South Carolina Marriage and Family Therapists Continuing Education Requirements

south carolina mft continuing education requirementsSouth Carolina-licensed marriage and family therapists have a biennial license renewal with an August 31st deadline. Forty (40) hours of continuing education are required in order to renew a license every two years. Of the forty hours, 25 must be formal (live face to face), and 15 can be obtained through home study or informal continuing education. Accreditation accepted is Board Approved Provider #193.

Continuing education assures the top possible standards for the marriage and family therapy profession. All licensees are required to participate in continuing education as a licensing condition.

Professional Development Resources is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB Provider #1046, ACE Program); by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC Provider #5590); by the American Psychological Association (APA); and by the National Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC, Provider #000279). Professional Development Resources is also approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling (Provider #BAP346); by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (Approval #PCE1625); by theTexas Board of Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapists (Provider #114); by the South Carolina Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists (Provider #193); and by the *Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board (Provider #RCST100501).

Continuing Education Requirements

South Carolina-licensed marriage and family therapists have a license renewal every two years with an August 31st deadline. Forty (40) hours of continuing education are required in order to renew a license. Of the forty hours, 25 must be formal, and 15 can be obtained from home study or informal. Accreditation accepted is Board Approved Provider #193.

Information obtained from the South Carolina Board of Examiners of Counseling and MFT on August 5, 2013.

 

 

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