California LPCC practicum hours requirements
The degree that leads to the California LPCC must include a supervised practicum with at least 280 hours of face-to-face counseling of individuals, families or groups. These hours are a degree requirement and never reduce the 3,000 post-degree hours.
The short answer
The degree that leads to the California LPCC must include a supervised practicum with at least 280 hours of face-to-face counseling of individuals, families or groups. These hours are a degree requirement and never reduce the 3,000 post-degree hours.
Supervision: Your program's supervision rules govern the practicum.
Degree requirement · Authority: Board of Behavioral Sciences
Requirements
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Face-to-face counseling | 280 hours Individuals, families or groups, in person or by video. Phone does not count toward the 280. |
Supervision
- Your program's supervision rules govern the practicum.
What Accrue checks
- Tracks the 280 face-to-face counseling hours, in person or by video.
- Counts your other practicum hours and supervision units without a target.
- Applies no weekly supervision check, because the program's supervision rules govern.
- Credits one logged practicum hour to every ledger it fits, so the same hour can count here, on the MFT trainee ledger and on your program ledger.
Common questions
- What supervision does California require for the LPCC practicum?
- Your program's supervision rules govern the practicum.
- Does meeting these figures make me eligible?
- No. The Board of Behavioral Sciences reviews your application and your supervisors' verifications and decides. Accrue keeps the record and shows how the cited rule applies to it.
Sources
Sources checked
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 4999.33(c)(3)(L)
Accrue is a record-keeping aid and is not affiliated with any licensing board, accreditor or school. Rules change; confirm the requirements that apply to you with the authority that sets them before you rely on a figure.