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Report: Clinical exams in mental health licensing are structural racism

January 12, 2023October 31, 2022 by Ben Caldwell

Empty track with hurdles in one lane. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio via Pexels, used under licenseThe California Board of Behavioral Sciences will discuss clinical exams this Friday. My colleague Tony Rousmaniere and I decided to dig into these exams, beyond just the horrifying report ASWB released this summer. (TLDR: Wildly disparate passing rates by race/ethnicity.) While I’m previously on record as not a fan of clinical exams, they’re widely accepted. We figured we would follow where the data leads us. And so here it is:

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What the BBS “one week notice” rule for supervisors signing hours means

January 12, 2023October 19, 2022 by Ben Caldwell

handwritten recipes // photo by Samantha Hurley, used under licenseUnder California law, supervisors of BBS associates must give at least one week notice if they are planning to stop signing a supervisee’s hours. Some supervisors and supervisees are not aware of this rule. Others misunderstand it. Here’s a rundown of what the one week notice rule means — and what it doesn’t.

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CSWE recommends all states pause use of social work licensing exams

January 12, 2023October 18, 2022 by Ben Caldwell

students studying for a test // photo by Matthew Henry, used under licenseFollowing the release of a horrifying report from the Association of Social Work Boards acknowledging significant racial disparities in license exam performance, the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) has written to social work boards across the country urging them to pause the use of ASWB social work licensing exams.

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California BBS adds Telehealth CE requirement for everyone, new Law and Ethics CE requirement for Associates

September 26, 2022 by Ben Caldwell

AB1758 signed, making video supervision legal in all CA work settings through 2025California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed Assembly Bill 1759, making a couple of key changes in continuing education (CE) requirements for California MFTs, clinical counselors, and clinical social workers. There’s a new one-time Telehealth CE requirement for everyone, and a new annual Law and Ethics CE requirement for Associates.

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California AB1758 signed, making video supervision legal across work settings through 2025

August 29, 2022 by Ben Caldwell

AB1758 signed, making video supervision legal in all CA work settings through 2025The bill was tagged as urgency legislation, meaning it took effect immediately upon the Governor’s signature. In addition to making video supervision legal across all work settings, it also newly requires supervisors (in all work settings, not just private practice) to assess a supervisee’s appropriateness for video supervision. I’ve created a form for that, modeled after the specific requirements in the bill. It’s available on my Resources page at the Ben Caldwell Labs site.

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    • Telehealth for California LMFTs, LPCCs, and LCSWs
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