Georgia CEU
Georgia CE Requirements and Courses Requirements for Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists, Social Workers, Addiction Professionals and Psychologists.
Georgia CE Details
Georgia Licensed Professional Counselor Renewal Information
In Georgia, Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) are required to renew their licenses biennially, with all licenses expiring on September 30th of even-numbered years.
Each renewal cycle mandates the completion of 35 hours of Continuing Education (CE) within the two-year period.
The specific CE requirements include a mandatory 5 CE hours in professional ethics, which must be obtained through live, synchronous webinars only. Additionally, a minimum of 15 core hours must focus on professional counseling content, while up to 15 CE hours can be related hours from activities in specialties other than the one in which the license is held, or in allied professions such as psychiatry, psychiatric nursing, or psychology. Furthermore, LPCs are allowed a maximum of 10 hours of asynchronous CE activities per renewal period.
For those interested in providing Telemental Health services, they must first complete 6 CE hours of CE specifically in Telemental Health.
- Duration: 2 years
- Source: Rule 135-6-.03. Biennial Renewal Cycle. (1) All licenses shall expire on September 30th of even numbered years.
CE Requirement:
- Total Continuing Education (CE) Hours Required: 35 CE
- Source: Rule 135-9-.01. Requirements (2) (a) Thirty-five (35) hours of continuing education are required to be obtained within the two (2) year biennial licensure cycle to renew each license, including associate level licenses.
Specific Continuing Education Requirements:
- Ethics:
- Hours Required: 5 CE (Live Webinars only)
- Source: Rule 135-9-.01. Requirements (2) (b) A minimum of five (5) of the thirty-five (35) hours shall be specifically designated as continuing education in professional ethics relating to any of the specialties of professional counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy. Ethics hours shall be obtained through synchronous activities only.
- Hours Required: 5 CE (Live Webinars only)
- Core Hours (professional counseling core hours must reflect professional counseling content):
- Hours Required: Minimum 15 CE
- Source: Rule 135-9-.01. Requirements (2) (c) Of the remaining thirty (30) hours, a minimum of fifteen (15) shall be core hours
- Hours Required: Minimum 15 CE
- Related Hours (Related hours mean continuing education hours acquired in activities in a specialty other than the one in which the license is held or in the allied professions of psychiatry, psychiatric nursing or psychology.):
- Hours Required: Maximum 15 CE
- Source: Rule 135-9-.01. Requirements (2) (c) Of the remaining thirty (30) hours, … not more than fifteen (15) shall be related hours.
- Hours Required: Maximum 15 CE
- Live Webinars:
- Hours Required: Minimum 25 CE
- Source: Rule 135-9-.01. Requirements (2) (d) A maximum of ten (10) hours of continuing education may be obtained asynchronously for each two-year renewal period.
- Hours Required: Minimum 25 CE
- Telemental Health (to start providing Telemental Health services):
- Hours Required: 6 CE
- Source: Rule 135-11-.01. TeleMental Health. 1. Training for Licensee: (i) Prior to the delivery of clinical TeleMental Health, the licensee shall have obtained a minimum of six (6) continuing education hours.
- Hours Required: 6 CE
TCI Statement of Approval
Telehealth Certification Institute LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6693. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
NBCC CE hours are accepted by the Georgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family Therapists.
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Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No, 6693. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, #1609, 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: 05/02/2024 – 05/02/2027.
Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Telehealth Certification Institute LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is an Approved Education Provider for educational credits, NAADAC provider #193104. Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
Telehealth Certification Institute LLC has been approved as a continuing education provider by the Association for Play Therapy: APT Approved Provider 21-633. Per the Association for Play Therapy (APT), play therapy training may not be awarded to non-mental health professionals. APT alone holds the right to accept or deny any continuing education training at its discretion.