Comparable Training for Licensed Mental Health Professionals Medicare covers mental health services when provided by psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health clinical nurse specialists and clinical social workers. Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) and Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) are not covered, despite the fact that both groups have education, training and practice rights equivalent to or greater than existing covered providers. Both LPCs and MFTs are licensed for independent practice in all 50 states, and are covered by private sector health plans. Licensed Licensed Clinical Licensed Licensed Licensed Licensed Licensed Clinical Professional Professional Associate Marriage & Social Master Social Worker Counselor (LPC) Counselor (LCPC) Marriage & Family Therapist Worker Social (LCSW) Family Therapist (LMFT) (LSW) Worker (LMSW) Master’s or Master’s or Master’s or Master’s or doctoral degree doctoral degree doctoral degree doctoral degree in Master’s or which qualifies which qualifies Master’s or in mental health mental health Bachelor’s doctoral Education for licensure as a for licensure as a doctoral degree counseling or a counseling or a degree degree in marriage and marriage and in social work related field related field (min social work family therapist family therapist (min 60 credits) 60 credits) (min 60 credits) (min 60 credits) 1,000 hours 2,000 hours of 1,000 hours 3,000 hours of 3,000 hours of supervised post-graduate supervised supervised None for None for post-graduate experience in a supervised experience in a experience in licensure licensure Experience supervised graduate practice (3,000 graduate marriage and clinical practice program hours total) program family therapy Licensure Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Required National ~120,000 ~55,000 ~200,000 Idaho 1162 887 14 269 1,813 1,326 1,266 Medicare No No No No Yes Yes Yes *Title of licensure varies by state
Comparable Training for Licensed Mental Health Professionals Medicare covers mental health services when provided by psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health clinical nurse specialists and clinical social workers. Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) and Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) are not covered, despite the fact that both groups have education, training and practice rights equivalent to or greater than existing covered providers. Both LPCs and MFTs are licensed for independent practice in all 50 states, and are covered by private sector health plans. Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) Licensed Associate Marriage & Family Therapist Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) Licensed Social Worker (LSW) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Education Master’s or doctoral degree in mental health counseling or a related field (min 60 credits) Master’s or doctoral degree in mental health counseling or a related field (min 60 credits) Master’s or doctoral degree which qualifies for licensure as a marriage and family therapist (min 60 credits) Master’s or doctoral degree which qualifies for licensure as a marriage and family therapist (min 60 credits) Bachelor’s degree Master’s or doctoral degree in social work Master’s or doctoral degree in social work Experience 1,000 hours supervised experience in a graduate program 2,000 hours of post-graduate supervised practice (3,000 hours total) 1,000 hours supervised experience in a graduate program 3,000 hours of supervised experience in marriage and family therapy None for licensure None for licensure 3,000 hours of post-graduate supervised clinical practice Licensure Required Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes National ~120,000 ~55,000 ~200,000 Idaho 1162 887 14 269 1,813 1,326 1,266 Medicare No No No No Yes Yes Yes *Title of licensure varies by state
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