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August 31

Old versus New MFT Experience Requirements

Overview 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. The BBS also released new forms (Option 1 for … Continued

August 21

Is Your Supervisor Meeting All of Their Responsibilities? (MFT)

Whenever a supervisee (MFT registered intern or MFT trainee) begins working with a new supervisor, they must obtain a completed copy of the BBS’ Responsibility Statement for Supervisors. Supervisors are required to complete and sign this form under penalty of perjury, which may provide some reassurance for supervisees; however, even supervisors with the best of … Continued

July 6

California BBS MFT FAQs

I just created an account. How do I get started? What are the supervision requirements for Trainees and/or Associates? What are the differences between the Option 1 (new) and Option 2 (old) experience requirements? Do I need to log supervision in a week where I only log workshop or training hours? Do you have any … Continued

July 6

California BBS MFT Tips for Submitting your Hours

What do I need to submit to the BBS? Examination Eligibility Application You can download the application here Pages 2 – 4 of the application provide a checklist of documents that need to be submitted (summarized below) Check or money order for the fee Additional details are included in the Examination Eligibility Application Photograph July … 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

January 28

Analysis of Old and New BBS LMFT Experience Requirements

September 28

Changes to Requirements for Supervisors

The BBS Supervision Committee has recommended the following changes to requirements for supervisors (these recommended changes have not been formally submitted to the Board for approval yet): Increase the initial training of LMFT and LPCC supervisors to 15 hours for consistency with the current requirements for LCSW supervisors.

July 28

BBS Updates the FAQs for LMFT Trainees & Interns

The BBS has updated the FAQ document for LMFT Trainees and Interns. You can view the document here.

June 23

Changes to how supervision is reported on BBS MFT experience verification form

The new BBS MFT experience verification form (04/2015 and revised 06/2015) changes the way the supervision per week section is populated. The supervision per week column is now populated with units instead of hours.

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