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The CA BBS is transitioning from the use of the term “Intern” to the use of the term “Associate”. Therefore, MFT Interns are now being referred to as AMFTs (Associate Marriage and Family Therapists). Hence, please note that any reference to Interns in regards to the BBS on this site corresponds to the new label of Associate.
The following Aspira courses are approved to be taken online by California MFT Interns/Associates. Therefore, these courses may be used to fulfill the “Additional Coursework Requirements” for those seeking licensure. So, just click on the link below to go to the corresponding CE Course Description page:
- Law and Professional Ethics Course (12 hours)
- Child Abuse Assessment and Reporting CEU Course (7 hours)
- Human Sexuality CEU Course (10 hours)
- Spousal/Partner Abuse Detection and Intervention CEU Course (15 hours)
- Aging and Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Assessment and Reporting CEU Course (10 hours)
- Substance Use Disorders (15 hours)
- California Cultures, and the Social and Psychological Implications of Socioeconomic Position (15 hours)
- Mental Health Recovery Oriented Care and Methods of Service Delivery (45 hours) (See list below for courses to meet this requirement. For a more extensive list of optional courses for this requirement, visit our FAQ page – 5th question in first section.)
45 hour Mental Health Recovery Oriented Care
AspiraCE offers several courses to meet this requirement. Hence, you will need to choose from the list below to fully satisfy this MFT Intern (Associate) requirement.
Definitely include the following three courses:
- Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (2 hours)
- Mental Health Recovery Oriented Care: Operationalizing Recovery Oriented Systems (2 hours)
- Mental Health Recovery Oriented Care: Shared Decision-Making in Mental Health Care (5 hours)
Then, select any combination of the following:
- Addiction Counseling Competencies (15 hours)
- Alcoholism and Chemical Substance Abuse Dependency (15 hours)
- Anger Management: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Manual – 3 hours
- Behavioral Health Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives – 10 hours
- Behavioral Health Services For People Who Are Homeless – 7 hours
- CBT – How to Implement Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – 7 hours
- Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders – 10 hours
- Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach – 1 hour
- Considerations for the Provision of E-Therapy – 5 hours
- Core Elements in Responding to Mental Health Crises – 1 hour
- Crisis and Trauma Counseling – 15 hours
- Drugs of Abuse (3 Hours)
- Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment – 7 hours
- Helping Foster and Adoptive Families Cope With Trauma – 1 hour
- Improving Cultural Competence-Quick Guide for Clinicians – 2 hours
- Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction (6 hours) (requires a separate purchase of the workbook)
- National Strategy for Suicide Prevention – 8 hours
- PTSD – Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Post-Traumatic Stress – 5 hours
- Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Child Abuse and Neglect Issues (10 hours)
- Suicide Assessment and Treatment: Empirical and Evidence Based Practices – 10 hours (requires the purchase of the book)
- Supporting Families Impacted by Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Trauma (3 hours)
- Telebehavioral Health – What Every Provider Needs to Know – 1 hour
- Telebehavioral Health and the Consumer – 1 hour
- Understanding the Impact of Trauma and Urban Poverty on Family Systems – 15 hours
- Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioral Health Services – 4 hours
NEW BBS LAWS AS OF 2023
Telehealth Training
On or after July 1, 2023, applicants for licensure and current licensees (before their first renewal after January 1, 2023) are required to complete three (3) hours of training or coursework in the provision of mental health services via telehealth. For more information visit the BBS FAQs.
Continuing Education in Law & Ethics for Registered Associates
Effective January 1, 2023, the BBS will require registered associates to complete a minimum of three (3) hours of CE on law and ethics during each registered associate’s renewal period (annually) regardless of whether they have passed the California Law & Ethics exam. For more information visit the BBS FAQs.
12-Hour L&E Course No Longer Required
Effective January 1, 2023, registered associates who have failed the California law and ethics examination no longer need to take a 12-hour course in California law and ethics in order to take the exam again in their next renewal period. For more information visit the BBS FAQs.
College or University Course Requirements
The following extra coursework is required as well. However, they must be taken at an approved college or university:
- Psychological Testing (2 semester units or 3 quarter units)
- Psychopharmacology (2 semester units or 3 quarter units)
Click here: BBS Website – Additional Coursework Requirements for verification.
The California Board of Behavioral Sciences (CA BBS) accepts all courses offered by AspiraCE.com. However, the BBS does not approve providers directly (they stopped approving providers and renewing approvals in 2015). Therefore, the BBS now defers out to other agencies and boards. Hence, AspiraCE is approved by the NBCC which the BBS accepts. Thus, the BBS will continue to accept all courses offered by AspiraCE.
For all other states other than CA please see your particular State Board for the requirements in pursuing licensure as an MFT.
