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MFT and MHC Registered Interns

How Registered Interns Can Thrive

Are you a registered MFT or MHC intern looking to fulfill your supervisory requirements?

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What to Expect​

Florida requirements, per the Florida Department of Health

It is a requirement for MFT and MHC Registered Interns to be supervised throughout the intern process, and for Registered Interns to work under the direct supervision of someone who is licensed.

Registered interns with the state of Florida need 100 supervision hours
The Board has the same supervisory requirements for counselors seeking a license in both Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. The requirements are listed below, directly from the Florida Board website (floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov):
  1. Two (2) years of post-master’s supervised experience under the supervision of licensed mental health counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist with five years of experience, or the equivalent (64B4-31.007 F.A.C., 64B-21.007 F.A.C.) who is qualified as determined by the Board.
  2. The supervision experience must have consisted of at least 1,500 hours providing psychotherapy face-to-face with clients for the profession for which licensure is sought, and shall be accrued in no less than 100 weeks.
  3. At least 100 hours of supervision per 1,500 hours of psychotherapy face-to-face with clients provided by the intern; At least one (1) hour of supervision every two (2) weeks; at least one (1) hour of supervision per fifteen (15) hours of psychotherapy, with a minimum of one (1) hour of supervision every two (2) weeks.
  4. If the applicant obtained group supervision, each hour of group supervision must alternate with an hour of individual supervision.
  5. Individual supervision is defined as one supervisor supervising no more than two (2) interns.
  6. Group supervision is defined as one supervisor supervising more than two (2) but a maximum of six (6) interns in the group.”

Updated Florida Telehealth Requirements, per the Florida Department of Health:

On June 11, 2020, during a general board meeting, the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling discussed the pending expiration of emergency rule 64B4ER20-24, Florida Administrative Code. The emergency rule was implemented in response to preparing for, responding to, and mitigating any effect of COVID-19 and authorized registered interns to provide telehealth services during the next 90 days, expiring on July 3, 2020.  Due to continuing concerns with COVID-19 and recommendations for social distancing, the Board voted to modify rule 64B4-2.002, Florida Administrative code.  The filed rule language includes the following provisions: