California pre-licensing classes requirement

[neuronic]

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Hi. I completed my graduate training out of California, and am looking for recommendations for the best (aka cheapest) place to obtain the classes required for licensure. I will obtain 3 out of the 5 through my internship, but will need to fulfill both the Domestic Abuse and Aging course requirements. Any recommendations would be most appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[ela]

Great question...wondering if you had any luck on getting answers?

 

[JeyRo]

https://www.psychceu.com

Cheap, quick, and dirty. I think all of these requirements can be done online, IIRC..... although when I did them about nine years ago, I did them live.

 

[ela]

Thanks JeyRo.

So I have read, heard, been horrified by, etc all the threads on practicing in California. I am coming from an APA accred, funded PhD program in counseling psych, going on internship next year at an APA accred UCC. My spouses (well-established and stable) career is moving towards CA - so I am looking into options for post-doc and beyond, esp in the LA area. I am planning to join the CA Psych Association to get on list-servs, but I am curious about other resources people have found helpful for finding post-docs/jobs in CA?

Into the very jaws of the abyss!

 

[sardonic]

Bumping this to see if there are any fresher ideas. I have done 4/5 of the courses through the Zur Institute: CE CEUs for Psychologists, LMFTs, Social Workers, Counselors, LPCCs and Nurses | Zur Institute

At this point I am just looking for a course to satisfy the substance dependency requirement, which must be completed through an accredited institution. I have found this one: Understanding and Treating Addictive Disorders but I would rather not spend $400 on this (the other 4 courses combined cost me $189 with a discount code I found through Google).

Ideas?

 

[PsychPhDone]

I did everything except the substance abuse course through CE4less (with which my postdoc cohort negotiated a discounted rate). My postdoc thankfully offered the substance abuse course for free. I wasn't able to find much in the community for less than what you just listed. Any chance your postdoc site or another local one could offer it?

 

[sardonic]

Little chance of that, unfortunately. I'll probably just pay the $400. My next employer has agreed to reimburse the cost, so I shouldn't whine too much anyway 🙂

 

[ela]

I did the substance abuse class through JFK university. All of these classes were such a joke. Enjoy!

 

[sardonic]

Yeah, the ones I have done were total jokes.

Thanks for the JFK "recommendation" -- their course is cheaper than the other one I found ($315 vs. $400).