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Committee backs phased changes to licensure pathway for LMFTs, LCSWs and LPCCs; extends some timing limits to seven years
Summary
The committee supported phase 1 changes intended to reduce barriers to licensure for marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers and professional clinical counselors, including allowing flexibility on the law-and-ethics exam timing, a seven-year age limit for exam scores and extending registration/experience validity to seven years.
The Policy and Advocacy Committee on July 31 reviewed and recommended staff pursue a multi-phase plan to restructure licensure pathways for licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFT), licensed clinical social workers (LCSW) and licensed professional clinical counselors (LPCC). The committee approved a motion directing staff to make discussed amendments and to prepare a legislative proposal for the board.
Phase 1 changes presented by staff would: allow associates to choose when to take the California Law and Ethics (L&E) exam instead of requiring annual attempts before renewal; set a seven-year age limit on L&E and clinical exam scores for eligibility and subsequent registration; extend the registration validity and the allowable age of…
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