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Committee launches holistic review of LMFT and LPCC education requirements to reduce inequities
Summary
The committee opened a comprehensive review of in‑state and out‑of‑state education requirements for LMFT and LPCC programs, citing the Mental Health Services Act changes and recent shifts to remote learning that complicate transcript evaluation.
The Board of Behavioral Sciences’ Workforce Development Committee directed staff to begin a comprehensive review of in‑state and out‑of‑state educational requirements for licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs) and licensed professional clinical counselors (LPCCs).
Steve Sutterdun, Executive Officer, introduced the item as an extension of the licensure pathway discussion, noting that prior changes after the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) and subsequent statute had reshaped coursework requirements. “Since we're doing the pathway changes, we've thought we might as well do another big change here and try to implement this,” Sutterdun said.
Why it matters: Committee members and academic stakeholders said current rules…
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