{
  "version": 1,
  "checked": "2026-08-28",
  "jurisdiction": "California",
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    "two_units_trigger": "More than 10 hours of direct clinical counseling in a week in a setting",
    "maximum_supervision_hours_per_week": 6,
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      "https://www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/manage.html",
      "https://www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/supervisor.html"
    ]
  },
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      "associate": "AMFT",
      "degree": "Qualifying marriage and family therapy degree",
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    },
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      "handbook": "https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/publications/lcsw_handbook.pdf",
      "applicant_page": "https://www.bbs.ca.gov/applicants/lcsw.html"
    },
    "lpcc": {
      "license": "LPCC",
      "associate": "APCC",
      "degree": "Qualifying professional clinical counseling degree",
      "clinical_exam": "National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)",
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      "handbook": "https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/publications/pcci_ada.pdf",
      "applicant_page": "https://www.bbs.ca.gov/applicants/lpcc.html"
    }
  }
}