ARM 24.219.704. LMFT SUPERVISED WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

(1) Up to 500 of the 3000 hours required in 37-39-311, MCA, may be obtained pre-degree under the academic requirements of the degree program. In order to qualify as experience under this rule, the hours must be approved by the graduate program. (2) Any work experience hours obtained post-degree must include: (a) 25 individual hours, using a 20:1 ratio of client contact hours to supervision hours of which at least 75 percent are in individual supervision; (b) group supervision consisting of no more than six candidates; and (c) at least 1000 post-degree hours of client contact with a minimum of 50 percent of those hours providing services to couples and families. There must be a 20:1 ratio of client contact hours to supervision hours with: (i) at least 40 hours of face-to-face supervision of which at least 38 hours are in individual supervision, and of which a minimum of 20 hours is earned with each supervisor; and (ii) at least 25 hours of supervision involving raw clinical data, i.e., live observation in the therapy room or through a one-way mirror or live-feed camera, videotape, or audiotape.