CE
Update - BBS Course Requirements
BBS
MANDATORY COURSES FOR
CALIFORNIA
MFTs & LCSWs
Links
to sources of reading material are located under each course description.
REQUIREMENT
MFT's and LCSW's must complete 36 hours of CE within the preceding two years of their license renewal date. Initial licensees much complete a minimum of 18 hours of CE within the issue date of their license and the license renewal date.
COURSEWORK
MFT's and LCSW's are required to take classes relevant to their scopes of practice. Training, education, and coursework by approved providers shall incorporate one or more of the following:
- aspects of counseling or social work that are fundamental to the discipline
- aspects of counseling or social work in which significant recent developments have occurred
- aspects of other disciplines that enhance the understanding or practice of counseling or social work
Additional licensee information is available in CE FAQ's for MFT's and LCSW's
MANDATORY COURSES
Effective January 1st 2007, the only mandatory course required for renewal is a six-hour Law & Ethics course.
For your convenience the following are links to Law & Ethics related books:
Amazon Books - Ethics & Psychotherapy
Amazon Books - Law & Psychotherapy
Amazon Books - Ethics & Social Work
Amazon Books - Law & Social Work
EXCEPTIONS FROM THE CE REQUIREMENT
Refer to the BBS Site for details: http://www.bbs.ca.gov/licstat3.htm
Equivalent
coursework, teaching or practice experience may be substituted
for the requirements listed above. However, coursework taken outside your renewal period and
all practice experience will not count as CE hours. If you have taken one of the courses listed above at any
time in the past or have practice experience you do not have to
take the course. The requirement
is not “waived” and you do not need to apply for or petition for
a waiver or exemption. If
you are audited, you may be asked to provide certificates, transcripts
or a certification from your employer of your experience in the
area of the requirement.
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