| ALABAMA |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
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| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC
|
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Home study accepted?
No limit
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Submission deadline:
12/31 every 2 years
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Website:
http://www.mft.state.al.us/
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Notes:
3 hours ethics required, LMFT supervisors - 5 hours supervision. A minimum of 10 hours must be clinical MFT workshops.
|
| ALASKA |
| CE Required?
45 hours every 2 years
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| Sponsor Approval:
-
|
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Home study accepted?
22 hours allowed
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Submission deadline:
12/31 even years
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Website:
http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pmft.htm
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Notes:
2 hours ethics required
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| ARIZONA |
| CE Required?
30 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC, APA
|
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Home study accepted?
no limit
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Submission deadline:
every 2 years from date of issue
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Website:
http://www.bbhe.state.az.us/
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Notes:
3 hours behavioral health ethics or mental health law, 3 hours cultural competency and diversity
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| ARKANSAS |
| CE Required?
24 hours every 2 years
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| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC
|
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Home study accepted?
no limit
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Submission deadline:
6/30 every 2 years
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Website:
http://www.state.ar.us/abec/
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Notes:
2 hours ethics required
|
| CALIFORNIA |
| CE Required?
36 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
Ce4Less.com is approved by the CA BBS (PCE 3411)
|
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Home study accepted?
36 hours allowed (no limit for preliscensure courses)
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Submission deadline:
license expiration date
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Website:
http://www.bbs.ca.gov/
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Notes:
All 36 hours can be homestudy because the post-test is submitted electronically.
California (CA BBS) Mandatory Continuing
Education Courses
Spousal or
Partner Abuse
All licensees are required to complete a seven-hour one-time
course in spousal/partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention strategies
Spousal or Partner Abuse including community resources, cultural factors, and same
gender abuse dynamics. This is a one time requirement.
Two courses which meets the CA Spousal or Partner abuse requirements:
The Domestic Violence
Sourcebook or
Violence in the Home: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Law & Ethics
All licensees are required to complete at least six hours
of CE in the area of Law and Ethics as a condition of each renewal. The six hours
shall be considered part of the 36 hour CE requirement. Law and ethics must be taken
for each license renewal.
Course which meets the ceu requirements for the CA Law and Ethics:
California Law &
Ethics
Aging and Long Term Care
All licensees are required to complete a three-hour continuing
education course in aging and long- term care. The course could include, but is
not limited to, the biological, social, and psychological aspects of aging. This
is a one time requirement.
Course which meets the ceu requirements for CA Anging and Long Term Care:
Older Adults and
Mental Health
HIV/AIDS
All licensees are required to complete a course at least
seven hours in length and cover the characteristics and method of assessment and
treatment of people who live with HIV/AIDS. This is a one time requirement.
Course which meets the CA HIV/AIDS ceu requirements:
Couples Of Mixed
Hiv Status: Clinical Issues And Interventions
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| COLORADO |
| CE Required?
None
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| Sponsor Approval:
NA
|
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Home study accepted?
-
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Submission deadline:
-
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Website:
-
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Notes:
Colorado does not require continuing education
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| CONNECTICUT |
| CE Required?
15 hours per year
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC, APA
|
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Home study accepted?
no limit
|
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Submission deadline:
Birth month annually
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Website:
http://www.ct-clic.com/detail.asp?code=1729
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Notes:
-
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| DELAWARE |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC, APA
|
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Home study accepted?
20 hours allowed
|
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Submission deadline:
9/30 even years
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Website:
http://www.professionallicensing.state.de.us/default.shtml
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Notes:
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| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| CE Required?
30 hours
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC, APA
|
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Home study accepted?
15 hours allowed
|
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Submission deadline:
3/31 even years
|
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Website:
http://hpla.doh.dc.gov/hpla/site/default.asp
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Notes:
6 hours ethics required
|
| FLORIDA |
| CE Required?
30 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
Ce4Less.com is approved by the FLORIDA Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CE Provider #50-4918)
|
|
Home study accepted?
no limit
|
|
Submission deadline:
3/31 odd years
|
|
Website:
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/491/soc_ceu.html
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|
Notes:
3 hours Ethics & Boundary Issues, 2 hours prevention of medical errors. New licensees (licensed for the first time on 12/10/09 or after) must complete a 2 hour course in Domestic Violence within 6 months of licensure.then 2 hours domestic violence every 3rd renewal.
|
| GEORGIA |
| CE Required?
35 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC, APA
|
|
Home study accepted?
All 35 hours may be taken from Ce4Less.com. Our courses are considered Homestudy, not Independent study.
|
|
Submission deadline:
9/30 even years
|
|
Website:
http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/counselors/
|
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Notes:
5 hours of ethics required
|
| HAWAII |
| CE Required?
None
|
| Sponsor Approval:
N/A
|
|
Home study accepted?
-
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/programs/mental/
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Notes:
-
|
| IDAHO |
| CE Required?
20 hours per year
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC
|
|
Home study accepted?
no limit
|
|
Submission deadline:
birthday annually
|
|
Website:
http://ibol.idaho.gov/cou.htm
|
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Notes:
3 hours ethics required
|
| ILLINOIS |
| CE Required?
