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For information about the required hours of experience needed for licensure, see Post-Masters Marriage and Family Therapy Experience Requirements.
All applications are submitted our online system DELPROS.
DELPROS allows you to save your incomplete application and return to it later to finish the process. You only have six (6) months to submit your application once you begin.
You may check the status of your application online throughout the entire application process by using the “View Application Status” feature in DELPROS on your e-License dashboard.
If you still need to pass the AMFTRB examination at the time that you submit your application and supporting documentation in DELPROS, the Board must review your application and documents. If you meet all other requirements, the Board will approve you for licensure contingent on passing the examination. The Board office will then provide you with instructions for registering for the examination. You have two years from the date of your application to pass the exam. If you fail to pass the exam within two years, you must re-apply for licensure in DELPROS and repeat the process.
After you take the exam, the Interstate Reporting Service, www.amftrb.org, will send your scores to the Board office. If you pass, you will receive your license. If you fail, the Board office will notify you of your score.
IF you have… | AND IF you have been licensed as a Marriage & Family Therapist… | THEN… |
not passed the AMFTRB exam | — | submit copies of or the links to other jurisdictions’ marriage and family therapy licensing law, rules and regulations. |
passed the AMFTRB exam | at least five years in any of the jurisdictions where you hold a current license | have an official score transfer sent directly to the Board office from the Interstate Reporting Service. To request a score transfer, see www.amftrb.org. |
less than five years in all of the jurisdictions where you hold a current license |
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When you provide other jurisdictions’ marriage and family therapy law and regulations as required by the table above, the Board will review and compare the licensure requirements to Delaware’s. If the Board determines that none of the other jurisdictions’ requirements are substantially similar to those of Delaware, you will be asked to provide documentation of your counseling education and experience. The Board will then consider you for licensure by examination. If you do not meet the requirements for licensure by examination either, you may apply for the Associate Counselor license.
Related Topics: Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals, Department of State, Division of Professional Regulation, DPR, Marriage and Family Licensure, State of Delaware