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California Association of Marriage and Family
Therapists
Your key to success June 2015
Who are we?
Largest state representative of the interests of marriage and family therapists- YOUR professional trade association
28 regional chapters
Over 31,000 members statewide ◦ Licensed clinical members ◦ Prelicensed members
Students Interns
What do we do?
Advocate for LMFTs and MFT students and interns
in Sacramento and DC
Provide educational resources
Provide networking opportunities
Promote professional development of LMFTs
They administer all your licensing exams
They grant your license
They establish all of your educational
requirements
They establish all your clinical experience requirements (trainee/internee)
They establish all your continuing educations requirements (LMFT)
They act as a regulatory and disciplinary body, with the authority to process legal and ethical claims against MFT interns and LMFTs.
We help you stay in compliance
with your profession’s licensure,
legal, and ethical requirements as
laid out by the BBS
We recommend improvements to
BBS procedures and decision-
making strategies,
We petition state and federal
legislators to pass laws for YOU!
The Benefits of Membership
Representation and Advocacy
Professional resources
Professional development
Free legal consultation
Networking
Marketing
Representation and Advocacy
Medi-Cal
Medicare
Additional BBS exam graders
SB 1012 and supervision
Veteran’s Affairs
Professional Resources
FREE student liability insurance
Subscription to The Therapist magazine
EBSCOhost
Online articles
CAMFT website www.camft.org
Job board
Clinical and Prelicensee member newsletters
‘Trackyourhours’ discount
Certified Supervisor Program
Professional development
Continuing Education (CEs) ◦ Legal/Ethical seminars
◦ Annual Conference
◦ Fall & Winter Workshops
◦ Fall Symposium
◦ Webinars
◦ Self-study
Certified Supervisor Program
Scholarships and Grants
Networking
Live Events
◦ Annual Conference
◦ CAMFT Connects
CAMFT Community online
Volunteer with CAMFT
◦ Committee service
◦ Chapter Board service
Legal Consultation
FREE unlimited access to CAMFT call center attorneys Advice on all legal, ethical, business related matters pertaining to practice
◦ Advertising ◦ Confidentiality ◦ Consent issues ◦ Dangerous Patients ◦ Ethics (including Dual Relationships) ◦ Insurance ◦ Interns ◦ Managed Care ◦ Record Keeping ◦ Reporting ◦ Scope of practice and scope of competance ◦ Supervision
Get Connected with YOUR local Chapter!
Get Connected with YOUR local Chapter!
Regular support groups, including: ◦ licensing exam preparation, ◦ how to evaluate internships, ◦ how to deal with problems related to being a trainee or intern
Networking opportunities Free mentor program for support and guidance ‘3000 Club’ Training and professional development Leadership opportunities on board of directors Access to local practicum/internship job directories Much more!
Marketing
Job board
Counseling California
Recap….Why Join as a Prelicensee?
FREE Student liability insurance
Scholarships
Access to educational materials and EBSCO research database
Certified Supervisor Program ‘Trackyourhours’ discount
Internship opportunities on our job board Mentorship and local support via chapter membership and ‘3000 Clubs’
Leadership opportunities: Become a voice for MFT student, trainee, and intern
issues!
BBS Changes to Licensure Requirements - 2016
Effective January 1, 2016 – New Exam Structure for MFT Applicants
All Interns will be required to take 2 exams: 1. The California Law and Ethics Exam (replaces Standard Written Exam)
2. The California Clinical Exam (replaces the Clinical Vignette Exam)
If an applicant has taken and passed the Standard Written Exam before January 1, 2016, he or she must only take and pass the new Clinical Exam ◦ No need to take the California Law and Ethics Exam!
The Exam Restructure 2016
The California Law and Ethics Exam
An intern must take the law and ethics exam at least once during a renewal period ◦ Note that in 2016, the exam must be attempted, not passed,
in order to renew the intern registration! After January 1, 2017, the exam must be passed every renewal period in order for the registration to be renewed.
If an intern does not pass the exam, he/she may retake it, but must wait 90 days before doing so
The Exam Restructure -2016
The California Law and Ethics Exam (cont.) If an intern does not pass the exam in a renewal period, the
intern must take a 12-hour CE course in CA law and ethics ◦ If you do not attempt the exam in a renewal period, or fail to take the 12
hour course if required, your registration will NOT be renewed
Effective January 1, 2017, interns cannot be issued a
subsequent intern registration without first passing the Law and Ethics Exam
The Exam Restructure 2016
The California Law and Ethics Exam (cont.)
6 Month Grace Period: If an intern’s renewal is between January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016, the intern can wait until the next renewal period to take the Law and Ethics Exam
For those who do not have a registration (maybe working in an exempt setting that does not require registration, or not working at all) – must still take the law and ethics exam (unless have already passed the SWE) wait 90 days if fail, but do not have to take the 12 hour course.
Remember- if you pass the Standard Written Exam before January 1, 2016, you do NOT need to take the CA Law and Ethics Exam!
BBS Proposed Legislation on MFT Experience
SB620 (Block) Major overhaul of the experience requirements
What the overhaul will look like:
Minimum of 1,750 direct counseling hours (individual, group, couples, families, and children) with a minimum requirement of 500 hours in couples, families and children
Maximum of 1,250 non-clinical experience hours ◦ In any of the following categories: direct supervisor contact,
administering and evaluating psychological tests, writing clinical reports, writing progress/process notes, client-centered advocacy, and workshops, training and conferences
BBS Proposed Legislation on MFT Experience
No limitation on telehealth hours
Removal of incentive for double-counting hours performed providing conjoint treatment of couples or families towards the total hours required in category of diagnosing and treating couples, families, and children
Can no longer count personal psychotherapy hours
BBS Proposed Legislation on MFT Experience
Grace Period: if passed, these experience regulations
will go into effect January 1, 2016. HOWEVER, there
will be a 5 year grace period- meaning that if you apply
for your exam eligibility between January 1, 2016 and
December 31, 2020, you can choose to apply either the
old, or the new experience requirements!
◦ As of January 1, 2021, everyone must follow the new experience
structure
Do not confuse grace periods!
Exam restructure overhaul 6 month grace period: applies if your intern renewal date is between January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016… allows you to wait until the next renewal period to take the Law and Ethics Exam.
Experience requirement overhaul 5 year grace period: applies to everyone. Between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2020, you can chose to follow the old or the new experience requirements when applying for exam eligibility.
Questions? We can help!
CAMFT member legal, ethical, licensure
consultation hotline:
◦ 888-892-2638
◦ M-F 8:30am-12:30pm; 1:30pm-4:30pm
FAQ on exam restructure (BBS website)
◦ Stay tuned for a BBS webinar on the new exam restructure
regulations!
Join CAMFT Today and…