{"id":14521,"date":"2026-09-08T09:43:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T13:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/?page_id=14521"},"modified":"2026-09-08T09:43:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T13:43:55","slug":"licensure-and-portability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft\/licensure-and-portability\/","title":{"rendered":"Licensure and Portability"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>M.S. in HDF &#8211; Couple and Family Therapy<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/admissions-cftprogram-hero.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"MSCFT\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-mscft\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-7185\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7185\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft\/overview\/\">Program Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7188\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7188\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7191\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7191\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7224\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7224\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft\/internships\/\">Internships<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7194\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7194\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft\/people\/\">People<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7197\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7197\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft\/outcome-based-education\/\">Outcome Based Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7200\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/academics\/m-s-program\/cft\/training-model\/\">Training Model<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Licensure and Portability<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The URI Couple and Family Therapy (CFT) Program prepares students for professional practice as marriage and family therapists. MFT licensure requirements are determined by each state and may change over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rhode Island Licensure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The URI CFT curriculum is designed to meet the educational and clinical training requirements for MFT licensure in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After graduation, students must complete the additional requirements established by the <a href=\"https:\/\/health.ri.gov\/\">Rhode Island Department of Health<\/a> to obtain MFT licensure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Licensure in Other States<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Licensure requirements vary by state. States may have different requirements for education, clinical training, supervision, examinations, and post-graduate supervised experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">URI has not determined whether the CFT curriculum meets the educational requirements for MFT licensure in every state or jurisdiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students planning to practice outside of Rhode Island should review the requirements of the state where they plan to practice and contact that state&#8217;s licensing board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Portability<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no single national MFT license. Licenses are issued by individual states, and a license in one state does not automatically transfer to another state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The URI CFT Program can provide documentation of students&#8217; education and clinical training for licensure applications. The licensing board in each state determines whether a graduate meets its requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Licensure Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following resources provide information about MFT licensure requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rhode Island Department of Health \u2013 Marriage and Family Therapist Licensing<br>https:\/\/health.ri.gov\/<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Association of Marital &amp; Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/amftrb.org\/\">https:\/\/amftrb.org\/<\/a> ( You can find your state or jurisdiction here)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) \u2013 State and Provincial Resources <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aamft.org\/\">https:\/\/www.aamft.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Student Acknowledgment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before beginning the CFT Program, students are required to review information about licensure and degree portability and acknowledge their responsibility to understand the requirements of any state in which they plan to practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1bcpiWvOw9ItZtc9iEtsSY51MJwOtoh1Id10-x-iEMLg\/edit?usp=sharing\">Professional Licensure Disclosure and Complete the Acknowledgment Form<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Licensure and Portability The URI Couple and Family Therapy (CFT) Program prepares students for professional practice as marriage and family therapists. MFT licensure requirements are determined by each state and may change over time. 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