California CEUs for LMFT, LCSW, LPCC · BBS continuing education online
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California Law and Ethics: 3 CE Hours
3-hour self-study CE course for AMFTs, ASWs, and APCCs
Clear questions, no tricks. Scout points out the key concepts so you can pass and get back to your clients.
Level
Introductory
CE hours
3
Format
Self-study (reading)
CAMFT Provider #
10072759
About this course
Every AMFT, ASW, and APCC needs at least 3 hours of California law and ethics CE in each yearly renewal period, even after passing the Law and Ethics Exam. This course is written for AMFTs, ASWs, and APCCs. It covers your registration and renewal, supervision and employment rules, scope and disclosure to clients, confidentiality and records, mandated reporting, the duty to protect, telehealth basics, and how to list your registration in ads.
CE credit is awarded after you complete the reading, pass the post-test at 70% or higher, and complete the evaluation.
Learning objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the BBS priority of public protection and the expiration, renewal, and six-year limits on an associate registration, including the yearly law and ethics exam and three-hour CE requirement.
- Define supervision, apply the weekly direct supervisor contact rules, and identify the employment rules for associates, including the ban on independent contractor arrangements.
- Distinguish scope from competence, state what an associate must tell each client before services, and apply fee, boundary, and sexual misconduct rules.
- Distinguish confidentiality from privilege, respond correctly to a subpoena, describe a valid CMIA authorization, and explain how supervision affects disclosure and records.
- Apply California child, elder, and dependent adult abuse reporting rules, including the reasonable suspicion standard, timelines, and the personal nature of the duty.
- Apply the duty to protect under Civil Code 43.92, describe the WIC 8105 firearm report and 5150 holds, and identify permitted disclosures for suicide risk.
- Apply the BBS telehealth standards and the client location rule, and list what an associate's advertisement must include under 16 CCR 1811.
Who this course is for
Target audience: for AMFTs, ASWs, and APCCs.
Level: Introductory
Course schedule
Self-study. Self-paced reading with a 15-question post-test. No fixed calendar dates. Set aside about 3 hours of CE time.
Provider approval period for John Oliver Ycaro, CAMFT CEPA Provider #10072759: June 15, 2026 through June 1, 2027 (renew as required to keep offering CE).
Instructor
John Oliver Ycaro, LPCC (also the course developer and CE provider). Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California (LPCC #9132). M.A. in Counseling. About 10 years of clinical experience in community mental health, the VA, and private practice. Expertise relevant to this course: California BBS practice, law and ethics CE, and private practice clinical work.
Under CAMFT CEPA rules, the named instructor meets instructor qualifications by current related licensure and a related master’s degree (and related practice experience). A current CV is kept in the provider’s CE records.
How it works
- Enroll through the secure Payhip checkout. You get the course right away.
- Read the self-study text at your own pace.
- Take the online post-test (70% to pass; retakes free) and confirm you did the work yourself.
- Complete a short course evaluation (required for CE credit).
- Receive your certificate by email within 1 business day after you pass and complete the evaluation.
Completion records are kept for at least 4 years.
Price
$9
Pay securely on Payhip. CE credit is awarded after you complete the reading, pass the post-test at 70% or higher, and complete the evaluation.
CE information
Course meets the qualifications for 3 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
John Oliver Ycaro is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. John Oliver Ycaro maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
- CAMFT Provider #: 10072759
- Instructor: John Oliver Ycaro, LPCC
- Format: Self-study (reading), with an online post-test
- CE hours: 3
- Passing score: 70%
- Certificate: Emailed within 1 business day after you pass the post-test and complete the evaluation, as a PDF you can print or save
- Cost: $9
For AMFTs, ASWs, and APCCs: this course is from a CAMFT-approved provider, which the BBS accepts for the 3-hour yearly registrant law and ethics requirement. Keep your certificate for at least 2 years.
Licensed outside California? Check with your own board to confirm they accept this course.
Provider mailing address: 200 San Mateo Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030
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Refunds / cancellation
You can get a full refund within 3 days of purchase as long as you haven't started the post-test. After you start the post-test, or after 3 days, we’re not able to offer a refund.
Accommodations
If you need a disability accommodation (for example a screen-reader-friendly file, larger print, or extra time on the post-test), email oliverycaro@losgatosmentalhealthclinic.com. We respond within 5 business days. There is no charge for accommodations.
Grievances
If you have a concern about the course, email oliverycaro@losgatosmentalhealthclinic.com. You will get a written response within 14 days. If it is not resolved, you can contact CAMFT at cepa@camft.org.
Activities not for CE credit
CE credit is awarded after you complete the reading, pass the post-test at 70% or higher, and complete the evaluation.
About the instructor and provider
John Oliver Ycaro, LPCC, is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California in private practice. He earned his M.A. in Counseling and has about 10 years of experience in community mental health, the VA, and private practice.
Disclosure: John Oliver Ycaro is the instructor, course developer, and CE provider and earns income from course sales.