Applies To:
- Colorado Social Workers
- Colorado Counselors
- Colorado Marriage & Family Therapists
- Colorado Addiction Counselors
CE Learning Systems can be used to acquire CE hours or PDH for renewal of licensure.
One CE hour is equivalent to one PDH.
Renewal Info:
Licensees should accrue at least 40 PDH during each 2-year renewal cycle.
No more than 20 PDH may be accrued in a single PDA category during a 2-year renewal cycle.
A maximum of 5 hours may be carried from the last renewal cycle to the next cycle, if the hours were earned within 3 months of the renewal cycle and are in excess of the required 40 hours.
Example: A licensee accrues 48 hours within the 2-year renewal cycle—an excess of 8 hours. Five of the excess hours were accrued during the last 3 months of the cycle. The other 3 were accrued earlier in the cycle. The 5 hours earned in the last 3 months can be carried into the next renewal cycle.
Documentation (e.g. certificates) of the 40 PDH should not be sent to DORA unless specifically requested to do so. If a license has been lapsed or a licensee is selected for an audit, verification documentation is required.
Certain license and certificate types are not to participate in the CPD program. These types are:
- Certified Addiction Counselors Level I (levels II and III do participate)
- Psychologists
- Unlicensed Psychotherapists
PDA Categories that can be used for credit:
(1) Coursework
PDH may be accrued for credit for the coursework category through continuing education. A total of 20 PDH may be accrued in the Coursework category. Our online/web courses fall under this category.
(2) Independent Learning
PDH may be accrued for credit for the Independent Learning category through: Reading Journals and professionally relevant literature. A total of 20 PDH may be accrued in Independent Learning activities during each 2-year renewal cycle. Our book courses fall under this category.
Board Contact Info
DORA (Department of Regulatory Agencies)
1560 Broadway, Suite 110
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: 303-894-7855
Toll Free: 1-800-886-7675
Live chat: http://www.dora.state.co.us/pacific/chat/chat_test_edo.html
Available Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST
[email protected]
https://dpo.colorado.gov/SocialWork
https://dpo.colorado.gov/ProfessionalCounselor
https://dpo.colorado.gov/MarriageFamilyTherapy
https://dpo.colorado.gov/AddictionCounselor
Course Description | Medium |
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Human Trafficking and Child Welfare: A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies
1.25 CE credit hour
Children and Adolescents |
Reading-Based Online |
Mastering the DSM-5-TR
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
What Lies Beneath: Treating the Trauma Underlying Substance Use Disorders
1.5 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use |
Recorded Webinar |
Substance Use in the Transgender Population: A Meta-Analysis
1.5 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
The Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Psychodrama in the Treatment of PTSD in Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
Substance Use Among Individuals With Mild Or Borderline Intellectual Disability
2.5 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction: A Guide to Coping With the Grief, Stress, and Anger That Trigger Addictive Behaviors, 2nd Edition
8 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use |
Book |
Understanding the Substance Use of Autistic Adolescents and Adults: a Mixed-methods Approach
1.5 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics 2021
1.25 CE credit hour
Ethics |
Reading-Based Online |
Dopamine and Risky Decision-Making in Gambling Disorder
1.25 CE credit hour
Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |