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Do the national exams (NCE or NCMHCE or the MFT national examination for marriage and family therapists) determine if I can assess and treat serious problems when I become licensed?

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Do the national exams (NCE or NCMHCE or the MFT national examination for marriage and family therapists) determine if I can assess and treat serious problems when I become licensed?

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No. What determines if you can treat serious problems is based on your academic training and documented clinical experience. You must have a 3 graduate semester hour course in both psychopathology and diagnostics of psychopathology, as well as supervised clinical work experience.