Georgia AMFT to LMFT hours requirements
Post-master's experience toward the Georgia LMFT for an AMFT license holder. Georgia's direct clinical experience includes supervision, case staffing and case consultation as well as client contact, so Accrue counts the 2,000 hours as all experience rather than as direct client contact.
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Post-master's experience toward the Georgia LMFT for an AMFT license holder. Georgia's direct clinical experience includes supervision, case staffing and case consultation as well as client contact, so Accrue counts the 2,000 hours as all experience rather than as direct client contact.
Supervision: 100 hours of supervision, concurrent with your documented experience, with a minimum of 5 hours of supervision for each 100 hours of direct clinical experience.
Time limit: Two years of full-time post-master's experience or its equivalent. If you work less than full time, the experience may be accrued over not less than two years and not more than five years.
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) · Authority: Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists
Requirements
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Direct clinical experience, as Georgia defines it | 2,000 hours Client contact as therapist or co-therapist, supervision, case staffing and case consultation |
| Experience period | 2 years of full-time experience or its equivalent Full time is at least 20 hours a week of direct clinical experience |
| Supervision | 100 hours Concurrent with your experience |
| Supervision rate | 5 hours per 100 hours of direct clinical experience |
| Individual supervision | At least 50 hours Of the 100; no more than 50 hours of group |
| Without an active AMFT license | 3 years, 2,500 hours and 200 supervision hours A separate route this ledger does not count |
Supervision
- 100 hours of supervision, concurrent with your documented experience, with a minimum of 5 hours of supervision for each 100 hours of direct clinical experience.
- A minimum of 50 of the 100 hours must be individual supervision, and a maximum of 50 may be group supervision.
- Individual supervision is a maximum of two supervisees with one supervisor. Group supervision is a maximum of six.
- Post-graduate experience or supervision obtained as an AMFT without board approval may not be applied toward the LMFT.
Time limits
- Two years of full-time post-master's experience or its equivalent. If you work less than full time, the experience may be accrued over not less than two years and not more than five years.
- An associate marriage and family therapist may practice under direction and supervision for no more than five years.
What Accrue checks
- Counts your logged experience, including supervision, toward 2,000 hours.
- Counts supervision toward 100 hours.
- Warns when your supervision falls below 5 hours per 100 hours counted, supervision hours included, checked across all your hours rather than week by week. A warning never removes credit.
What Accrue does not check
- The 3-year, 2,500-hour route for a master's applicant without an AMFT license is not counted.
- The 50-hour limit on group supervision is not checked.
- Experience measured in years is not checked.
Common questions
- What supervision does Georgia require for the LMFT?
- 100 hours of supervision, concurrent with your documented experience, with a minimum of 5 hours of supervision for each 100 hours of direct clinical experience. A minimum of 50 of the 100 hours must be individual supervision, and a maximum of 50 may be group supervision. Individual supervision is a maximum of two supervisees with one supervisor. Group supervision is a maximum of six.
- Is there a time limit for LMFT hours in Georgia?
- Two years of full-time post-master's experience or its equivalent. If you work less than full time, the experience may be accrued over not less than two years and not more than five years. An associate marriage and family therapist may practice under direction and supervision for no more than five years.
- Does meeting these figures make me eligible?
- No. The Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists reviews your application and your supervisors' verifications and decides. Accrue keeps the record and shows how the cited rule applies to it.
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