Oregon : Continuing Education Information
Oregon Psychologists Continuing Education Requirements and Information
Oregon Board of Psychologist Examiners
CE Required
CE Required: 40 hours every 2 years, of which:
4 hours professional ethics and/or Oregon State laws and regulations required each renewal
4 hours cultural competency required each renewal
2 hours suicide risk assessment, treatment, and management each renewal
Online CE Allowed
20 hours (Home Study)
License Expiration
Birth month, every 2 years
Date of Information
08/17/2022
National Accredation Accepted
Licensee responsible for documenting acceptability of credit
Oregon psychologists can earn up to 20 hours required for renewal through online courses offered on the psychology page of this website. Click here to view online CE courses for psychologists.
Oregon Counselors Continuing Education Requirements and Information
Oregan Board of Licensed Counselors and Therapists
CE Required
40 hours every 2 years
Online CE Allowed
No limit
License Expiration
Last day of birth month, even years
Date of Information
10/07/2021
National Accredation Accepted
NBCC
Notes
Six (6) hours of ethics required at each renewal; 4 hours cultural competenecy each renewal; 3 hours supervision if required each renewal
Oregon counselors and marriage & family therapists can earn all 40 hours required for renewal through online courses offered on the counseling page or the marriage and family therapy page of this website. Click here to view NBCC-approved online CE courses.
Temporary Requirements (2020 CE Extension for COVID-19)
The Board has granted a temporary CE extension in response to the novel coronavirus emergency. There is no CE reporting or auditing in the year 2020. CE will instead be reported and audited in 2022.
- LPCs and LMFTs must complete at least 80 clock hours of continuing education (CE) during the 48-month reporting period, which must include:
- 12 clock hours clock hours of training in professional ethics and/or Oregon State laws and regulations pertaining to the practice of professional counseling or marriage and family therapy;
- 8 clock hours of training in cultural competency; and
- For licensees who supervise registered associates, including all licensees on the Supervisor Registry, 6 clock hours of supervision-related training.
- Your CE “reporting period” is the 48-month period from your license renewals, reported at your 2022 license renewal.
- For example, if your birth month is June, your CE reporting period would be from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022. You will need to report your minimum 80 clock hours of CE when you renew your license in June, 2022.
- Individuals licensed less than 12 months in 2020 will report 40 hours in 2022. Those licensed between 12 and 23 months in 2020 will report 60 hours in 2022. For example, if your birth month is September and you are initially licensed in August 2019, then you would report a minimum of 60 clock hours of CE when you renew in September 2022.
Oregon Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) Continuing Education Requirements and Information
Oregon Board of Examiners for Speech Language Pathology & Audiology
CE Required
20 hours every 2 years
Online CE Allowed
No limit (must have posttest)
License Expiration
12/31, odd years
Date of Information
10/07/2021
National Accredation Accepted
ASHA
Oregon SLPs can earn all 20 hours required for renewal through online courses offered on the speech-language pathology page of this website. Click here to view ASHA-approved online CEU courses.
Oregon Occupational Therapists (OTs) Continuing Education Requirements and Information
Oregon Occupational Therapy Licensing Board
CE Required
30 points (hours) every 2 years
Online CE Allowed
No limit
License Expiration
5/1, even years
Date of Information
10/07/2021
National Accredation Accepted
AOTA
Notes
1 hour cultural competency each renewal
Oregon OTs can earn all 30 hours required for renewal through online courses offered on the occupational therapy page of this website. Click here to view AOTA-approved online CEU courses.
Oregon Marriage & Family Therapists (MFTs) Continuing Education Requirements and Information
Oregan Board of Licensed Counselors and Therapists
CE Required
40 hours every 2 years
Online CE Allowed
No limit
License Expiration
Last day of birth month, even years
Date of Information
10/07/2021
National Accredation Accepted
NBCC
Notes
Six (6) hours of ethics required at each renewal; 4 hours cultural competenecy each renewal; 3 hours supervision if required each renewal
Oregon counselors and marriage & family therapists can earn all 40 hours required for renewal through online courses offered on the counseling page or the marriage and family therapy page of this website. Click here to view NBCC-approved online CE courses.
Temporary Requirements (2020 CE Extension for COVID-19)
The Board has granted a temporary CE extension in response to the novel coronavirus emergency. There is no CE reporting or auditing in the year 2020. CE will instead be reported and audited in 2022.
- LPCs and LMFTs must complete at least 80 clock hours of continuing education (CE) during the 48-month reporting period, which must include:
- 12 clock hours clock hours of training in professional ethics and/or Oregon State laws and regulations pertaining to the practice of professional counseling or marriage and family therapy;
- 8 clock hours of training in cultural competency; and
- For licensees who supervise registered associates, including all licensees on the Supervisor Registry, 6 clock hours of supervision-related training.
- Your CE “reporting period” is the 48-month period from your license renewals, reported at your 2022 license renewal.
- For example, if your birth month is June, your CE reporting period would be from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022. You will need to report your minimum 80 clock hours of CE when you renew your license in June, 2022.
- Individuals licensed less than 12 months in 2020 will report 40 hours in 2022. Those licensed between 12 and 23 months in 2020 will report 60 hours in 2022. For example, if your birth month is September and you are initially licensed in August 2019, then you would report a minimum of 60 clock hours of CE when you renew in September 2022.
Oregon Dietitians & Nutritionists (RDNs) Continuing Education Requirements and Information
Oregon Board of Examiners of Licensed Dietetics
CE Required
15 hours annually OR current CDR card
Online CE Allowed
No limit
License Expiration
DOI, annually
Date of Information
10/07/2021
National Accredation Accepted
CDR
Oregon dietitians/nutritionists can earn all 15 hours required for renewal through online courses offered on the nutrition & dietetics page of this website. Click here to view CDR-approved online CE courses.
Oregon Social Workers Continuing Education Requirements and Information
Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers
CE Required
40 hours every 2 years (LCSW)
Online CE Allowed
No limit
License Expiration
DOB, annually (CE due every 2 years - even/odd license # - even/odd years)
Date of Information
10/07/2021
National Accredation Accepted
ASWB, APA, NBCC
Notes
Six (6) hours of ethics required at each renewal. Courses must be clinical in nature.
Oregon social workers can earn up all 40 hours for renewal through online courses offered on the social work page of this website. Click here to view ASWB-approved online CE courses.