- APA
30 CE credit hours required every 2 years — 15 may be earned with CE-Credit.com.
Applies To:
- District of Columbia Psychologists
CE-Credit.com’s distant learning courses meet qualifications for continuing education credit for psychologists as required by the D.C. Board of Psychology.
To qualify for the renewal of a license, an applicant shall complete thirty (30)
hours of valid continuing education during the two (2)-year period preceding the
date the license expires, which shall also meet the following requirements:
(a) At least fifteen (15) hours of valid continuing education shall be
completed in live program(s); and
three (3) hours in ethics
two (2) hours of LGBTQ
10% of total required hours in Public Health Priorities of the District of Columbia
15 credit hours may be distant learning (online/homestudy) courses.
CE-Credit.com, a service of CE Learning Systems, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-credit.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content. No provider number is listed because the APA does not issue a provider number.
https://dchealth.dc.gov/psychologist-psychologyassociate-ceurequirements
https://dchealth.dc.gov/page/policy-statement-identifying-public-health-issues-continuing-education
https://dchealth.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/Psychology%20Regulations%207-5-2019.pdf
Board Contact Info
D.C. Board of Psychology
Phone: 202 724-4900
https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/psychology-licensing
Ethics, 3.00 CE credit hours
A licensee shall complete three continuing education credits in Ethics or Risk Liability
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CE-Credit.com offers 22 courses applicable to this requirement.
103386: Spirituality, Diversity, and Ethical Decision-Making: The Inclusive Wesleyan Quadrilateral Discernment Model, 1 CE credit hour - 103359: Reach Out and Shrink Someone-Clinical Practice in the Age of Technology, 3 CE credit hours
- 103340: Walking the Ethical Line in Providing Telemental Health Services, 3 CE credit hours
- 103329: Ethical Humility in Social Work, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103321: Ethics and Risk Management Issues in Supervision, 3 CE credit hours
- View All 22 Courses
Cultural Competence, 3.00 CE credit hours
A licensee shall complete three continuing education credits in Cultural Competence.
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CE-Credit.com offers 8 courses applicable to this requirement.
103161: Autism and Transgender Identity: Implications for Depression and Anxiety, 1.25 CE credit hour - 103158: A Systematic Review of Interventions to Reduce Problematic Substance Use Among Transgender Individuals:, 1 CE credit hour
- 103157: Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals Report Higher Rates of Abuse and More Severe Eating Disorder Symptoms Than Cisgender Heterosexual Individuals At Admission to Eating Disorder Treatment, 1 CE credit hour
- 103112: Mental Health Challenges of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: An Integrated Literature Review, 1.25 CE credit hour
- 103055: Building Cultural Competence to Enhance Clinical Practice, 1.5 CE credit hour
- View All 8 Courses
COVID-19 Education, 2.00 CE credit hours
DC Psychologists are now required to take 2 credit hours in COVID-19 education, including but not limited to COVID-19 vaccine safety, best practices for counseling patients about COVID-19 vaccines, and COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and effectiveness, on or before September 30, 2021.
We do not offer courses to fulfill this requirement. DC Health has a specific list of courses at https://dchealth.dc.gov/node/1556816
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
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Substance Use in Pregnancy:: Identifying Stigma and Improving Care
1.5 CE credit hour
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Planning; Treatment Knowledge; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
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Exploring Stress, Cognitive, and Affective Mechanisms of the Relationship Between Interpersonal Trauma and Opioid Misuse
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
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Dark Times: The Role of Negative Reinforcement in Methamphetamine Addiction
2.25 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
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Child Maltreatment and the Development of Substance Use and Disorder
1 CE credit hour
Children and Adolescents; Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Creative Interventions With Traumatized Children: Part III and Part IV: (Chapters 10 through 15 and Appendix)
10 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Children and Adolescents; Couples, Family; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Crisis Intervention; Family/Couple; Prevention |
Book |
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Creative Interventions With Traumatized Children: Part I and Part II: (Chapters 1 Through 9)
10 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Children and Adolescents; Couples, Family; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Crisis Intervention; Family/Couple; Prevention |
Book |
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Diet and the Microbiota—Gut—Brain Axis: Sowing the Seeds of Good Mental Health
3.5 CE credit hours
Medical Health, Pharmacology; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
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Psychosocial Interventions for Self-harm in Adults
8 CE credit hours
Suicide |
Reading-Based Online |
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Children of Parents With Addiction: Hidden Burdens and Resiliencies
3 CE credit hours
Children and Adolescents; Addictions, Substance Use; Education (Client, Family, and Community); Treatment Planning; Family/Couple; Understanding Addiction |
Recorded Webinar |
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Optimizing Cognitive Training for the Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease: Current Limitations and Future Directions
2.5 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Aging, Long Term Care; Clinical Disorders (Adult) |
Reading-Based Online |
