District of Columbia Marriage and Family Therapist CE Requirements and Courses

District of Columbia MFTs are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.

Yes! District of Columbia MFTs may earn 15 hours through CE4Less.

CE4Less is approved by the American Psychological Board (APA) and the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) and NAADAC for continuing education.

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

District of Columbia MFTs must complete 15 contact hours by attending live or face to face courses. Check our live options here.

District of Columbia MFT licenses must be renewed every 2 years by the licensee’s birth month.

Each renewal period DC MFTs are required to complete:

• 6 hours of Ethics (See our courses in Ethics & Telemental Health and Ethics Boundary Issues)
• 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)
  • Evidence and Action to Support and Affirm LGBTQI+ Youth

• 3 hours or at least ten percent (10%) of their required total continuing education in the 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.

For more information, please contact the DC Health Municipal Regulations for Marriage and Family Therapy at (202) 442-5955, see their website (available here) for additional information about your license or renewal requirements, or see DC’s rules and regulations relating to MFT’s licensure and continuing education.