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Committee directs staff to pursue statutory clarifications on video supervision and abuse‑reporting coursework; motion passes
Summary
The Policy & Advocacy Committee voted to direct staff to prepare and pursue legislative amendments clarifying supervisor assessment requirements for video conferencing supervision and updating child/elder/dependent adult abuse training sources and California‑specific content.
The California Board of Behavioral Sciences’ Policy & Advocacy Committee voted Oct. 24 to direct staff to draft legislative language clarifying two sets of technical statutory issues: (1) supervisor assessment requirements for the appropriateness of two‑way, real‑time video conferencing for supervision, and (2) updating child, elder and dependent adult abuse assessment and reporting coursework and the board’s authority to specify acceptable training sources.
Roseanne Helms, Legislative Manager, explained staff propose amending multiple Business and Professions Code sections to…
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