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History of South Dakota
Association
for Marriage and Family Therapy
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| 1991 | first
attempts to organize |
| 1992 | South Dakota became a charter
chapter of the Upper Midwest division of the American Association for
Marriage and Family Therapy |
| 1994 | first attempt to pass
legislation of licensure of MFTs was defeated |
| 1995 | collaborative efforts
with the Committee on Proposed Solutions began |
Legislature passes HB 1060 licensing MFTs |
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rules and regulations for licensing were set |
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| grandparenting applications were offered through December 1995 |
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| SDAMFT advisory board to the SD Board of Counselor Examiners
was established |
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| marriage and family therapy became a licensed profession in South Dakota |
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| 1996 | publication of first
SDAMFT newsletter |
| first independently sponsored SDAMFT
Conference |
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SDAMFT membership = 41 |
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AAMFT granted approval for FAST TRACK clinical membership to
SD LMFTs |
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| 1997 | second independently
sponsored SDAMFT Conference |
| first marriage and family therapy
licensing exam was offered in SD |
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| AAMFT membership = 71 |
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| third independently sponsored SDAMFT Conference |
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| 1998 | fourth annual
conference |
| 1999 | fifth annual conference |
| attempted to amend vendorship law to include LMFTs — HB 1157
passed in the House, was tabled in Senate committee, and died |
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| 2000 | sixth annual conference |
| 2001 | SDAMFT web site is
developed |
| seventh annual conference |
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| 2002 | COPS is renamed the SD
Mental Health Coalition |
| eighth annual conference |
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| 2003 | HB 1087 is passed
giving LMFTs permission to become endorsed as QMHPs |
| AAMFT membership = 68 | |
| 2007 | with involvement of AAMFT, Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield of
Iowa and South Dakota recognizes LMFTs as providers |
| LMFTs recognized as providers with DAKOTACARE |
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| Legislative session — SDAMFT supports Licensed Professional Counselors in obtaining a practice law |
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| AAMFT membership = 66 |
