Cal State LA's School-Based Family Counseling Program

The School-Based Family Counseling (SBFC) Program at Cal State Los Angeles is a graduate program within the Division of Special Education and Counseling in the Charter College of Education. Students have the opportunity to earn a Masters of Science degree in Counseling. The Master of Science Degree in Counseling is designed to train family systems-oriented counselors who are eligible to apply for licensure in California as Marriage, Family and Child Therapists (MFT) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCC), both of which also requires 3000 hours of supervised experience, at least 1500 of which must be completed after earning the Masters degree. It also includes the Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential in School Counseling and the Advanced Authorization in Child Welfare and Attendance (CWA) as part of the Masters degree