The California Clinical Exam includes 170 multiple-choice questions, of which 20 are not scored, and is delivered over 4 hours. It tests your knowledge of how to handle specific scenarios within the Marriage and Family Therapy field. The exam is administered by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS).
The National Exam consists of objective multiple-choice questions covering knowledge essential to the professional practice of marital and family therapy. Each form of the examination contains 180 items and all items are counted in computing the candidate’s score. Candidates are allowed four hours to complete the examination. The exam is administered by the Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB).
The Clinical Level Exam contains 170 four-option, multiple-choice questions designed to measure minimum competencies at four categories of practice. Only 150 of the 170 items are scored; the remaining 20 questions are pretest items included to measure their effectiveness as items on future examinations. These pretest items are scattered randomly throughout the examination. Candidates have four hours to complete the test, which is administered electronically by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) through PearsonVUE.
The California Law and Ethics Exam is a 90-minute, 75 question test that was created to ensure that unlicensed Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Clinical Counselors understand the specific laws and ethics that govern clinical practice. Passing the Law and Ethics Exam is required in order to obtain your license as an LCSW, LMFT or LPCC in the state of California.
The California Clinical Exam includes 170 multiple-choice questions, of which 20 are not scored, and is delivered over 4 hours. It tests your knowledge of how to handle specific scenarios within the Marriage and Family Therapy field. The exam is administered by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS).
The National Exam consists of objective multiple-choice questions covering knowledge essential to the professional practice of marital and family therapy. Each form of the examination contains 180 items and all items are counted in computing the candidate’s score. Candidates are allowed four hours to complete the examination. The exam is administered by the Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB).
The Clinical Level Exam contains 170 four-option, multiple-choice questions designed to measure minimum competencies at four categories of practice. Only 150 of the 170 items are scored; the remaining 20 questions are pretest items included to measure their effectiveness as items on future examinations. These pretest items are scattered randomly throughout the examination. Candidates have four hours to complete the test, which is administered electronically by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) through PearsonVUE.
The California Law and Ethics Exam is a 90-minute, 75 question test that was created to ensure that unlicensed Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Clinical Counselors understand the specific laws and ethics that govern clinical practice. Passing the Law and Ethics Exam is required in order to obtain your license as an LCSW, LMFT or LPCC in the state of California.
