Approval for Counselors in Florida
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
General Information
Provider #: BAP #732
Social Work Today CE’s distant learning courses meet qualifications for continuing education credit for MFT’s, LCSW’s, LMHC’s, as required by the Florida Board.
Florida is the first state to begin using fully electronic CE reporting. Social Work Today CE is fully compatible with Florida’s new CE Broker system. Simply enter your Florida state license code using the link provided in your member account.
Social Work Today CE, a service of CE Learning Systems, is approved to offer continuing education courses by the Association of State Social Work Boards (ASWB #1020) and National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC #5951). CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for the courses.
| Cycle: | Renewal every 2 years |
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| Next Renewal: | Mar 31, 2013 |
| Total Credit Requirement: | 30 credits required; All 30 may be earned with Social Work Today CE.
Special requirements are listed below. |
Contact Info
4042 Bald Cypress Way
Tallahassee , FL
Phone: 850-488-0595
Website
Special Requirements for FLORIDA
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Requirement: Prevention of Medical Errors, 2 credit hours
We recommend Medical (Behavioral Healthcare Practice) Errors, course # 101522.
We do not yet offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
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Requirement: Ethics and Boundary, 3 credit hours
1 courses available. View Courses
Title Credit Hours Info 100789: Beyond the NASW Code of Ethics 2 Full Details -
Requirement: Domestic Violence, 2 credit hours
Every third renewal, you must complete a two hour continuing education course on domestic violence.
The course shall consist of information on the number of patients in that professional’s practice who are likely to be victims of domestic violence and the number who are likely to be perpetrators of domestic violence, screening procedures for determining whether a patient has any history of being either a victim or a perpetrator of domestic violence, and instruction on how to provide such patients with information on, or how to refer such patients to, resources in the local community, such as domestic violence centers and other advocacy groups, that provide legal aid, shelter, victim counseling, batterer counseling, or child protection services. The courses that best meet this required course description among the numerous domestice violence courses available are indicated in the link below.
We do not yet offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
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Requirement: Sex Therapy Training (Applies only for sex therapist)
This specialized topic requires special board approval.
We do not yet offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
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Requirement: Hypnosis Training (Applies only for those performing hypnotherapy)
Courses for this specialized topic require special approval from the board.
We do not yet offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
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Requirement: Supervisory Training ((Applies to supervisors), 16 credit hours
Courses for this specialized topic of training requires special approval from the board and it must be 16 hours of live interaction training. This requirement cannot be fulfilled with online coursework. Please check your state board requirements.
This requirement cannot be completed with online coursework.
Applicability and Disclaimer
This CE approval information applies to these professionals in Florida:
- Social Workers
- Counselors
- Marriage & Family Therapists
Please Note:
Carefully read your state licensure renewal requirements as some jurisdictions have specific topic requirements or limits on the number of accepted Online/Home Study credits.
State laws often change, so please remember it is your responsibility for interpreting your state's laws, licensure requirements, course relevancy and all requirements for your state.