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July 6

California BBS ASW Logging Individual and Group Psychotherapy Hours

Consistent with the BBS weekly log and Experience Verification form, the individual and group psychotherapy hours are a subset of the Clinical Psychosocial Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment category in TrackYourHours. You cannot enter psychotherapy hours until you have first entered Clinical Psychosocial Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment hours. When you enter hours in the individual and group … Continued

July 6

California BBS ASW Supervision Requirements

Supervision Requirements The BBS requires you to log at least 1 unit of supervision in order to claim hours in a week. A unit of supervision is: 1 hour of individual supervision or 2 hours of group supervision. In any week where you log more than 10 hours of counseling you must log an additional … Continued

July 6

California BBS Comparison of Option 1 and 2 Experience Requirements

January 1, 2016 the experience requirements for LMFTs changed. Applicants who submit their application on or before December 31, 2020 have the option of being evaluated under the old or new experience requirements. As of January 1, 2021 the new requirements will apply to all applicants. What changes were made to the experience requirements? The category … Continued

July 6

California BBS Workshop Hours and Supervision

Prior to September 29, 2012 the BBS required you to meet the minimum supervision requirement (1 unit) in order to claim professional enrichment activities (workshops). On September 29, 2012 the BBS eliminated the supervision requirement. From September 29, 2012 forward you can claim workshop hours in a week without logging any supervision. Workshop hours logged … Continued

July 6

California BBS MFT Supervision Requirements

Weekly Supervision Requirements As an MFT Trainee, you must meet the mandatory minimum of one unit of weekly supervision at each work setting where you are claiming experience. In addition, you are required to receive an additional unit of supervision for every five hours of direct counseling experience claimed at each setting (ratio of supervision hours across … Continued

May 17

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February 24

BBS Updates Feb 2016

Should Supervisors be Registered with the BBS? The BBS Supervision Committee is reviewing options to require supervisors to register with the board. We will update you as additional information is released. BBS Explores Option of Changing Intern Title The BBS is considering a proposal that would change the title of MFT and PCC “Intern” to … Continued

January 28

Analysis of Old and New BBS LMFT Experience Requirements

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