New Jersey A5116 modifies licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists.

New Jersey A5116 modifies the requirements for licensure in marriage and family therapy. It allows applicants with a master’s degree to apply up to 300 hours of client contact earned during their master’s degree towards the experience requirements. Applicants with a post-master’s or doctoral degree must complete one of the two years of full-time supervised marriage and family therapy experience after obtaining their degree. The bill also reduces the required supervised experience from three years to two years.

New Jersey A5116 modifies licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists.

New Jersey A5116 modifies the requirements for licensure in marriage and family therapy. It allows applicants with a master’s degree to apply up to 300 hours of client contact earned during their master’s degree towards the experience requirements. Applicants with a post-master’s or doctoral degree must complete one of the two years of full-time supervised marriage and family therapy experience after obtaining their degree. The bill also reduces the required supervised experience from three years to two years.