Continuing Education (CE) for Florida Mental Health Counselors

CE requirements for licensed mental health counselors (LMHC) in Florida:

• 30 hours of continuing education (CE) every 2 years as follows:
  • General Hours – 25 hours
  • Ethics and Boundaries – 3 hours Click here to see our ethics courses
  • Medical Errors – 2 hours (All medical errors courses must be approved by the Florida Board. Athealth.com does not currently offer a medical errors course.)
• In addition, Florida mental health counselors are required to take 3 hours on Florida Laws and Rules every third renewal. These hours are included in the 25 general hours. (Athealth.com has numerous courses that meet the requirement for Ethics and Boundaries referenced above. However, athealth.com does not currently offer a Laws and Rules course.)

• 2 hours on Domestic Violence - (Due every 6 years. These hours are included in the 25 required general hours) The following athealth.com course meets this requirement: Domestic Violence: Counseling Clients Involved with Violent Intimate Partners
• Renewal Date: 3/31 every 2 years

CE Approvals

The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling accepts courses from NBCC approved sponsors. At Health, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6949. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. At Health, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling accepts courses from ASWB approved sponsors. At Health, LLC, Provider #1707, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. At Health, LLC, maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 5/3/2023-5/3/2026.<

There is no limit on the number of hours that can be earned through online or home study courses.

Licenses expire March 31, odd-numbered years.

Florida mental health counselors (LMHC) can earn 25 of their general CE credits and 3 of their ethics and boundaries credits online through athealth.com.

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State laws can change. Practitioners are responsible for determining their state’s licensure requirements. To view the Florida continuing education regulations, click the button below.

Florida CE Regulations for LMHC

Page last modified or reviewed by athealth.com on Jul 25, 2023.

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