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Important Updates
Reminder to Renewing Interns and Associates:
Registrations expiring on or after July 1, 2016, cannot be renewed until the registrant has taken the law & ethics exam (APPLY).
LAW AND ETHICS PASSING SCORE REQUIRED FOR SUBSEQUENT REGISTRATION
In addition, on or after January 1, 2017, applicants for subsequent ASW, IMF, or PCCI registration must pass the California Law and Ethics Exam, before a subsequent registration may be issued.
Notice Update:
- Face to Face supervision waiver, expires 6/30/22
- License Reactivation from Retired, Inactive or Cancelled status, expires 4/1/22
- List of all DCA COVID waivers
- Law Changes 2022
- AB 462 Signed—important Information for LPCCs and LPCC Applicants
- BBS September 2020 Newsletter | Text Only Version
- Criminal Background FAQ – AB2138 – Updated 7/27/2020
- Electronic Transcripts now being accepted
- 2019 BBS Leadership Accountability Report
- Pearson Vue COVID-19 notice
- Important SB425 Fact Sheet
- BBS January 2020 Newsletter | Text Only Version
- EXAM TRANSITION STATUS
- CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS OPPORTUNITY
- BBS Exam Vendor Change – Updated 12.23.19
- SCAM ALERT FOR BBS LICENSEES
- New information for Licensed Educational Psychologists (LEPs) as Supervisors
- REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO PSYCHOTHERAPY CLIENTS
- New Requirement for Existing Licensees and Applicants for Licensure: Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention
- Applicants Licensed in Another United States Jurisdiction for at Least Two Years: Portability of License to California
- BBS Exam Vendor Change
Verify a License
To check the most recent information available regarding a license or registration, or to view public documents regarding any actions taken, please check the individual's license/registration status through the DCA License Search page.
A link to any available disciplinary documents will be listed below an individual's license status. If the documents are not available for a discipline related matter, please contact the Board's Enforcement Program.
File a Complaint
Complaints regarding one of the Board's licensees or registrants may be filed online through DCA BreEZe Online Services (see the Online Training Tutorial for a video demonstration).
Manage License/Registration
Renew Online!
Licensees and registrants may also use DCA BreEZe Online Services to request a replacement license/registration document, or change their public address of record.
The Manage License/Registration page contains additional helpful information for licensees and registrants, on the following:
- Renewals
- Status Changes
- Address Changes
- Name Changes
- Replacement Documents
- Certification of Licensure for Other States
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