Applies To:
- Maryland Counselors
- Maryland Marriage & Family Therapists
License renews every two years on February 1st.
40 credit hours required per renewal period, 10 may be from distant learning (Category B) courses.
1. Forty hours are required. At least 30 hours must be in “Category A” activities. Not more than 10 hours maybe in “Category B activities.”
2. “Category A” activities include the following: a course; workshop; seminar, or symposium. Author, editor, or review of a juried publication.
3. “Category B” activities include attending or presenting informal courses, in-house colloquia, invited speaker sessions, in-house seminars, and case conferences which are specifically designed for training, teaching; individualized learning, such as receiving formal professional supervision (except administrative supervision), participating in distance learning programs with evidence of appropriateness, minimum mastery of materials and completion.
4. The following are excluded from continuing education credit:
Business Meetings, professional committee meetings, and meetings concerned with the management of a professional practice. Presentations and publications intended for a lay audience and Home Study.
Board Contact Info
Maryland Board of Professional Counselors & Therapists
Phone: 410-764-4732
https://health.maryland.gov/bopc/Pages/index.aspx
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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The Effects of Responsible Gambling Pop-Up Messages on Gambling Behaviors and Cognitions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
1.5 CE credit hour
Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
|
Improving the Mental Health of Women Intimate Partner Violence Survivors:: Findings from a Realist Review of Psychsocial Interventions
1.5 CE credit hour
Domestic Violence; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
|
Suicide and Indigenous People: Understanding Risks and Sustaining Cultural Resistance
1.75 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Suicide; Cultural Diversity |
Reading-Based Online |
|
DBT Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills Workshop
2 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge |
Recorded Webinar |
|
Brain, Body, and Recovery from Addiction
5 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge |
Recorded Webinar |
|
Treating Concurrent Substance Use Among Adults
3 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Reading-Based Online |
|
A Scoping Review of School-based Indigenous Substance Use Prevention in Preteens (7–13 Years)
1.5 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Addictions, Substance Use; Prevention; Cultural Diversity |
Reading-Based Online |
|
DBT Distress Tolerance Skills Workshop
2 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness |
Recorded Webinar |
|
Practical Guide to the Provision of Behavioral Health Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives - Tip 61 Part 1 Chapter 2
5.5 CE credit hours
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
|
Kratom (Mitragyna Speciosa): User Demographics, Use Patterns, and Implications for the Opioid Epidemic
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
