Texas Marriage and Family Therapist CE Requirements

Licensed marriage and family therapists are required to obtain a minimum of 30 clock hours of continuing education during each 2-year renewal period.

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The Texas Administrative Code Title 22 Part 35 Chapter 801 subchapter C Rule 801.261 details that Licensees must obtain at least fifty percent of their continuing education hours from certain providers.  This includes any provider approved by an “international, national, regional, state, or local association of medical, mental, or behavioral health professionals”.  CE4Less is approved by several organizations that meet this threshold (APA, ASWB, NBCC and others), which means you may satisfy all of your continuing education through CE4Less.com.

The Texas Administrative Code 801.261, effective March 7, 2023 details the following requirements for continuing education:

• Minimum Continuing Education Hours Required
  • An LMFT must complete 30 hours of continuing education during each renewal period that they hold a license. The 30 hours of continuing education must include 6 hours in ethics and 3 hours in cultural diversity or competency.
  • A licensee may carry forward to the next renewal period, a maximum of 10 hours accrued during the current renewal period if those hours are not needed for renewal.
• Special Continuing Education Requirements. The special continuing education requirements set out in this subsection may be counted toward the minimum continuing education hours required under subsection (a) of this section.
  • A licensee with supervisory status must complete 6 hours of continuing education in supervision.
  • A licensee with supervisory status must take and pass the jurisprudence examination. One hour of continuing education in ethics may be claimed for passing the jurisprudence examination.
  • A licensee who provides telehealth services must complete 2 hours of continuing education in technology-assisted services.
• Acceptable ethics hours include, but are not limited to continuing education on:
  • state or federal laws, including agency rules, relevant to the practice of marriage and family therapy;
  • practice guidelines established by local, regional, state, national, or international professional organizations;
  • training or education designed to demonstrate or affirm the ideals and responsibilities of the profession; and
  • training or education intended to assist licensees in determining appropriate decision-making and behavior, improve consistency in or enhance the professional delivery of services, and provide a minimum acceptable level of practice
• Acceptable cultural diversity or competency hours include, but are not limited to continuing education regarding age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, language, national origin, race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status.