall be issued a license by the department if the applicant provides satisfactory evidence to the department that the applicant is qualified for licensure pursuant to the requirements of this chapter and meets the following qualifications:

(1) Has completed a master’s degree or doctoral degree from an accredited educational institution in marriage and family therapy or in an allied field related to the practice of mental health counseling which includes or is supplemented by graduate level course work comprising a minimum of thirty-three semester, or forty-four quarter hours in the following course areas:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 451J-7

  • Accredited educational institution: means any educational institution which grants a master's or doctoral degree and is accredited by a regional accrediting body or a post graduate training institute accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Education. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 451J-1
  • Association: means the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 451J-1
  • Clinical supervision: means the supervision of no more than six persons at the same time who are acquiring and completing clinical experience in accordance with section 451J-7(2) and (3), by a licensed marriage and family therapist whose license has been in good standing in any state for two years preceding commencement and during the term of supervision, or any licensed mental health professional whose license has been in good standing in any state and who has been a clinical member in good standing of the association for the two years preceding commencement and during the term of supervision. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 451J-1
  • Department: means the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 451J-1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(A) Marriage and family studies–nine semester or twelve quarter hours;
(B) Marriage and family therapy studies–nine semester or twelve quarter hours;
(C) Human development–nine semester or twelve quarter hours;
(D) Ethical and professional studies–three semester or four quarter hours; and
(E) Research–three semester or four quarter hours;
(2) Has one year practicum with three hundred hours supervised client contact;
(3) Completes one thousand hours of direct marriage and family therapy, and two hundred hours clinical supervision in not less than twenty-four months; and
(4) Has passed the National Marriage and Family Therapy Exam in accordance with § 451J-8.

An individual who is a clinical member of the association shall be deemed to have met the educational and clinical experience requirements of this section.

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