California Counselor CE Requirements and Courses

Licensees must complete 36 hours of continuing education within the preceding two years of their license renewal date. Licensees renewing for the first time only need to complete a minimum of 18 hours of continuing education by the expiration date of the license.

You will be able to take all of your required ces from Ce4Less

LPCC in-state applicants

Full details for the requirements for California In-State LPCC applicants pre-licensure education can be found here. Applicants can take all of their required pre-licensure education through CE4Less. LPCC applicants must be a registered APCC.

• 6 hours in Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention (This course will meet your requirement if not already satisficed per the sub-bullets below)
  • If this content was included already within your supervised experience, and you can obtain a written certification from the program’s director of training, or from your primary supervisor stating that the training was included within your supervised experience, it may be accepted in lieu of a course.
  • If this content was included within your qualifying degree program, you will need to obtain a written certification from the registrar or training director of your school or program stating that this coursework was included within the curriculum required for graduation, or within the coursework that was completed by you.
• 3 hours in Provision of Mental Health Services via Telehealth
  • If this content was included within your qualifying degree program, you will need to obtain a written certification from the registrar or training director of your school or program stating that this coursework was included within the curriculum required for graduation, or within the coursework that was completed by you.

LPCC out-of-state applicants

LPCC out-of-state applicants full details for the requirements for California Out-of-State LPCC applicants pre-licensure education can be found:
Path A – https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/forms/lpc/lpc_app_oos_01012016.pdf
Path B – https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/forms/lpc/lpc_app_oos_path_b.pdf

Path A and Path B applicants can take the following courses through CE4Less.com for their prelicensure coursework requirements.

• 6 hours in Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention
• 7 hours in Child Abuse Assessment and Reporting in California
• 12 hours of CA Law and Ethics
• 15 hours of CA Cultures and Social/Psychological Implications
  • CA Cultures and Psychosocial Implications of Socioeconomic Position Part 1 (5 hours)
  • CA Cultures and Psychosocial Implications of Socioeconomic Position Part 2 (5 hours)
  • CA Cultures and Psychosocial Implications of Socioeconomic Position Part 3 (5 hours)

Other Path B coursework requirements cannot be met through CE4Less.com because APCC registration does not permit CE providers to meet these requirements.