For Missouri counselors
Missouri LPC continuing education requirements, explained
Missouri LPC CE at a glance
- Hours required
- At least 40 hours of continuing education before your license expires
- Formal CE
- At least 20 of the 40 hours must be formal continuing education (workshops, courses, professional meetings)
- Self-study
- No more than 20 hours may be self-study (books, journals, recordings and similar materials)
- Length of an hour
- One CE hour equals 50 minutes of instruction or study
- Relevance
- Hours must be relevant to the practice of professional counseling
- Proof
- Keep a certificate or letter of attendance showing the date, time and number of hours
- What doesn't count
- Your own counseling or therapy, personal growth workshops, supervising licensure applicants, and service to professional organizations
Which providers count?
The rule lists programs offered or approved by these organizations, along with organizations they recognize:
- American Counseling Association and its chapters and divisions
- National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
- Local, state, regional and national psychological associations
- Local, state, regional and national social work associations
- Local, state, regional and national marriage and family associations
- State and national school counselor and substance abuse counselor associations
- American Medical Association
- Professional organizations recognized by the groups above
Where Seasons stands
Seasons Clinical Institute is in the process of applying for NBCC approval. Until approval is granted, our trainings are not offered for CE credit, and participants receive a certificate of attendance. We will update our course pages as soon as that changes.
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Always check the source
This page is a summary for convenience, not legal advice. Rules change, and your licensing board is the final authority on which hours count. Read the current rule at the Code of State Regulations (20 CSR 2095-1.064) and contact the Missouri Committee for Professional Counselors with questions.
Common questions
How many CE hours do Missouri LPCs need?
At least 40 hours before the license expires, with at least 20 formal hours and no more than 20 self-study hours. One hour is 50 minutes.
Do online courses count as formal CE in Missouri?
The rule does not address online courses directly. Live, interactive trainings with a certificate of attendance are generally treated as formal CE; confirm self-paced courses with the Committee.
Does Missouri require ethics hours for LPCs?
The current counselor CE rule (20 CSR 2095-1.064) does not list a required ethics or topic-specific minimum. Other Missouri licenses, such as social work, have their own rules.
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