The myth of the portable license

California’s new LPCC isn’t any more of a “national license” than the MFT license is: not at all. Why do rumors persist that it is?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Here in California, we’re currently in the middle of the … Read more

On ethics and CAMFT’s record of published statements about AAMFT

In their own words.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      All bold text is my emphasis added. === “Marriage and family therapists, when acting as teachers, supervisors, and researchers, stay abreast of changes in the field, maintain relevant standards of scholarship, and present accurate information.”– CAMFT Code of Ethics, principle 3.5 === On AAMFT and AAMFT-CA’s legislative interest … Read more

VA posts MFT job description

Images from the first Gulf War. www.va.gov It’s been a long time coming, but the Department of Veterans Affairs has posted its job description for marriage and family therapists. According to that document, the category applies to “VA Medical Centers, Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), Vet Centers, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) offices, and [the] VHA … Read more

California LPCC law passes; should MFTs dually license?

Late in the evening of October 11, Governor Schwarzenegger signed California Senate Bill 788, adding Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCCs) to the state’s masters-level mental health professions, alongside MFTs and LCSWs. Licensure by grandparenting will take place over a six-month period in 2011, with routine licensure starting January 1, 2012. Should MFTs dually license? For … Read more

50 states of MFT licensure: Reflections

The news that Montana enacted MFT licensure law put me in a reflecting mood last week. The profession of marriage and family therapy now is distinctly licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This is a major milestone in the development of MFT as a profession. At the same time, it is … Read more