-
|
| Sponsor Approval:
-
|
|
Home study accepted?
-
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
-
|
|
Notes:
We are not an IL provider
|
| INDIANA |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years (20 each year)
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC, APA
|
|
Home study accepted?
no limit
|
|
Submission deadline:
4/1 even years
|
|
Website:
http://www.in.gov/pla/social.htm
|
|
Notes:
-
|
| IOWA |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC
|
|
Home study accepted?
20 hours allowed
|
|
Submission deadline:
9/30 even years
|
|
Website:
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure/board_home.asp?board=be
|
|
Notes:
3 hours ethics required
|
| KANSAS |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
N/A
|
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Home study accepted?
no limit
|
|
Submission deadline:
Every 2 years date of issue
|
|
Website:
http://www.ksbsrb.org/marriage-family.html
|
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Notes:
3 hours ethics, 6 hours diagnosis & treatment of mental disorders required
|
| KENTUCKY |
| CE Required?
15 hours each year
|
| Sponsor Approval:
-
|
|
Home study accepted?
If you choose courses which are relevant for MFT's it is likely to be accepted by the board, however it will require board approval. All hours shall be in or related to the field of marriage and family therapy.
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
http://finance.ky.gov/ourcabinet/caboff/OAS/op/marrfamth/
|
|
Notes:
3 hours ethics required.
|
| LOUISIANA |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
-
|
|
Home study accepted?
no limit
|
|
Submission deadline:
6/30 every other year
|
|
Website:
http://www.lpcboard.org/
|
|
Notes:
* wrote to ask if NBCC acceptable for
|
| MAINE |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
N/A
|
|
Home study accepted?
no limit
|
|
Submission deadline:
Every 2 years, date of issue
|
|
Website:
http://www.state.me.us/pfr/olr/categories/cat13.htm
|
|
Notes:
4 hours professional ethics required.
|
| MARYLAND |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC
|
|
Home study accepted?
10 hours allowed
|
|
Submission deadline:
12/31 every 2 years
|
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Website:
http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/bopc/
|
|
Notes:
-
|
| MASSACHUSETTS |
| CE Required?
30 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC
|
|
Home study accepted?
15 hours
|
|
Submission deadline:
12/31 odd years
|
|
Website:
http://www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/mh/index.htm
|
|
Notes:
-
|
| MICHIGAN |
| CE Required?
None
|
| Sponsor Approval:
N/A
|
|
Home study accepted?
-
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
http://michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-27417_27529_27538---,00.html
|
|
Notes:
-
|
| MINNESOTA |
| CE Required?
-
|
| Sponsor Approval:
Our courses are NOT approved by the board
|
|
Home study accepted?
-
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
http://www.bmft.state.mn.us/
|
|
Notes:
-
|
| MISSISSIPPI |
| CE Required?
35 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
APA
|
|
Home study accepted?
17 hours allowed
|
|
Submission deadline:
9/30 every 2 years
|
|
Website:
http://www.swmft.ms.gov/swmft/web.nsf
|
|
Notes:
4 hours ethics cannot come from homestudy
|
| MISSOURI |
| CE Required?
20 hours
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC
|
|
Home study accepted?
no limit
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
http://pr.mo.gov/marital.asp
|
|
Notes:
-
|
| MONTANA |
| CE Required?
-
|
| Sponsor Approval:
-
|
|
Home study accepted?
-
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
-
|
|
Notes:
are not licensed in Montana
|
| NEBRASKA |
| CE Required?
32 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC
|
|
Home study accepted?
20 hours allowed
|
|
Submission deadline:
9/1 even numbered years
|
|
Website:
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/mhcs/mental/mentalindex.htm
|
|
Notes:
2 hours ethics required.
|
| NEVADA |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
-
|
|
Home study accepted?
15 hours homestudy allowed (you must receive board approval)
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
-
|
|
Notes:
-
|
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC, APA
|
|
Home study accepted?
20 hours allowed
|
|
Submission deadline:
every 2 years from date of issue
|
|
Website:
http://www.state.nh.us/mhpb/
|
|
Notes:
6 hours ethics required
|
| NEW JERSEY |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC, APA
|
|
Home study accepted?
no limit
|
|
Submission deadline:
11/30 even years
|
|
Website:
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/familytherapy.htm
|
|
Notes:
5 hours ethical and legal standards required
|
| NEW MEXICO |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC
|
|
Home study accepted?
12 hours online (reading material online) and 12 hours homestudy (printed material or book) allowed (24 hours total)
|
|
Submission deadline:
9/30 odd years
|
|
Website:
http://www.rld.state.nm.us/Counseling/index.html
|
|
Notes:
6 hours ethics required, 3 hours supervision (supervisors)
|
| NEW YORK |
| CE Required?
None
|
| Sponsor Approval:
-
|
|
Home study accepted?
-
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
http://www.op.nysed.gov/mhpques-ans.htm
|
|
Notes:
-
|
| NORTH CAROLINA |
| CE Required?
