Chapter MPSW 17
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY TEMPORARY LICENSE, RECIPROCAL LICENSE,
AND TRAINING CERTIFICATE APPLICATIONS
MPSW 17.01 Temporary license.
MPSW 17.02 Reciprocal license.
MPSW 17.03 Application for a marriage and family therapist training license.
Ch. MPSW 17 Note
Note: Chapter SFC 17 was created as an emergency rule effective April 26, 1993.
Ch. MPSW 17 Note
Note: Chapter SFC 17 was renumbered ch. MPSW 17 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register October 2002 No. 562.
MPSW 17.01
MPSW 17.01
Temporary license. The marriage and family therapist section may issue a temporary license permitting a person who has completed the educational and supervised practice requirements for eligibility for a license as a marriage and family therapist upon payment of the fee for the temporary license and application for the next available examination to use the title "marriage and family therapist" and to practice marriage and family therapy. The temporary license is valid for a period not to exceed 9 months from the date of its issuance, and it may be renewed once upon receipt of a written request and any required renewal fee. If a temporary license is returned to the department prior to its expiration along with a written request that it be placed on hold, the temporary license may later be reissued to the holder for the remainder of the 9 month period.
MPSW 17.02
MPSW 17.02
Reciprocal license. The marriage and family therapist section shall grant a license as a marriage and family therapist under s.
457.10, Stats., to an applicant who pays the fee required by s.
440.05 (2), Stats., and provides evidence of all of the following to the section:
MPSW 17.02(1)
(1) The applicant has a current credential as a marriage and family therapist or the substantial equivalent in good standing in another state or territory of the United States.
MPSW 17.02(2)
(2) The requirements for the grant of the credential in the other state or territory of the United States are substantially equivalent to the requirements for the grant of a license under s.
457.10, Stats.
MPSW 17.02(3)
(3) The applicant has disclosed all discipline ever taken or currently pending against the applicant or any professional credential held by the applicant by any credentialing authority of any state or territory of the United States.
MPSW 17.02(4)
(4) If the applicant has been convicted of a crime, or of a traffic offense which did or could result in the suspension or revocation of his or her driver's license, or the applicant has such charges pending against him or her, the applicant has disclosed all information necessary for the section to determine whether the circumstances of the pending charge or conviction are substantially related to the duties of practice under a marriage and family therapist license.
MPSW 17.02(5)
(5) The applicant passes an examination approved by the marriage and family therapist section that tests knowledge of state law relating to marriage and family therapy.
MPSW 17.02 History
History: Cr.
Register, November, 1994, No. 467, eff. 12-1-94;
CR 02-105: am. (intro.) (2) and (4), cr. (5),
Register October 2002 No. 562, eff. 11-1-02.
MPSW 17.03
MPSW 17.03
Application for a marriage and family therapist training license. MPSW 17.03(1)
(1) The marriage and family therapist section shall grant a marriage and family therapist training license to any individual who does all of the following:
MPSW 17.03(1)(c)
(c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the marriage and family therapist section that he or she has done one of the following:
MPSW 17.03(1)(c)2.
2. Is enrolled or will be enrolled in an institute for marriage and family therapy that is approved by the commission on accreditation for marriage and family therapy education of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy or by the marriage and family therapist section.
MPSW 17.03(1)(c)3.
3. Holds a graduate degree in a mental health field approved by the marriage and family therapist section and is enrolled or will be enrolled in a master's or doctoral degree program in marriage and family therapy accredited by the commission on accreditation for marriage and family therapy education or approved by the marriage and family therapist section.
MPSW 17.03(1)(d)
(d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the marriage and family therapist section of one of the following:
MPSW 17.03(1)(d)1.
1. The applicant is in a position or has an offer for a position as a marriage and family therapist in a supervised marriage and family therapist practice.
MPSW 17.03(1)(d)2.
2. The applicant is in a position or has an offer for a position in which the applicant will, in the opinion of the marriage and family therapist section, receive training and supervision equivalent to the training and supervision received in a supervised marriage and family therapist practice.
MPSW 17.03(2)
(2) A marriage and family therapist training license is valid for 48 months and may be renewed at the discretion of the marriage and family therapist section.
MPSW 17.03 History
History: CR 02-105: cr.
Register October 2002 No. 562, eff. 11-1-02;
CR 07-047: am. (title), (1) (intro.) and (2), r. and recr. (1) (c), renum. (1) (d) to be (1) (d) (intro.) and am., cr. (1) (d) 1. and 2.
Register March 2008 No. 627, eff. 4-1-08.
