Ohio supervised hours requirements
What Ohio requires for IMFT, LPCC and LISW licensure: hours, supervision and time limits from the rule text, with the sections cited and the date checked.
The short answer
Licensing authority: Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board.
- MFT to IMFT: Two calendar years of supervised training toward the Ohio IMFT, while practicing marriage and family therapy. Ohio has no total-hours figure: the requirement is 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact and 200 hours of face-to-face supervision.
- LPC to LPCC: total supervised experience 3,000 hours; face-to-face client contact 1,500 hours.
- LSW to LISW: total supervised experience 3,000 hours.
Independent Marriage and Family Therapist (IMFT)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT)
Two calendar years of supervised training toward the Ohio IMFT, while practicing marriage and family therapy. Ohio has no total-hours figure: the requirement is 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact and 200 hours of face-to-face supervision.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Overall hours | No total-hours figure is stated Ohio counts client contact and supervision |
| Face-to-face client contact | 1,000 hours Documented, in marriage and family therapy |
| With couples or families present | 500 hours Part of the 1,000 |
| Supervision | 200 hours Face-to-face |
| Individual supervision | At least 100 hours No more than two supervisees |
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Two years of supervised clinical counseling experience after the LPC, toward the Ohio LPCC. Each year is 1,500 hours of work, at least half of it face-to-face client contact.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total supervised experience | 3,000 hours Two years of 1,500 hours after the LPC |
| Face-to-face client contact | 1,500 hours At least 50% of each 1,500-hour year |
| Yearly limit | Not more than 1,500 hours in any 12-month period |
| Supervision rate | An average of 1 hour per 20 hours of work Ohio states no supervision total |
Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
Two complete years of supervised social work experience toward the Ohio LISW, Ohio's clinical social work license. Ohio has no LCSW and states no minimum for direct client contact.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total supervised experience | 3,000 hours Work for a fee, salary or other consideration while licensed as a social worker |
| Yearly limit | Not more than 1,500 hours in any 12-month period |
| Supervision | At least 150 hours Individual and group count alike |
| Supervision rate | 1 hour per 20 hours of work |
Common questions
- What does Ohio require for therapist licensure hours?
- LPC to LPCC: total supervised experience 3,000 hours; face-to-face client contact 1,500 hours. LSW to LISW: total supervised experience 3,000 hours. Each license page lists the supervision rules and time limits.
- Who sets these requirements in Ohio?
- Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board. Each figure on these pages cites the rule section it comes from.
- Do these figures mean I am eligible for a license?
- No. Your licensing board reviews your application and your supervisors' verifications and decides. These pages summarize the published rules as Accrue models them, including what Accrue does not check.
Sources
Sources checked
- OAC 4757-25-04
- OAC 4757-29-01
- ORC 4757.30
- OAC 4757-13-03
- OAC 4757-17-01
- ORC 4757.22
- OAC 4757-19-02
- OAC 4757-23-01
- ORC 4757.27
Accrue is a record-keeping aid and is not affiliated with any licensing board, accreditor or school. Rules change; confirm the requirements that apply to you with the authority that sets them before you rely on a figure.