Changes in the 2024 BBS Law & Ethics Exam Plans
The California BBS has updated the Exam Plans for its Law & Ethics Exams. While we wouldn't describe the changes as a major overhaul, the differences are real and consequential. Here's what's changing.
Two of the official BBS sample questions for California LPCC Law & Ethics are wrong
The "correct" responses for two of the official sample questions in the California LPCC Law & Ethics exam plan are not in line with guidance from the American Counseling Association's Code of Ethics.When official sample questions are incorrect, the BBS and OPES lose some level of examinee and stakeholder confidence in the entire examination process. I've written to the BBS to ask that they address these questions, and take steps to ensure that their sample items for all exams accurately reflect current standards of practice.
We finally know which MFT ethics code is "correct"
Which code of ethics -- CAMFT or AAMFT -- is the "right" one for purposes of your California MFT Law & Ethics Exam?
Which theories are on the California MFT Clinical Exam?
The clinical exam to get an MFT license in California, otherwise known as the California MFT Clinical Exam or CCE, covers a wide range of knowledge related to the field of marriage and family therapy. One of the most common questions MFTs have as they approach the exam is, Which theories are covered on the California MFT Clinical Exam? The BBS publishes an Exam Plan that includes a full list of the categories of knowledge the exam assesses. This list includes a handful of theories called out by name in the section on “Implementing Theory in Treatment Planning.” It is...
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