Pennsylvania Psychologist CE Requirements
Pennsylvania Requirements for Psychologist License Renewal
Pennsylvania psychologists are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every two years. CE4Less offers approved courses to help you meet state requirements for Psychologist license renewal, including courses on required topic areas. Learn more about Pennsylvania requirements and view relevant courses below.
Pennsylvania Psychologist CE Requirements
How many hours of CE credit does Pennsylvania require for psychologists?
Pennsylvania psychologists are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Can I take my CEs from CE4Less?
Yes! Pennsylvania psychologists can complete up to 15 hours of the total CE requirement during their 2-year licensing period through home study courses.
Pennsylvania accepts courses from any provider approved by the American Psychological Association (“APA”). CE4Less is approved by the APA to sponsor credit for psychologists, and Pennsylvania accepts our courses for CE credit.
Our Unlimited Plan is a great option for psychologists who want to satisfy their online-eligible continuing education requirements for one low price! Check out our options here.
What else do I need to know?
Pennsylvania psychologist licenses must be renewed by November 30th of each odd year.
Each renewal cycle, Pennsylvania psychologists must complete:
- 3 hours in Ethics
- 2 hours in Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting CE4Less does not offer a Pennsylvania approved course. Take the PA approved course for free from: https://www.reportabusepa.pitt.edu/
- 1 hour in Suicide Prevention
CE4Less offers a number of ethics courses that may be used to satisfy the ethics requirement, including our APA Ethics Code course, Ethics & Telemental Health, and Ethics & Boundary Issues. CE4Less also offers a comprehensive course on Suicide: Assessment, Treatment, and Management, as well as courses such as Treatment for Suicidal Ideation, Self Harm, and Suicide Attempts Among Youth that are more focused on specific populations. Pennsylvania accepts any course from an APA-approved provider (including CE4Less) with “suicide” in the title to satisfy the suicide prevention requirement.
Up to 10 hours of credit may be carried over to the next renewal period.
For more information, please contact the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology at (717) 783-7155, see their website (available here) for additional information about your license or renewal requirements, or see Pennsylvania’s rules and regulations relating to psychologist licensure and continuing education.
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Learn morePennsylvania Psychologist Required CE Topics
These courses cover topics that are required by Pennsylvania for license renewal. Please refer to the “What else do I need to know?” section above for more information.
Preventing Medical Errors: Best Practices for Mental Health Professionals – Psychologists E040LP
Confidentiality: The HIPAA Privacy Rule And 42 CFR Part 2 E9054E
Ethics And Boundary Issues E9097I
Using HIPAA in the Real World: A Review E222
Preventing and Responding to Suicide Clusters in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities E194
Suicide: Assessment, Treatment, and Management E9137D
Treatment for Suicidal Ideation, Self-Harm, and Suicide Attempts Among Youth E254
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Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma E247
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents E9252
Burnout and Wellness in Social Workers, Psychologists, and Counselors E9174C
Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Changing the Culture and Climate that Drives It E239
Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Family Counseling Approaches E269
Accreditation Approval Statements
APA
CE4Less.com is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE4Less.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
ASWB
CE4Less.com, provider #1115, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 8/8/24-8/8/27.
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NAADAC
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