Marital and Family Therapist
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Not reported
Marital and family therapists apply counseling techniques in the assessment and resolution of emotional conditions. This includes the alteration and establishment of attitudes and patterns of interaction relative to marriage, family life, and interpersonal relationships. They collect and analyze information about clients to determine advisability of counseling or referral to other specialists or institutions; review notes and information collected to identify problems and concerns; and, evaluate the results of counseling methods to determine reliability and validity of the treatment used. Therapists interact with other professionals to discuss therapy or treatment, new resources or techniques and to share information.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- Experience
- Physical requirement
- Physical exam
Issuing body
- Department
- Iowa Department of Inspections & Appeals
- Board
- Board of Behavioral Science
- Address
- 6200 Park Avenue Des Moines, IA 50321 Suite 100 Des Moines, IA 50319
- Phone
- (515) 242-5938
- Agency website
- https://dial.iowa.gov/about/boards/behavioral-science
- Last updated
- June 4, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Marriage and Family Therapist 21-1013.00
Source and verification
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