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October 19

So Can California Supervisees Work from Home or What?

During the pandemic, therapists have overwhelmingly been providing services via telehealth. In many cases, they’ve been doing so from their homes. While the transition hasn’t been easy, there is little evidence so far to suggest that it has created significant problems for client care or therapist supervision. Now, some of that working from home may … Continued

June 14

Is it time to start preparing for face-to-face supervision? (California BBS)

Update: October 29, 2021 – The BBS announced today that have extended the waiver for face-to-face supervision through December 31, 2021. Original Post The short answer is yes. During the COVID-19 pandemic the Board of Behavioral Sciences issued (and extended multiple times) a waiver for the face-to-face supervision requirement. This waiver has allowed Associates in … Continued

May 25

My supervisor is refusing to sign my hours. What do I do?

Ideally, as you go through your supervised experience for California licensure, you’ll have your supervisor sign your Weekly Summary of Hours of Experience each week. That way, if something happens to the supervisor, you have strong documentation of the hours of experience you had gained up to that point. But what happens when a supervisor … Continued

May 25

Should you include buffer hours when submitting hours for licensure?

One of the most often-asked questions prelicensed therapists ask happens just as they hit the proverbial finish line: 3,000 hours of supervised experience (or whatever specific number their state board requires). They’re getting ready to submit their hours of supervised experience to their licensure board for review, and they wonder: Should I go above and … Continued

January 13

New 2021 BBS Forms

The BBS has released new experience verification and weekly summary forms dated January 1, 2021. The experience verification forms have only one minor change on page 1. “*If licensed in California for less than two years on the first date of experience claimed, provide out-of-state license information.” was changed to “*If licensed in California for … Continued

August 31

COVID waiver extensions

Four of the COVID-19 waivers have been extended by the BBS: renewal requirements – extended to Oct 31, 2020 L&E Exam requirement for subsequent registrations – extended to Oct 31, 2020 face-to-face supervision – extended to Nov 2, 2020 practicum enrollment – (date has not been updated by the BBS but they have stated that … Continued

January 1

90 day rule change

A new law affects individuals graduating on or after January 1, 2020. These applicants may only count post-degree hours of experience gained under the “90-day rule” if the workplace required the applicant to complete Live Scan fingerprinting prior to gaining those hours. Make sure you retain a copy of your completed employer-required Live Scan Fingerprint … Continued

August 29

Change to how the Initial License Expiration Date is Calculated

The BBS has changed the way they calculate the license expiration date for licensees who receive their license on or after May 23, 2018. Going forward the method used to calculate the initial expiration date for new licensees is simply two years in the future on the last day of the month the license was … Continued

August 29

BBS One Step Closer to Supervision Changes

The BBS is close to allowing triadic supervision (supervision of two supervisees would count as individual supervision, not group). Assembly Bill 93 is on the Governor’s desk. If signed, it would take effect Jan. 1, 2019.

July 6

California BBS FAQs

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