Approval for Counselors in North Carolina

North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors CE Information

Accepted Approvals

NBCC 5951

North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors (NCBLPC) is now renamed as North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors (NCBLCMHC)
Impact CE’s distant learning courses are available for continuing education credit for Professional Counselors, as set forth by the North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors.

40 continuing education credits by June 30th.
3 credits must be in ethics.
5 credits must be from the state provided jurisprudence exam (which counts as ethics).

An LCMHCS must also have 10 additional credits in clinical supervision.

CE Learning Systems has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5951. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CE Learning Systems is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

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Board Contact Info

North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors
Phone: (844) 622-3572 or (336) 217-6007
https://ncblcmhc.org/

Applies To:

  • North Carolina Counselors
    • LCMHCS
    • LCMHC
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Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor

40 continuing education credits 3 credits must be in ethics. 5 credits must be from the state provided jurisprudence exam (which counts as ethics). 10 additional credits in clinical supervision.

Credential Renewal
50 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your LCMHCS credential.

Any course accepted by NCBLCMHC is applicable to the LCMHCS credential.

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Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor

40 continuing education credits by June 30th. 3 credits must be in ethics. 5 credits must be from the state provided jurisprudence exam (which counts as ethics).

Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your LCMHC credential.

Any course accepted by NCBLCMHC is applicable to the LCMHC credential.

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Ethics

3.00 CE credit hours

All licensees, even those with new licenses issued for a period of less than 2 years, have this requirement for 3 hours of ethics.

Impact CE offers 31 courses applicable to this requirement.
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Supervision

10.00 CE credit hours

LPCS renewals must provide additional documentation of a minimum of ten (10) contact hours of continuing education training related to professional knowledge and competency in the field of counseling supervision. These contact hours are in addition to the forty (40) contact hours already required for a total of fifty (50).

Impact CE offers 15 courses applicable to this requirement.
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Currently 590 of our courses are available for Counselors regulated by NCBLCMHC. These are just a few examples!
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Disclaimer

We do our best keep our information current, but rules and regulations sometimes change without notice. Please remember it is ultimately your own responsibility for interpreting your state's laws, board rules, course relevancy and all requirements for your state.

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