Continuing Education for New Jersey Psychologists

CE requirements for NJ psychologists:

• 40 hours of continuing education for each biennial renewal period. The 40 credits must include 4 hours related to domestic violence and 1 credit on the topic of prescription opioid drugs, including the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion.
• 30 hours can be earned online
• Renewal: June 30 of odd-numbered years
• Sources for approved continuing education courses?
  1. At least 20 of the 40 required courses must be related to the practice of psychology and presented by or approved by the:
     1. • American Psychological Association;
     1. • National Register of Health Service Psychologists;
     1. • Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards; or
        • American Medical Association
  2. Up to 20 of the remaining credits may come from the following sources:
     1. • A graduate course related to psychology from a regionally accredited school, college or university; one credit for each hour of instruction up to a total of 20 credits;
     1. • Authorship of a textbook or chapter in a textbook directly related to the practice of psychology published within the renewal period; five credits for each chapter up to a total of five credits;
        • Authorship of an article, which has been refereed through peer review related to the practice of psychology; five credits per article up to a total of five credits;
        • Presenting a new lecture or seminar to professional peers or teaching or developing a curriculum for a new continuing education course related to psychology; one credit for each 50 minutes up to a total of five credits; or.
        • Teaching or developing the curriculum for a new course related to the practice of psychology in a regionally accredited school or university; five credits for each academic credit up to a total of five credits.

                 C. At least 10 credits of the 20 required under (a) above shall be in courses or programs in which there is the opportunity for live interaction with the continuing education instructor.

CE Approvals

The NJ State Board of Psychological Examiners accepts courses from APA approved providers. At Health, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. At Health, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

NJ psychologists can earn 30 of their CE 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 NJ continuing education regulations, click the button below.

CE Requirements for New Jersey Psychologists

Page last modified or reviewed by athealth.com on Jul 31, 2023.

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