Psychotherapy Notes

California looks to change MFT and PCC interns to associates

April 15, 2021January 28, 2016 by Ben Caldwell

At its November 2015 meeting, the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) voted to pursue legislation in 2016 that would change the titles of post-degree, pre-license professional clinical counselors (PCCs) and marriage and family therapists (MFTs) from “interns” to “associates.”

There are a lot of “ifs” here, but if they are able to find an author, and if the bill gets through the Legislature and if it is then signed by the Governor, it would not take effect until 2018. This would give individuals and employers ample time during 2017 to plan changes to their marketing materials.

After reading this, you’re 250% more likely to understand odds ratios

September 25, 2024January 14, 2016 by Ben Caldwell

Odds ratios give researchers eye-catching (and media-catching) results. They also rely on readers’ confusion about what they mean. They’re becoming fashionable in research and in media precisely because they are so eye-catching, but don’t be fooled by a weak finding dressed up to look like a strong one. Here’s a quick primer on how odds ratios work.

Let’s say I publish a book. Just for fun, let’s call the book America’s Cupcake Scourge.

California’s MFT Clinical Exam is still a test of reading speed

January 7, 2016 by Ben Caldwell

By Ryan McGilchrist [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons California debuts its new exams for MFT licensure this week, reorganizing its exam process into an MFT Law and Ethics Exam and an MFT Clinical Exam.

Is a sliding fee scale unethical?

December 21, 2015 by Ben Caldwell

Back in 2008, the American Counseling Association not only advised against using a sliding fee scale, it went so far as to call sliding fee scales “discriminatory.”