Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Board's (AMFTRB) Examination in Marital and Family Therapy (MFT) is provided to assist state boards of examiners in evaluating the knowledge of applicants for licensure or certification

MFT Exam Dates
2016
Testing
Month Application
Deadline Testing
Window
January 12/1/2016 1/16 – 1/23/2016
February 1/1/2016 2/13 – 2/20/2016
March 2/1/2016 3/12 – 3/19/2016
April 3/1/2016 4/16 – 4/23/2016
May 4/1/2016 5/14 – 5/21//2016
June 5/1/2016 6/11 – 6/18/2016
July 6/1/2016 7/16 – 7/23/2016
August 07/01/2016 8/13 – 8/20/2016
September 08/01/2016 9/17 – 9/24/2016
October 09/01/2016 10/15 – 10/22/2016
November 10/01/2016 11/12 – 11/19/2016
December 11/01/2016 12/10 – 12/17/2016

Exam material

Domain 01 The Practice of Systemic Therapy (23.0%)
Tasks related to incorporating systemic theory and perspectives
into practice activities, and establishing and maintaining ongoing
therapeutic relationships with the client1 system.

Domain 02 Assessing, Hypothesizing, and Diagnosing (16.0%)
Tasks related to assessing the various dimensions of the client system, forming and reformulating hypotheses, and diagnosing the client system in order to guide therapeutic activities.

Domain 03 Designing and Conducting Treatment (23.0%)
Tasks related to developing and implementing interventions with the client system.

Domain 04 Evaluating Ongoing Process and Terminating Treatment (13.0%)
Tasks related to continuously evaluating the therapeutic process and incorporating feedback into the course of treatment, as well as planning for termination.

Domain 05 Managing Crisis Situations (10%)
Tasks related to assessing and managing emergency situations, and intervening when clinically indicated and/or legally mandated.
Domain 06 Maintaining Ethical, Legal, and Professional Standards (15%)
Tasks related to ongoing adherence to legal and ethical codes and
treatment agreements, maintaining competency in the field, and
professionalism.

Address
AMFTRB Office

Lois Paff Bergen, PhD
AMFTRB Executive Director
1843 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80918