Navigating the Road to Licensure

3 CE credits included. The presentation will be recorded and available to registrants for 21 days after the live presentation.

This presentation is intended to provide an overview of the licensing process for pre-licensees as they work toward licensure in marriage and family therapy. Topics to be discussed include: the marriage and family therapy licensing process; supervised experience requirements for applicants; supervisor qualifications and supervision requirements; licensing examinations; and common employment issues pre-licensees encounter with their supervisors.

Educational Goals

Participants will gain a greater understanding of the licensure process, the rules and requirements, and the challenges facing pre-licensees working toward licensure.

Measurable Learning Objectives

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Record the number of hours and the number of weeks of supervised experience required
• Apply how the 90-day rules impacts their ability to count hours
• Differentiate how to advertise themselves in the various stages of licensing
• Identify the “options” for counting hours currently available to pre-licensees

About the Presenter

Luke Matthew Martin, Esq., a member of the State Bar of California since 2011, joined CAMFT as a Staff Attorney in 2019. He holds a Master of Business Administration with honors and a Juris Doctorate Degree specializing in Child, Family, and Elder Law with honors. Before coming to CAMFT, Luke ran a private practice focusing on civil litigation and represented several businesses with annual revenues in the millions. He has been recognized by the State Bar of California with the Wiley E. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services for his legal assistance in helping victims of domestic violence. In addition to his work at CAMFT, Luke is an adjunct professor for several universities, serves as the adjunct representative on a university’s faculty senate, co-chairs a dissertation committee, and is a member-at-large for two non-profit boards. In his free time, he likes to sleep.

This is an introductory level course.
TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs

CE Credit will be awarded via email after the completion of the course in exchange for a course evaluation. No CEUs will be awarded to persons arriving late or leaving early. Partial CE credit will not be awarded. This program will benefit LMFT, LPCC, LEP and LCSW licensees and pre-licensees.

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