Approval for Counselors in District of Columbia

D.C. Board of Psychology CE Information

Accepted Approvals

APA

Impact CE’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.

Impact CE, 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
Address: DC Health 2201 Shannon Place SE Washington, DC 20020

Applies To:

  • District of Columbia Psychologists
    • Psychologist
    • PA
Select credential:

Psychologist

3 hours of Ethics 2 hours of LGBTQ 3 hours of Public health priorities topics

Credential Renewal
30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by D.C. Board of Psychology is applicable to the Psychologist credential.

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Identifying Addressing Implicit Bias: A Workshop

Jan 9th, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Cultural & Racial Diversity
Live Event
$67

Trauma Stress and Uncertainty: Why Taking Care of Yourself Is Essential

Self-Paced Course

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Medical Health, Pharmacology; Treatment Knowledge; Pharmacology
Recorded Webinar
$27

Clinical Correlates of Sports Betting A Systematic Review

Self-Paced Course

2.75 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Gambling; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge
Reading Online
$24.75

Suicide Prevention Strategies for Underserved Youth Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series

Self-Paced Course

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Suicide; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Treatment Knowledge; Cultural Diversity
Reading Online
$27

The Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety in People With Eating Disorders A systematic review

Self-Paced Course

1.75 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods; Medical Health, Pharmacology
Reading Online
$15.75

Spirituality Self-blame and Trauma Symptoms Among Adolescents Waiting for Treatment After Disclosing Sexual Abuse Child Abuse and Neglect

Self-Paced Course

1 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods
Reading Online
$9

Journaling In Clinical Practice

Self-Paced Course

2 CE credit hours
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods; Treatment Knowledge
Recorded Webinar
$38

Unpacking the Root Causes of Gambling in the Asian Community Contesting the myth of the Asian gambling culture

Self-Paced Course

1.25 CE credit hour
Gambling; Understanding Addiction; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult)
Reading Online
$11.25

Recovery Blindness: The Concept of Recovery in Veterans With a Gambling Disorder - A Scoping Review

Self-Paced Course

1.25 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Addictions, Substance Use; Gambling; Understanding Addiction
Reading Online
$11.25

Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children

Self-Paced Course

3.5 CE credit hours
Children and Adolescents; Clinical Topics & Methods
Reading Online
$31.50

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Psychology Associate

3 hours of Ethics 2 hours of LGBTQ 3 hours of Public health priorities topics

Credential Renewal
30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by D.C. Board of Psychology is applicable to the PA credential.

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Identifying Addressing Implicit Bias: A Workshop

Jan 9th, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Cultural & Racial Diversity
Live Event
$67

Trauma Stress and Uncertainty: Why Taking Care of Yourself Is Essential

Self-Paced Course

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Medical Health, Pharmacology; Treatment Knowledge; Pharmacology
Recorded Webinar
$27

Clinical Correlates of Sports Betting A Systematic Review

Self-Paced Course

2.75 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Gambling; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge
Reading Online
$24.75

Suicide Prevention Strategies for Underserved Youth Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series

Self-Paced Course

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Suicide; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Treatment Knowledge; Cultural Diversity
Reading Online
$27

The Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety in People With Eating Disorders A systematic review

Self-Paced Course

1.75 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods; Medical Health, Pharmacology
Reading Online
$15.75

Spirituality Self-blame and Trauma Symptoms Among Adolescents Waiting for Treatment After Disclosing Sexual Abuse Child Abuse and Neglect

Self-Paced Course

1 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods
Reading Online
$9

Journaling In Clinical Practice

Self-Paced Course

2 CE credit hours
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods; Treatment Knowledge
Recorded Webinar
$38

Unpacking the Root Causes of Gambling in the Asian Community Contesting the myth of the Asian gambling culture

Self-Paced Course

1.25 CE credit hour
Gambling; Understanding Addiction; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult)
Reading Online
$11.25

Recovery Blindness: The Concept of Recovery in Veterans With a Gambling Disorder - A Scoping Review

Self-Paced Course

1.25 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Addictions, Substance Use; Gambling; Understanding Addiction
Reading Online
$11.25

Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children

Self-Paced Course

3.5 CE credit hours
Children and Adolescents; Clinical Topics & Methods
Reading Online
$31.50

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Ethics

3.00 CE credit hours

A licensee shall complete three continuing education credits in Ethics or Risk Liability

Impact CE offers 30 courses applicable to this requirement.

