District of Columbia Marriage and Family Therapist CE Requirements and Courses

30 hours

15 hours allowed

Required Courses

• 6 hours of Ethics (this must be done face to face, no online courses)
• 2 hours of LGBTQ
  • Intimate Partner Violence in Culturally Diverse Groups and Special Populations (4 hours)
  • Affirmative Counseling for Transgender and Gender Diverse Clients (8 hours)
• 3 of the total required continuing education shall be in Public Health Priorities and include the following:
  • Responsible opioid prescribing and effective pain management
  • Nutrition and obesity prevention
  • Identifying and reporting abuse (child and adult), neglect (child and adult), human trafficking, and domestic violence
  • Sexual health (including taking sexual history, discussing sexual experiences with patients, sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV/AIDS), HPV vaccines, connections to cancer, latent tuberculosis, safe sex, and birth control)
  • Ethics and appropriate patient interactions (i.e. boundaries, patient privacy, and communications including telehealth)
  • Smoking, vaping, and tobacco (including dangers, smoking cessation, and non-smoke tobacco products)
  • Preparing your patients for an emergency and handling vulnerable populations in an emergency
  • Identifying impairment (physical or mental) in patients and providers (including complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act)
  • Vaccinations (including legal requirements and appropriate exemptions)
  • Implicit bias, cultural competence and Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in health and health care.