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 …
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Call for Change group offers non-rebuttal rebuttal
MFT Call for Change group responds to my previous post, where I highlighted several of their erroneous statements about California. The group calling themselves “MFTs Call for Change” (CFC) has posted a lengthy rebuttal to my earlier post criticizing CFC misstatements about California, specifically in areas related to the LPCC license and its development …
In “Gap Exam” and supervision rulings, California licensing board says MFTs and LPCCs are different
In a unanimous vote, the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) today determined that a Gap Exam will be necessary for marriage and family therapists (MFTs) seeking licensure as professional clinical counselors (LPCCs). A separate ruling on supervision has similar themes. The “Gap Exam” for currently-licensed MFTs seeking to grandparent into LPCC licensure will …
Insights from 5 1/2 years of California MFT license exam data: A defense of underperforming programs
Some MFT programs’ graduates perform poorly on California’s MFT licensing exams. Don’t assume that means the program is of poor quality; there may be good reasons. We’ve seen that there are huge differences in performance on the California marriage and family therapy licensing exams based on what graduate program the test-takers attended. We’ve also seen …
Insights from 5 1/2 years of California MFT license exam data: Part II
In part one, we learned that there are huge differences between programs in how their graduates perform on California’s MFT licensing exams. Here, we’ll see how for-profit programs measure up. You may be surprised. For-profit universities have come under scrutiny in the past few years for aggressive recruiting practices and high costs. While the overwhelming …