Early BBS History
Tall Tales
EXAMS AND LICENSURE
BBS PRE 2000
BBS SINCE 2000
100

What year was BBS established?

What is 1945?

100

Some applicants believed they are required to complete the application forms in this color ink.

What is green ink?

100

The BBS has never used this examination.

What is the national MFT exam?

100

The BBS was known by this name in 1945.

What is the Board of Social Work Examiners?

100

The BBS was the last state to license this mental health profession.

What is LPCC?

200

What was the first license type BBS regulated?

What are social workers?

200

A licensee may reference this phrase when explaining the reason for a late renewal payment.

What is a grace period?

200

Board examinations were once given in this location. 

What is a hotel room? 

200

In 1963, legislation added this license type to the BBS' regulatory authority.

What is Marriage and Family Therapists?

200

After XXXX, this license type is required to complete continuing education.

What is a LEP?

300

How many board members were first appointed to BBS?

What is 7 members?

300

Some registrants believe they must finish all of their hours in this time period.

What is 6 years?

300

After 1969, this license type was required to hold a license to practice.

What is a social worker?

300

In 1970, LEPs were added to BBS and inspired this name change.

What is the Board of Behavioral Sciences Examiners?

300

This number is often considered unlucky; but it also is the number of Board Members for BBS.

What is 13?

400

This Governor signed the legislation to create BBS.

Who is Governor Earl Warren?

400

This phrase is frequently provided in response to a violation.

What is I didn't know?

400

In 2004 the Board replaced this examination with the Clinical Vignette.

What is the Oral Examination?

400

 In 1997, the BBS was renamed from the Board of Behavioral Science Examiners to this name.

What is the Board of Behavioral Sciences? 

400

On July 1, 2014, the BBS stopped approving this license category.

What is Continuing Education Providers?

500

What city was the first location of the BBS office?

What is San Francisco, CA?

500

A BBS caller often tells this tall tale. 

What is I left messages, but no one ever calls back

500

BBS once required registration for this activity. 

What is Hypnosis?

500

These two letters of the alphabet once were home to the BBS office.

What is O and R?

500

In 2019, the BBS will be the first state to introduce this legislative change to reduce barriers to licensure.

What is License Portability?