The Challenging Ethics of Mental Health Supervision

Self-Paced Course

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Supervision; Ethics; Supervision
Recorded Webinar
$57

Eye on Ethics: Exploring Complex Ethical Cases

Self-Paced Course

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics; Application to Practice
Recorded Webinar
$57

Artificial Intelligence in the Behavioral Health Professions: Cutting-edge Ethical and Risk Management Challenges

Self-Paced Course

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Technology and Counseling; Ethics; Technology
Recorded Webinar
$57

Decision-Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation

Self-Paced Course

1.5 CE credit hour
Laws, Regulations, Legal; Ethics; Clinical Topics & Methods; Ethics; Prevention; Peer Recovery; Peer Support
Reading Online
$13.50

Ethical Challenges in Reporting Across the Lifespan: Child Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence and Elder Abuse

Self-Paced Course

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Domestic Violence; Ethics; Application to Practice; Aging, Long Term Care; Professional Readiness; Couples, Family
Recorded Webinar
$57

Cultural Competence

3.00 CE credit hours

A licensee shall complete three continuing education credits in Cultural Competence.

Impact CE offers 6 courses applicable to this requirement.

Autism and Transgender Identity: Implications for Depression and Anxiety

Self-Paced Course

1.25 CE credit hour
Gender Issues; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Clinical Topics & Methods
Reading Online
$11.25

A Systematic Review of Interventions to Reduce Problematic Substance Use Among Transgender Individuals: A Call to Action

Self-Paced Course

1 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Addictions, Substance Use; Gender Issues; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Clinical Disorders (Adult)
Reading Online
$9

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

Self-Paced Course

1 CE credit hour
Gender Issues; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Clinical Topics & Methods
Reading Online
$9

Mental Health Challenges of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: An Integrated Literature Review

Self-Paced Course

1.25 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Gender Issues; Cultural Diversity; Application to Practice; Prevention; Peer Support
Reading Online
$11.25

Building Cultural Competence to Enhance Clinical Practice

Self-Paced Course

1.5 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Peer Recovery
Recorded Webinar
$33.50

LGBTQ

2.00 CE credit hours
Impact CE offers 5 courses applicable to this requirement.

LGBTQ Youth: Effective Trauma Assessment and Intervention

Self-Paced Course

3 CE credit hours
Children and Adolescents; Assessment; Clinical Evaluation; Clinical Topics & Methods
Recorded Webinar
$57

Moving Beyond Change Efforts: Evidence and Action to Support and Affirm LGBTQI Youth

Self-Paced Course

4.5 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Gender Issues
Reading Online
$40.50

AFFIRM Online: An Intervention to Improve Mental Health, Access, And Engagement Among LGBTQA Youth and Young Adults Using an Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Digital Intervention

Self-Paced Course

1 CE credit hour
Gender Issues; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Technology and Counseling
Reading Online
$9

Adapting Clinical Skills to Telehealth With LGBTQ Youth Applications of Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Self-Paced Course

1 CE credit hour
Technology and Counseling; Gender Issues; Cultural & Racial Diversity
Reading Online
$9

How LGBT Young People Use the Internet in Relation to Their Mental Health and Envisage the Use of E-Therapy Exploratory Study

Self-Paced Course

1.5 CE credit hour
Children and Adolescents; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Technology and Counseling
Reading Online
$13.50

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

We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
Currently 482 of our courses are available for Psychologists regulated by D.C. Board of Psychology. These are just a few examples!

Identifying Addressing Implicit Bias: A Workshop

Jan 9th, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Cultural & Racial Diversity
Live Event
$67

Trauma Stress and Uncertainty: Why Taking Care of Yourself Is Essential

Self-Paced Course

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Medical Health, Pharmacology; Treatment Knowledge; Pharmacology
Recorded Webinar
$27

Clinical Correlates of Sports Betting A Systematic Review

Self-Paced Course

2.75 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Gambling; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge
Reading Online
$24.75

Suicide Prevention Strategies for Underserved Youth Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series

Self-Paced Course

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Suicide; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Treatment Knowledge; Cultural Diversity
Reading Online
$27

The Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety in People With Eating Disorders A systematic review

Self-Paced Course

1.75 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods; Medical Health, Pharmacology
Reading Online
$15.75

Spirituality Self-blame and Trauma Symptoms Among Adolescents Waiting for Treatment After Disclosing Sexual Abuse Child Abuse and Neglect

Self-Paced Course

1 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods
Reading Online
$9

Journaling In Clinical Practice

Self-Paced Course

2 CE credit hours
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods; Treatment Knowledge
Recorded Webinar
$38

Unpacking the Root Causes of Gambling in the Asian Community Contesting the myth of the Asian gambling culture

Self-Paced Course

1.25 CE credit hour
Gambling; Understanding Addiction; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult)
Reading Online
$11.25

Recovery Blindness: The Concept of Recovery in Veterans With a Gambling Disorder - A Scoping Review

Self-Paced Course

1.25 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Addictions, Substance Use; Gambling; Understanding Addiction
Reading Online
$11.25

Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children

Self-Paced Course

3.5 CE credit hours
Children and Adolescents; Clinical Topics & Methods
Reading Online
$31.50

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