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Board of Behavioral Sciences highlights workforce gaps, telehealth rules and licensure-pathway changes
Summary
The California Board of Behavioral Sciences told legislators it is working to expand the mental‑health workforce by easing licensure barriers, strengthening telehealth training and considering adoption of a national exam to improve portability for therapists.
The California Board of Behavioral Sciences told the joint Assembly and Senate oversight committees that workforce development, telehealth regulation and supervision availability are top priorities as demand for mental‑health services grows statewide.
Chris Jones, president of the board, said the board regulates licensed marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, professional clinical counselors and educational psychologists and that the board’s licensed population has grown roughly 25 percent over the last four years. He said the board is focused on “refining licensing requirements, adjusting supervision regulations to allow greater flexibility, and working to remove other hurdles that delay entry into the…
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