12 hours each year
|
| Sponsor Approval:
not required
|
|
Home study accepted?
no limit
|
|
Submission deadline:
6/30 annually
|
|
Website:
http://www.nclmft.org/
|
|
Notes:
Course title and content need to clearly deal with marriage & family therapeutic issues
|
| NORTH DAKOTA |
| CE Required?
-
|
| Sponsor Approval:
-
|
|
Home study accepted?
-
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
-
|
|
Notes:
ND has recently (as of 8/05) created the MFT license category
|
| OHIO |
| CE Required?
30 hours
|
| Sponsor Approval:
Ce4Less.com is approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board to provide continuing professional education for Counselors and Social Workers. Approved Provider #RCS010703.
|
|
Home study accepted?
30 hours Distance Learning allowed
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
-
|
|
Notes:
3 hours ethics required.
|
| OKLAHOMA |
| CE Required?
20 hours per year
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC, APA
|
|
Home study accepted?
10 hours
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
http://www.ok.gov/health/Protective_Health/Professional_Counselor_Licensing_Division/
|
|
Notes:
3 hours mental health ethics required (cannot be from Homestudy) 3 hours supervision CEUs required for supervisiors.
|
| OREGON |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC
|
|
Home study accepted?
40 hours allowed
|
|
Submission deadline:
4/1 even years
|
|
Website:
http://www.oblpct.state.or.us/
|
|
Notes:
All 40 hours may be homestudy
|
| PENNSYLVANIA |
| CE Required?
30 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
ASWB, APA
|
|
Home study accepted?
20 hours allowed
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/view.asp?a=1104&q=433177
|
|
Notes:
3 hours ethics required
|
| RHODE ISLAND |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC, APA
|
|
Home study accepted?
20 hours allowed
|
|
Submission deadline:
7/1 even years
|
|
Website:
http://www.health.ri.gov/hsr/professions/mf_counsel.php
|
|
Notes:
-
|
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
We are not a SC provider
|
|
Home study accepted?
-
|
|
Submission deadline:
8/31 odd years
|
|
Website:
http://www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/Counselors/
|
|
Notes:
-
|
| SOUTH DAKOTA |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
APA NBCC ASWB
|
|
Home study accepted?
no limit
|
|
Submission deadline:
12/31 odd years
|
|
Website:
http://www.state.sd.us/dhs/boards/counselor/index.htm
|
|
Notes:
4 ethics credits required
|
| TENNESSEE |
| CE Required?
10 hours per year
|
| Sponsor Approval:
APA NBCC
|
|
Home study accepted?
no limit
|
|
Submission deadline:
12/31
|
|
Website:
http://health.state.tn.us/Boards/PC_MFT&CPT/index.htm
|
|
Notes:
3 hours ethics every 2 years
|
| TEXAS |
| CE Required?
30 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC, APA
|
|
Home study accepted?
12 hours
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/mft/mft_ceinfo.shtm
|
|
Notes:
6 hours ethics required, 3 hours supervision CEUs for supervisors.
|
| UTAH |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
-
|
|
Home study accepted?
no limit
|
|
Submission deadline:
9/30 even years
|
|
Website:
http://dopl.utah.gov/laws/R156-60b.pdf
|
|
Notes:
You can earn all 40 hours from Ce4Less.com
|
| VERMONT |
| CE Required?
20 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC
|
|
Home study accepted?
10 hours allowed
|
|
Submission deadline:
11/30 even years
|
|
Website:
http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/allied/
|
|
Notes:
4 hours ethics required.
|
| VIRGINIA |
| CE Required?
20 hours per year
|
| Sponsor Approval:
APA NBCC
|
|
Home study accepted?
no limit
|
|
Submission deadline:
6/30 each year
|
|
Website:
http://www.dhp.state.va.us/counseling/counseling_faq.htm
|
|
Notes:
2 hours ethics required, must emphasize the ethics, standards of practice or laws governing behavioral science professions in Virginia.
|
| WASHINGTON |
| CE Required?
36 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC
|
|
Home study accepted?
Distance learning programs are limited to 26 hours per reporting period.
|
|
Submission deadline:
renewal on birthday
|
|
Website:
http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/Professions/Marriage_Family_Therapist/default.htm
|
|
Notes:
6 hours professional ethics and the law
|
| WEST VIRGINIA |
| CE Required?
40 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
NBCC
|
|
Home study accepted?
20 hours allowed
|
|
Submission deadline:
July 1 odd years
|
|
Website:
http://www.wvbec.org/
|
|
Notes:
3 hours ethics required
|
| WISCONSIN |
| CE Required?
30 hours
|
| Sponsor Approval:
APA
|
|
Home study accepted?
no limit
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
http://drl.wi.gov/prof/marr/def.htm
|
|
Notes:
4 hours of professional counselor ethics and professional boundaries.
|
| WYOMING |
| CE Required?
45 hours every 2 years
|
| Sponsor Approval:
APA NBCC ASWB
|
|
Home study accepted?
no limit
|
|
Submission deadline:
-
|
|
Website:
http://plboards.state.wy.us/mentalhealth/forms.asp
|
|
Notes:
First renewal requires an Ethics Course
|