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Board outlines plan to transition MFT clinical exam to AMFTRB; May 2026 set as key decision point
Summary
Board staff presented an implementation plan to adopt the AMFTRB national marriage-and-family-therapy clinical exam, describing regulatory, systems, outreach and transition steps and a tentative 01/01/2027 implementation target; stakeholders urged equity and content safeguards and the Board plans a detailed February update.
The California Board of Behavioral Sciences on Nov. 21 received a staff briefing on plans to adopt the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB) national clinical exam for marriage and family therapists and began mapping the regulatory and technical steps required for a transition.
Executive Officer Steve Sodergren said staff are looking at a January 1, 2027 target for implementation while describing four ‘‘work streams’’ the Board must complete: rulemaking, system development, outreach and education, and examination transition. ‘‘What I'm presenting here is kind of a draft version of what we're looking at for the possible implementation,…
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