How much supervision does Arizona require for LAC?

100 supervision (≥25 individual), the individual-supervision floor is set by A.A.C. R4-6-503, R4-6-212.

How long does the LAC period take?

At least 24 months. The Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners sets a floor, not a ceiling, accumulate faster and you still can't apply before the duration minimum.

Does HourPath format Arizona hours for the board?

Yes. Categories, ratios, and totals are encoded directly from A.A.C. R4-6-503, R4-6-212 (Amended 31 A.A.R. 3032, effective 11/2/2025). When a rule changes, the tracker changes with it.

A.A.C. Title 4, Chapter 6

Arizona clinical hour requirements.

What the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners actually asks for, encoded from the statute, not paraphrased from a summary page. All 3 tracks below: Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (LAMFT).

Board requirement

Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC)

A.A.C. R4-6-503, R4-6-212

Total

1,600

face-to-face hours

Direct client contact

1,600

minimum

Supervision

100

≥25 one-to-one

Duration

At least 24 months

Effective

Amended 31 A.A.R. 3032, effective 11/2/2025

What's specific to this track

•1,600 hours of direct client contact over ≥24 months
•100 supervision hours, at least 25 individual · ≥10 hours direct observation
•Supervision required in every month with direct client contact
•Caps: 400 psychoeducation, 400 crisis response, 15 supervision hours by telephone
•Indirect-hour tracking removed by the 2025 rule change

Source: Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners, A.A.C. R4-6. Board web pages occasionally lag rule amendments; where they disagree, the effective-dated rule text controls.

Every Arizona track, answered

Arizona supervision hour requirements by license.

Arizona LAC hours requirement

An Arizona Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) needs 1,600 face-to-face and 100 supervision (≥25 individual) before applying for the LPC license. The accrual period is at least 24 months, per A.A.C. R4-6-503, R4-6-212 (Amended 31 A.A.R. 3032, effective 11/2/2025).

Arizona LAC hour tracker

HourPath logs LAC hours in the exact categories the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners counts, so direct client contact, supervision and the one-to-one supervision floor are separated as you go instead of reconstructed at application time.

•1,600 hours of direct client contact over ≥24 months
•100 supervision hours, at least 25 individual · ≥10 hours direct observation
•Supervision required in every month with direct client contact
•Caps: 400 psychoeducation, 400 crisis response, 15 supervision hours by telephone
•Indirect-hour tracking removed by the 2025 rule change

Full Arizona LAC requirements

Arizona LMSW hours requirement

An Arizona Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) needs 1,600 face-to-face and 100 supervision (≥25 individual) before applying for the LCSW license. The accrual period is at least 24 months, per A.A.C. R4-6-403, R4-6-212 (Amended 31 A.A.R. 3032, effective 11/2/2025).

Arizona LMSW hour tracker

HourPath logs LMSW hours in the exact categories the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners counts, so direct client contact, supervision and the one-to-one supervision floor are separated as you go instead of reconstructed at application time.

•1,600 hours of direct psychotherapy client contact over ≥24 months
•100 supervision hours, at least 25 individual · ≥10 hours direct observation
•Supervision required in every month with direct client contact
•Caps: 400 psychoeducation, 400 crisis response, 15 supervision hours by telephone

Full Arizona LMSW requirements

Arizona LAMFT hours requirement

An Arizona Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (LAMFT) needs 1,600 face-to-face and 100 supervision (≥25 individual) before applying for the LMFT license. The accrual period is at least 24 months, per A.A.C. R4-6-603, R4-6-212 (Amended 31 A.A.R. 3032, effective 11/2/2025).

Arizona LAMFT hour tracker

HourPath logs LAMFT hours in the exact categories the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners counts, so direct client contact, supervision and the one-to-one supervision floor are separated as you go instead of reconstructed at application time.

•1,600 hours of direct psychotherapy client contact over ≥24 months
•100 supervision hours, at least 25 individual · ≥10 hours direct observation
•Couples and family contact tracked separately within the direct total
•Caps: 400 psychoeducation, 400 crisis response, 15 supervision hours by telephone

Full Arizona LAMFT requirements

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