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Board workforce committee begins multi‑year review of LMFT education, considers accreditation recognition and remediation rules
Summary
The Workforce Development Committee began a multi‑year review Oct. 24 of LMFT education requirements, weighing whether to consolidate in‑state and out‑of‑state pathways, how to remediate coursework gaps, and whether to formally recognize program accreditation.
The Workforce Development Committee on Oct. 24 took an initial step toward a multi‑year overhaul of LMFT education requirements, including possible changes to how California evaluates degrees earned in and outside the state, how remediation should be handled, and whether program accreditation should be treated as sufficient evidence of meeting degree requirements.
Steve Sodergren, Executive Officer, presented a high‑level comparison of LMFT education policy in three other jurisdictions and summarized California’s current approach: California requires an integrated graduate degree with specified competencies and certain practicum elements; out‑of‑state degrees and remediation pathways have historically been treated differently. Sodergren proposed a single consolidated framework that would apply…
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