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Aspira Continuing Education Offers The Courses Required for Already Licensed Mental Health Professionals Seeking the CA BBS Grandparenting Path to LPCC Licensure

For licensed Marriage and Family Therapists outside of California who typically seek MFT continuing education, there is a new path available in California

2011-02-14
CAMARILLO, CA, February 13, 2011 (Press-News.org) For those previously seeking MFT continuing education, there is a new path available in California. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences (CA BBS) has created a new licensing category, LPCC (licensed professional clinical counselor). This new license can be obtained not only from existing licensed professionals in California, but from those licensed in other states as well. For a short period of time, the CA BBS has made available a process to apply for their LPCC license, called the "grandparenting" path. This path will differ for those licensed outside of California from those licensed in the state of California. There will be additional coursework required for those licensed outside of California.

All of this additional coursework can now be attained through Aspira Continuing Education at http://www.aspirace.com. In addition to these extra courses, the applicant must have met the core content areas in their masters or doctorate program. All of the extra courses can be taken from an online provider approved by the CA BBS. The courses and their corresponding number of required hours are as follows:

* 15 contact hours of training in alcoholism and other chemical substance abuse dependency;

* 10 contact hours of training in human sexuality;

* 15 contact hours of training in spousal or partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention;

* 7 contact hours of training in child abuse assessment and reporting;

* 18 contact hours of training in California law and professional ethics;

* 10 contact hours of training in aging and long-term care; and,

* 15 contact hours of instruction in crisis or trauma counseling.

Aspira CE has work diligently to add additional courses to their listing over the last several months. Aspira Continuing Education now has all of the required courses listed above, in addition to their already extensive list. "Now, those seeking licensure with the CA BBS as an LPCC can meet all of their extra coursework in one place", said Nicole Hiltibran, MA, LMFT, CEO of Aspira Continuing Education. "This really simplifies the process during this window of opportunity of the grandparenting path provided by the CA BBS."

In addition to these specific courses for the LPCC license, Aspira Continuing Education offers several other courses that are beneficial to those needing to renew their current license, whether it is in social work, marriage and family therapy or counseling. Aspira CE is the only online provider needed for all of one's continuing education needs for mental health professionals and licensed social workers. This is true for those across the United States not just those licensed in California.

To register with Aspira visit http://www.aspirace.com. Click on the Pricing tab for Aspira's pricing structure. Click on the Courses tab to view Aspira's courses. And be sure to click on the Offers tab to learn about the latest discounts and promotions.

Aspira Continuing Education
http://www.aspirace.com


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[Press-News.org] Aspira Continuing Education Offers The Courses Required for Already Licensed Mental Health Professionals Seeking the CA BBS Grandparenting Path to LPCC Licensure
For licensed Marriage and Family Therapists outside of California who typically seek MFT continuing education, there is a new path available in California