Another resource to find one’s licensing requirements would be this website: MFT-License.com
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Continuing education (CEU) courses offered
Aspira Continuing Education’s courses encompass all areas of mental health practice. Whether you are completing CEUs for your certification or maintain your license, our online continuing education courses provide the fastest, low cost, convenient way to fulfill your CEU requirements. We offer courses in the following subjects:
- ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) Parts 1 & 2
- Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice
- Addressing the Specific Behavioral Health Needs of Men
- Advanced Social Work Practice Behaviors to Address Behavioral Health Disparities
- Aging and Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Assessment and Reporting CE Course
- Aging and Long Term Care (Abridged) CE Course
- Aging and Long Term Care CE Course
- AI Therapy Notes: Balancing Innovation and Ethics with AI for Clinical Private Practice
- Alcoholism and Chemical Substance Abuse Dependency CE Course
- Anger Management: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Manual
- Audits and Records Requests Webinar
- Behavioral Health Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives
- Behavioral Health Services For People Who Are Homeless
- Beyond Burnout Prevention
- Business Planning
- California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Law CE Course
- CBT – How to Implement Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Child Abuse Assessment and Reporting CE Course
- Childhood Traumatic Grief Curriculum CE Course
- Clarify Your Vision
- Client Attracting Strategies
- Client Centered Marketing Messages: How to Write an Ethical Marketing Message to Fill Your Practice
- Clinical Supervision 15 Hour CE Course
- Clinical Supervision and Professional Development CE Course
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Relapse Prevention
- Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders
- Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach
- Considerations for the Provision of E-Therapy CE Course
- Constructive Clinical Supervision in Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Core Elements in Responding to Mental Health Crises CE Course
- Counselor Ethics
- Crisis and Trauma Counseling Continuing Education Course
- Drugs of Abuse CE
- DSM-5 Changes Overview Course
- Employee Assistance Program – Prescription Drug Toolkit and Fact Sheets
- Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
- Ethical Conflicts in Psychology
- Ethical Practice of Consulting Psychology
- Ethics for Addiction Professionals
- Ethics of Self Disclosure
- Evidence-Based and Culturally Relevant Behavioral Health Interventions in Practice CE Course
- Finances (Money, Money, Money)
- Group Counseling for Chemical Dependence
- Helping Foster and Adoptive Families Cope With Trauma
- HIPAA Privacy Rule and Sharing Information Related to Mental Health
- HIV and AIDS CE Course
- How (and why) To Easily Integrate Outcomes Conversations
- How to Set Fees Ethically in Private Practice
- How to Set Fees: Ethics & Outcomes
- How to Write a 10-Minute Treatment Plan
- HPA Axis – Knowledge Put Into Practice
- Human Sexuality CE Course
- Human Trafficking in America’s Schools
- Identification and Management of Mental Health Symptoms and Conditions Associated with Long COVID
- Improving Cultural Competence Unabridged
- Improving Cultural Competence-Quick Guide for Clinicians
- Law and Ethics 3 Hour CE Course
- Law and Ethics CE Course
- Law and Professional Ethics 12 hour CE Course
- Marketing (Your Marketing Plan)
- Marriage and Family Therapy
- Mental Health Recovery Oriented Care: Operationalizing Recovery Oriented Systems
- Mental Health Recovery Oriented Care: Shared Decision Making in Mental Health Care
- Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction, 2nd Edition
- National Strategy for Suicide Prevention CE Course
- Niche and Message (Your Marketing Message)
- Organization (AKA: The Easy Way)
- Patient Engagement and Retention
- Patterns in Abusive Relationships
- Permission to Be Profitable: Therapists in Private Practice
- Professional Therapy Never Includes Sex CE Course
- Prolonged Grief
- PTSD – Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Post Traumatic Stress CE Course
- Real World Clinical Social Work
- Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
- Rock Your Processes
- Self-Care In Social Work
- Shame Resilience
- Show Me the Money! Understanding Rates, Raises, and Resigning
- Smart Marketing for Therapists: Strategies That Fit You, Your Clients and Your Private Practice
- Social Work Ethics Course
- Spousal/Partner Abuse Detection and Intervention (Abridged) CE Course
- Spousal/Partner Abuse Detection and Intervention CE Course
- State of Mental Health in America 2021
- Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Child Abuse and Neglect Issues CE Course
- Suicide Assessment and Treatment: Empirical and Evidence Based Practices
- Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention
- Supervision Essentials for the Integrative Developmental Model
- Supporting Families Impacted by Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Trauma Course
- Telebehavioral Health – What Every Provider Needs to Know
- Telebehavioral Health and the Consumer
- Telehealth – Mental Health Services, Law and Ethics, and other Important Considerations (3 Hours)
- The Gift of Recovery: 52 Mindful Ways to Live Joyfully Beyond Addiction
- The Solution Focused Approach: The Power of Description
- Therapist Burnout: Self-Assessment and Care
- Therapy Issues and Techniques for High Functioning Clients
- Treating Concurrent Substance Use Among Adults CE Course
- Treatment Considerations for Youth and Young Adults with Serious Emotional Disturbances and Mental Illnesses
- Treatment for Suicidal Ideation, Self-Harm, and Suicide Attempts Among Youth
- Understanding ADHD
- Understanding the Impact of Trauma and Urban Poverty on Family Systems CE Course
- Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioral Health Services
- Washington State Healthcare Professional Telehealth Training
- Websites (Your Website)
- What’s Missing From Your Charts: Writing Great Progress Notes