California associate supervision & licensure support
Your path to licensure, made clear.
Practical guidance, useful tools, and clinical supervision for California ASWs, AMFTs, and APCCs navigating the path to becoming licensed.
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When might you complete your hours?
Let's estimate it. Enter your average weekly experience below to see a projected completion date—and how supervision may change your timeline.
What license are you working toward?
Since then, what have you averaged each week?
Psychotherapy is a subsection of clinical hours and is not added again to the weekly total.
Weekly total22 / 40 hours
How many qualifying supervision units do you usually receive each week?
One unit generally means one hour of individual or triadic supervision, or two hours of group supervision.
Your estimated completion
Planning estimateNovember 5, 2029
At the averages entered, your projected timeline is currently determined by 3,000 total hours.
Important assumptions & disclaimer
This informal planning estimate is not a determination by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. It assumes the hours entered are qualifying, properly documented, earned consistently in one setting, and supported by required supervision. Actual dates may vary because of schedule changes, registration status, employment gaps, supervision, and other BBS requirements.
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