SCUPS MFT in CA (Internship and Employment Limitations)

Hi, I am currently almost a half way through my MA in Psychology through SCUPS. I am planning to work only in CA, where SCUPS is a BBS approved school, therefore, I have a potential to get a licensed there. My question is that, does anyone know or have any experience with possible limitations I am to run into as a SCUPS graduate in terms of finding an internship and/or employment in CA, since SCUPS is not accredited but state licensed and BBS approved. Thanks!

 

For those who are interested, I posted the same question on the CAMFT digest board, and here is the answer of Mary Riemersma an Executive Director of CAMFT: “Public educational institutions in California will not hire you when you have not graduated from an accredited school and you will not be able to provide CHAMPUS services. Other than that, you should not have too many other limitations. However, if Federal legislation is passed providing Medicare reimbursement to MFTs, there is a possibility that it will be limited to MFTs who have graduated from accredited schools. Finally, as you are aware, you may have difficulty taking your degree outside of California.” So ultimately, nothing I can not deal with. Therefore, why would I pay twice as much to NCU once a semester (something hard for me to do as my earnings are not high), when I can pay half of that, monthly at SCUPS?..