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Below you will find summaries of the continuing education requirements for mental health and addiction counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, nurses and psychologists in your state and links to the appropriate regulations.
Professions
Addiction Professionals
- Precertification can be taken from an IC&RC or NAADAC approved education provider.
- AllCEUs is an approved education provider for NAADAC and several IC&RC member boards
PreLICENSURE (LCDC) education must be through a university
Continuing Education
Addiction Counselor, Recovery and Prevention Specialists
TCB will also accept education hours
from an accredited college or university, or IC&RC member board approved providers
Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors
Accepts training from NAADAC approved providers
Marriage and Family Therapists
Licensees must obtain at least fifty percent of their continuing education hours from one or more of the following providers:
(1) an international, national, regional, state, or local association of medical, mental, or behavioral health professionals;
(3) city, county, state, or federal governmental entities
(8) any provider approved or endorsed by a provider listed herein
AllCEUs is an approved education provider for NAADAC and several IC&RC member boards as well as the board of mental health, marriage and family therapy and clinical social work Florida
Required Hours:
30 each biennium. Ethics, cultural diversity, telehealth, supervision
Limits to Online:
None noted.
“Time spent individually viewing or listening to audio, video, digital, or print media as part of an organized continuing education activity, program, or offering from a third-party is not subject to this self-study limitation”
Mental Health Counselors
Accepted Approvals:
Licensees must obtain at least fifty percent of their continuing education hours from one or more of the following providers:
(1) an international, national, regional, state, or local association of medical, mental, or behavioral health professionals;
(3) city, county, state, or federal governmental entities
(8) any provider approved or endorsed by a provider listed herein
AllCEUs is an approved education provider for NAADAC and several IC&RC member boards as well as the board of mental health, marriage and family therapy and clinical social work Florida
Required Hours:
30 each biennium. Ethics, cultural diversity, telehealth, supervision
Limits to Online:
None noted.
“Time spent individually viewing or listening to audio, video, digital, or print media as part of an organized continuing education activity, program, or offering from a third-party is not subject to this self-study limitation”
Psychologists
Accepted Approvals:
Licensees must obtain at least fifty percent of their continuing education hours from one or more of the following providers:
(1) an international, national, regional, state, or local association of medical, mental, or behavioral health professionals;
(3) city, county, state, or federal governmental entities
(8) any provider approved or endorsed by a provider listed herein
AllCEUs is an approved education provider for NAADAC and several IC&RC member boards as well as the board of mental health, marriage and family therapy and clinical social work Florida
Social Workers
Licensees must obtain at least fifty percent of their continuing education hours from one or more of the following providers: (1) an international, national, regional, state, or local association of medical, mental, or behavioral health professionals
AllCEUs is an approved education provider for NAADAC and several IC&RC member boards as well as the board of mental health, marriage and family therapy and clinical social work Florida
Required Hours:
30 each biennium. Ethics, cultural diversity, supervision
Limits to Online:
None noted.
“Time spent individually viewing or listening to audio, video, digital, or print media as part of an organized continuing education activity, program, or offering from a third-party is not subject to this self-study limitation”
Courses
Attachment
Continuing education courses on attachment theory, attachment trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES), attachment styles, abandonment anxiety and more.
Addiction
Precertification/prelicensure curriculum and ongoing continuing education for addiction counselors, recovery support specialists and other addiction professionals.
Child Development & Parenting
Online courses on child development adolescent development, parenting skills and special needs of college students.
Diagnosis and Treatment
Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of common mental disorders in the DSM 5 TR and ICD-11
Goal Setting & Motivation
Explore goal setting best practices, types of motivation, ways to enhance motivation, causes for resistance and behavior modification techniques.
Integrative / Holistic & Neuropsychology
Learn about neurotransmitters, the relationship between hormones and mental health, the HPA, HPG and HPT-Axes; the gut brain axis and mental health; the importance of circadian rhythms on mental health, the connection between inflammation and mental illness and more.
Mindfulness & Meditation
Explore mindfulness and meditation practices and benefits for treating mental health issues, cognitive and attentional issues, pain, sleep disorders and more.
Older Adults
Explore unique needs of older adults, signs of dementia, dementia prevention strategies, special needs of caregivers, and communicating with the cognitively impaired.
Professional Development
Ethics, documentation, domestic violence, health and safety and supervision.
Tools and Techniques
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Person Centered Therapy. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. EMDR and more…
Trauma, Crisis and Suicide
Explore current best practices for assessment, early intervention and treatment of trauma, crisis and suicidal and nonsuicidal ideation.