Maintaining the continuing education requirements stipulated by state licensing boards and associations for certification for therapist, counselors, psychologists, and social workers is a necessary and rewarding part of being in these professions, especially if you enjoy learning. But it can also be expensive.
We get it. That's why we have compiled a list of some of the ideas for gaining the free CE's/CEU's. Not only are there great opportunities to meet these requirements in your community, but we have found quite a few of them on the internet.
✔ Always check with your state licensing board, accreditation organizations, and professional associations to ensure the CEU’s meet your specific requirements for your state licensure and certification. You’ll want to do this regularly, as requirements by these entities may change between your renewal periods. For example:
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| ✔ Consider finding trainings that meet your requirements for licensure in each state you work, as well as your CE's for continued certification for any specialized certifications you hold, and employer training expectations, so you can minimize the number of courses you need to take. For instance, if you're a licensed social worker and a registered play therapist, find courses that y count towards both continuing education requirements. |
| ✔ Prior to paying for a training and/or submitting it to your board for licensure renewal, check that the provider of the training has the necessary credentials and approval to meet your state or association's requirements. |
| ✔ Find out how you receive the necessary documentation (certificate) you need to submit for proof of completion for renewal or in case you are audited in the future. Will it be emailed to you? Will you need to download it from a portal? If so, does that link expire? |
| ✔ When selecting which courses you want to take, consider prioritizing topics that you find interesting and/or may increase your knowledge and skills to support your current client population and professional goals. |
A wonderful foundation for therapists who are wanting to learn and grow in play therapy interventions.
15 Hours of CE's provided through Jen Taylor Play Therapy Services
Featuring Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
Offered by PESI
1-hour CE
Featuring Drs. John and Julie Gottman
Offered by PESI
1-hour CE
The Importance of Differential Diagnosis
Featuring Margaret L. Bloom, Ph.D.
Offered by PESI
1-hour CE
Telehealth Treatment of Addictive Behavior
Featuring Janina Fisher, PhD
Offered by PESI
1-hour CE
Presented by Judith Matz, LCSW, ACSW
Offered by PESI
1-hour CE
Self-Regulation Strategies for Children with Autism, ADHD, and Sensory Processing Disorder
Featuring Teresa Garland, MOT, OTR/L
Offered by PESI
1-hour CE
FREE CE Videos on Anxiety: "Ask the Right Questions" AND "Being a Detective!"
Featuring Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, M.S.W., LCSW-C, Kimberly Morrow, LCSW
Offered by PESI
2-hours CE
Transforming the 'Living Legacy' of Trauma
Presented by Dr. Janina Fisher
Offered by PESI
1-hour CE
Authors: Heidi Dalzell, PhD, Teresa Crowe, MSW, PhD, and Beth Russell, PhD
Offered by CE4less
1-hour CE
Older Adults Living With Serious Mental Illness
SBIRT for Health and Behavioral Health Professionals: How to Talk to Patients about Substance Use
Offered by SBIRT Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Substance Use
Our Role Moving Forward: Reproductive Justice as Harm Reduction and Ethical Imperative
Podcast Presentation featuring Dr. Orisha Bowers, Dr. Jamie Marich, and Elizabeth Irias, LMFT
Offered by Clearly Clinical
1-hour CE
Providing Inclusive, Respectful Care to Your Gender Questioning, Transgender, & Nonbinary Clients
Podcast Presentation featuring Dara Hoffman-Fox, LPC
Offered by Clearly Clinical
1-hour CE
Lifting Black Voices: Therapy, Trust, and Racial Trauma
Podcast Presentation featuring La Shanda Sugg, LPC, L.J. Lumpkin, LMFT, and Dr. Tiffany Crayton, LPC
Offered by Clearly Clinical
Podcast Presentation featuring Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, PSY
The prolific host of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast shares how to effectively and ethically expand beyond the therapy room to impact mental wellness and social justice.
Offered by Clearly Clinical
Healing Invisible Wounds: Working Through Past Sexual Trauma in Relationships
Podcast Presentation featuring Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman
Dr. Gottman shares ways to support couples working through past sexual traumas in one or both/all partners.
Offered by Clearly Clinical
A Wounded Healer Heals: Dr. Yalom on Life, Loss, and Therapy
A pre-recorded interview with Dr. Irvin Yalom
Dr. Yalom's thoughts on the role of a therapist, the intermingling of personal life and career, and perspectives on existentialism.
Offered by Clearly Clinical
The Effects of Child Maltreatment on Brain Development
The information is designed to help professionals understand the emotional, mental, and behavioral impact of early abuse and neglect in children who have been exposed to chaotic or threatening environments.
Offered by Mindful Continuing Education
Integrating Telehealth Interventions for Eating, Mood and Anxiety Disorders
With Casey Tallent, PhD, Director of Collegiate & Telebehavioral Health Initiatives
This presentation will highlight real-life lessons learned from the development and implementation of virtual services for eating disorders.
Offered by Eating Recovery Center
1 CE hour
Resilience and Self-Care Basics for Helping Professionals
Presented by Sam Himelstein, Ph.D.
Offered by Center for Adolescent Studies
1.5 hour CE
Texas Health Steps offers free CE courses for primary care providers and other health professionals.
These courses offer updated clinical, regulatory, and best practice guidelines for a range of preventive health, oral health, mental health, and case management topics.
An APA and SAMHSA Initiative, SMI Adviser provides clinical support for serious mental illness (SMI).
Search their online catalog for free CE’s
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Learning Center
NCTSN provides free access to NCTSN experts and up-to-date, science-based information in the areas of assessment, treatment and services, training, research and evaluation, and organizational and systems change for traumatized children, adolescents, and their families.
Continuing education credits are available for many courses in this expanding online catalog that has been developed for mental health professionals, parents and caregivers, policymakers, and others who work with and care about children and adolescents (NBCC, APA, and NASW).
Centene Clinical Provider Training
National Provider Webinars are events available to any Centene provider, stakeholder, community member and/or staff. Webinars are on clinical topics appropriate for web learning and usually offer free continuing education hours.
Offers a free CEU when you sign up for their newsletter
Routinely offers free CEU courses.
Additional ideas for finding free CE's:Beside's the free CE's/CEU's on the internet, there are also some other great ways to obtain them:
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