Applies To:
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North Carolina
Occupational Therapists
- OT
- OTA
Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapist Assistants are both required to complete 15 CE credit hours annually.
For each renewal period, each licensee shall document completion of at least one CE hour of an ethics course related to the practice of occupational therapy. The one point may be included in the total of the required point total for the renewal period.
- All CE courses and activities must relate to the licensee’s current or anticipated roles and responsibilities in occupational therapy and must enhance the therapist’s continuing competence.
- CE credit hours exceeding the total needed for renewal shall not be carried forward to the next renewal period.
- CE activities shall not include new employee orientation or annual training required by the employer.
- Licensees shall not receive credit for the same continuing education activity more than once during a renewal period.
Licensees have to submit proof of completion of continuing competence activities and shall keep such proof for at least two (2) years and may be subject to random audits by the Board.
Licensing FAQs: https://www.ncbot.org/otpages/Continuing_Competence.html
Rules of the Board: https://www.ncbot.org/otpages/practiceact_and_rules.html
Board Contact Info
North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy
4140 ParkLake Ave., Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27612
Admin Phone: 919-832-1380
Email: [email protected]
Occupational Therapist
Licensees are required to complete 15 CE credit hours annually. For each renewal period, each licensee shall document completion of at least one CE hour of an ethics course related to the practice of occupational therapy.
Credential Renewal
15 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your OT credential.
CE-Credit.com does not currently offer any courses applicable to this credential.
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Occupational Therapist Assistant
Licensees are required to complete 15 CE credit hours annually. For each renewal period, each licensee shall document completion of at least one CE hour of an ethics course related to the practice of occupational therapy.
Credential Renewal
15 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your OTA credential.
CE-Credit.com does not currently offer any courses applicable to this credential.
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Ethics, 1.00 CE credit hour
For each renewal period, each licensee shall document completion of at least one CE hour of an ethics course related to the practice of occupational therapy. The one point may be included in the total of the required point total for the renewal period.
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Clearing the Fog: Recognizing, Understanding, and Protecting Against Gaslighting
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
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Bridging Divides: Coming Home to Belonging
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
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Addiction Substitution and Concurrent Recovery in Gambling Disorder:: Who Substitutes and Why?
1.5 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Relapse and Recovery Strategies; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Planning |
Reading-Based Online |
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Examination of the Problem Gambling Severity Index for Use With Older Adults:: A Rasch Model Approach
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Assessment; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
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A Scoping Review of the Individual, Socio-cultural, Environmental and Commercial Determinants of Gambling for Older Adults:: Implications for Public Health Research and Harm Prevention
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Prevention; Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
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STAT: Schema Therapy for Addiction Treatment, a Proposal for the Integrative Treatment of Addictive Disorders
1.75 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Reading-Based Online |
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The Loneliness Epidemic: How to Support Clients Who Feel Unseen, Unheard, and Devalued
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
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Adolescents Who Play and Spend Money in Simulated Gambling Games Are At Heightened Risk of Gambling Problems
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Children and Adolescents; Gambling; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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LGBTQ+ Youth: Effective Trauma Assessment and Intervention
3 CE credit hours
Children and Adolescents; Assessment; Clinical Evaluation; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
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Compassion Fatigue for Clinicians and Mental Health Providers
3 CE credit hours
Consulting, Workplace; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
