Version 11 Standards look very different than previous COAMFTE Standards. How do I respond to them?
Programs should look at each outcome area for each standard/key element and describe what the program does to meet that outcome, what the expected outcome is, what the actual outcome is, and how the program uses that information to improve the education provided. In using the Professional Marriage and Family Therapy Principles, programs should highlight which specific sections of the Principles that the program uses and how the program goes about using that section to prepare competent therapists. 8-Q: In the Professional Marriage and Family Therapy Principles, state licensure regulations are cited. Does this mean that if all program graduates get licensed then I can use that fact to satisfy all of Version 11 Standards? A: No. The program must address each standard/key element individually. The program must explain how it is effective in achieving the program’s own stated outcome related to each standard/key element. Programs may use portions of a state licensure law to demonstrate com
