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Approval in Ohio

Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board CE Information

Provider
  • CSWMFTB 50-315

Applies To:

  • Ohio Social Workers
    • SWA
    • LISW-S
    • LSW
    • LISW
  • Ohio Counselors
    • LPC-S
    • LPCC-S
    • LPC
    • LPCC
  • Ohio Marriage & Family Therapists
    • IMFT-S
    • MFT
    • IMFT
  • Ohio Art Therapists
    • LPAT
  • Ohio Music Therapists
    • LPMT

CE-Credit.com’s distant learning courses are available for continuing education credit for Social Workers, Counselors, and MFTs, as set forth by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board.

30 credit hours are required. All 30 hours can be completed online.
3 hours must be in ethics.

3 hours of supervision training only for licensees with training supervision designation.

SWAs are required to complete 15 hours of continuing education hours, three hours of which must be in ethics.

Art Therapist
All Licensed Professional Art Therapist applicants must be Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) in good standing, as verified by the Art Therapy Credential Board (ATCB). Until October 4, 2024, persons who are a Registered Art Therapist (ATR) and have held the ATR for a minimum of five years continuously may apply. Those holding an ATR-P are currently not eligible to apply for an LPAT. Persons without an ATR-BC or ATR, and who do not hold an out of state license in art therapy, are not eligible to apply for licensure regardless of experience or current license status.
https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/art-therapists/art-therapist-application-instructions

Music Therapist
All Licensed Professional Music Therapist applicants must hold a Music Therapy Board Certification (MT-BC) in good standing, as verified by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT).
https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/music-therapists/music-therapist-application-instructions

Board Contact Info

Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board
77 South High Street, 24th Floor, Room 2468 Columbus, Ohio 43215-6171
Tel: (614) 466-0912 Fax: (614) 728-7790
Email: cswmft.info@cswb.ohio.gov
https://cswmft.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/cswmft/license-renewal
https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed

Select the relevant credential above for detailed info.

Social Work Assistant

3 hours Ethics

Credential Renewal

15 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your SWA credential.

Any course accepted by CSWMFTB is applicable to the SWA credential.

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Licensed Independent Social Worker with Supervision Designation

Renewal: 3 hours supervisory training 3 hours of Ethics Initial:

Credential Renewal

30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your LISW-S credential.

Any course accepted by CSWMFTB is applicable to the LISW-S credential.

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Licensed Social Worker

3 hours of Ethics

Credential Renewal

30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your LSW credential.

Any course accepted by CSWMFTB is applicable to the LSW credential.

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Licensed Independent Social Worker

3 hours of Ethics

Credential Renewal

30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your LISW credential.

Any course accepted by CSWMFTB is applicable to the LISW credential.

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Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor

Renewal: 3 hours Supervision 3 hours Ethics Initial: 24 hours of Supervision is required for initial application

Initial Credential

24 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

No You cannot use online courses for your initial LPC-S credential.

Any course accepted by CSWMFTB is applicable to the LPC-S credential.

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Credential Renewal

30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your LPC-S credential.

Any course accepted by CSWMFTB is applicable to the LPC-S credential.

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Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors

Renewal: 3 hours Supervision 3 hours Ethics Initial: 24 hours of Supervision is required for initial application

Initial Credential

24 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

No You cannot use online courses for your initial LPCC-S credential.

Any course accepted by CSWMFTB is applicable to the LPCC-S credential.

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Credential Renewal

30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your LPCC-S credential.

Any course accepted by CSWMFTB is applicable to the LPCC-S credential.

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Licensed Professional Counselor

3 hours of Ethics

Credential Renewal

30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your LPC credential.

Any course accepted by CSWMFTB is applicable to the LPC credential.

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Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

3 hours of Ethics

Credential Renewal

30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your LPCC credential.

Any course accepted by CSWMFTB is applicable to the LPCC credential.

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Independent Marriage and Family Therapist - Supervision

Please review the details on the page at the link below to determine your specific requirements to renew your supervision endorsement - https://cswmft.ohio.gov/license-renewal/mfts/imft-supv_renewal_instructions. If you have not previously completed the AAMFT thirty hour supervision course or AAMFT supervision refresher course you cannot use our supervision courses for your renewal.

Credential Renewal

30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your IMFT-S credential.

Any course accepted by CSWMFTB is applicable to the IMFT-S credential.

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Marriage & Family Therapist

3 hours of Ethics

Credential Renewal

30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your MFT credential.

Any course accepted by CSWMFTB is applicable to the MFT credential.

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Independent Marriage and Family Therapist

3 hours of ethics

Credential Renewal

30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your IMFT credential.

Any course accepted by CSWMFTB is applicable to the IMFT credential.

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Licensed Professional Art Therapist

3 hours of Ethics

Credential Renewal

30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your LPAT credential.

Any course accepted by CSWMFTB is applicable to the LPAT credential.

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Licensed Professional Music Therapist

3 hours of Ethics

Credential Renewal

30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your LPMT credential.

Any course accepted by CSWMFTB is applicable to the LPMT credential.

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