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Kansas BSRB reports survey results pointing to workforce, supervision and rural access concerns
Summary
The Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board presented draft results of a survey of marriage and family therapy licensees showing demand for supervision, interest in multistate licensure, telehealth benefits and concerns, and training gaps in areas such as documentation, trauma and AI guidance.
The Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board’s Marriage and Family Therapy Advisory Committee reviewed draft results of a licensee survey that the board said was intended to inform policy and workforce planning.
The draft report, presented by BSRB Executive Director David Fye, summarizes responses from 296 marriage and family therapy licensees statewide. “We held it open for 31 days from January 24 through February 23,” Fye said, and reported an approximately 25% response rate overall. The survey covered demographics, practice settings, supervision, telehealth use, continuing education needs and opinions about multistate licensure.
Why it matters: The BSRB said the information will help the board and advisory committees identify training priorities, supervision shortages and possible statutory or regulatory changes to improve public protection and workforce stability.
Most licensees who answered said they work in private practice and in urban counties; for example, Sedgwick and Johnson counties were the most commonly listed practice locations. The draft report shows 75% of LMFT-level…
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