Kansas Counselor CE Requirements and Courses

Kansas counselors are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.

Yes! There are no restrictions on the number of hours Kansas social workers can complete through CE4Less – all 30 hours may be earned through CE4Less.

Our Unlimited Plan is a great option for social workers who want to satisfy all their continuing education requirements for one low price!  Check out our options here.

Kansas counselors must be renewed by every 2 years.

Kansas counselors must complete at least 3 hours in ethics education during each 2-year licensing period.  CE4Less offers a number of ethics courses that may be used to satisfy this requirement, including our Ethics & Boundary Issues and Ethics & Telemental Health courses.  A full listing of our available ethics courses is available here.

Counselors must also complete 6 hours in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. (NOTE: This requirement will change to 3 hours on 7/1/2025.) This can be satisfied with certain individual or a combination of the courses, including:

• Gambling Disorder: Ethics and Treatment (4 hour course)
• DSM-5-TR: A Comprehensive Overview (3 hour course)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders (3 hour course)
• Clinical Management of Depressive Symptoms in the Context of Substance Use (3 hour course)
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorders: Elements, History, Treatment, and Research (14 hour course)
• Suicide Assessment Treatment & Management (6 hour course)
• Cultural Clinical Psychology and PTSD (10 hour course)

For more information, please contact the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board at (785) 296-3240, see their website (available here) for additional information about your license or renewal requirements, or see Kansas’ rules and regulations relating to professional counselor licensure and continuing education.