Marriage and family therapist certification changes approved

Lawmakers gave final approval April 4 to a bill that changes Nebraska’s supervision requirement for attaining certification as a marriage and family therapist.

LB1148, introduced by Grand Island Sen. Mike Gloor, amends the definition of a qualified supervisor and specifies that the current 3,000 hours of supervised experience include:
• 1,500 hours of direct client contact during the five years preceding application for certification;
• at least 100 hours of supervisor-supervisee contact hours with a qualified supervisor; and
• supervision provided at least one hour per week or two hours every two weeks.

The bill passed 45-0.