Approval for Counselors in Georgia

Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists CE Information

Accepted Approvals

APA ASWB ACE NBCC 5951 New York Education Department Board of Marriage and Family Therapy MFT-0045
CE Requirements 35 CE credit hours every 2 years
10 may be earned with Impact CE.

Impact CE’s distant learning courses meet qualifications for continuing education credit for psychologists as required by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists.

Thirty-five (35) hours of continuing education are required to be obtained within the two (2) year biennial licensure cycle to renew each license, including associate level licenses. **A maximum of ten (10) hours of continuing education may be obtained asynchronously (self/home study) for each two-year renewal period.

A minimum of five (5) of the thirty-five (35) hours shall be specifically designated as continuing education in professional ethics relating to any of the specialties of professional counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy. Ethics hours shall be obtained through synchronous activities only

Of the remaining thirty (30) hours, a minimum of fifteen (15) shall be core hours and not more than fifteen (15) shall be related hours.

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.

Board Contact Info

Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists
Phone: 478-207-1670
https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/135-9-.01

Applies To:

  • Georgia Social Workers
  • Georgia Counselors
  • Georgia Marriage & Family Therapists

Ethics

5.00 CE credit hours

Ethics hours shall be obtained through synchronous activities only

This requirement cannot be completed with online coursework.
Currently 443 of our courses are available for Social Workers, Counselors, and Marriage & Family Therapists regulated by Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists. These are just a few examples!

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