• Clinical Supervision & Licensed Supervision

    APPROVED SUPERVISORS
    Approved supervisors must have been licensed for two years in California, as a licensed professional clinical counselor, marriage and family therapist, clinical psychologist, clinical social worker, or physician and surgeon certified in psychiatry. They must have a current and valid license that is not under suspension or probation.

    Supervisors must have received 6 hours of professional training in supervision within 60 days of supervising the first intern and 6 hours of supervision training in each renewal period while providing supervision.

    Supervisors cannot have provided therapeutic services to the clinical counselor trainee or intern, have a personal relationship that undermines the effectiveness of the supervision, or be a family member by blood or marriage.

    Supervisors should be familiar with the BBS regulations re. supervision: Reg.1820 – 1822, pp. 142 – 146 and statute sections 4999.42 – 4999.47, pp. 105 – 109 in the BBS Statutes and Regulations
    http://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/publications/lawsregs.pdf

    The forms supervisors will need are under Forms & Pubs on the BBS website: http://www.bbs.ca.gov/applicants/lpcc.html