The Florida Department of Health has published rules which require all licensed health-care professionals to complete a 2-hour course relating to the prevention of medication errors, and the Florida Board of LCSW, LMHC, and LMFT additionally requires a 3-hour course on Ethics and Boundary Issues 3 CE Credits. New!! The DOH further requires that licensees obtain 2 CE credits on Domestic Violence every third biennium.

In addition, for initial licensure, a board approved HIV course consisting of 3 CE Credits and an 8-hour Florida Behavioral Health Laws and Rules course, and the 2 CE credits of Medical Errors are required. The Laws and Rules and HIV courses are a one-time-only requirement.

To assist you in meeting these board requirements, FAMFT has teamed up with Program Service Continuing Education www.programservices.org to offer convenient and affordable home study and online course offerings. All proceeds from these offerings will be used to provide further education, supervision and advocacy to our 1300 plus members at both state and local levels.

Since the late 1980's Program Services has become a nationally recognized leader in state-of-the-art continuing education programs for professionals in marriage and family, psychology, mental health, social work, behavioral health, addictions, domestic violence, DUI educators, criminal justice professionals, and behavioral health nursing. All educational offerings contain current, evidence-based, best practice information.

In order to meet the needs of the busy Florida mental health professional, The Florida Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and Program Services have become an innovator in providing, easy to access, state required courses in a variety of convenient Combo-Pack© home-study, online and live seminar offerings. Top selling courses include the Florida Mental Health CE Requirement Combo-Pack, Florida Mental Health (Initial Licensure) CE Requirement Combo-Pack, Florida Psychology CE Requirements Combo-Pack and the Florida Psychology (Initial Licensure) CE Requirements Combo-Pack, Ethics and Boundary Issues 3-Credit and HIV Update 3-Credit. All are available online or by convenient home study course offering. The Florida Behavioral Health Laws and Rules 8-Credit requirement is available as a live seminar only.

The complete continuing education requirements for Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Workers and Mental Health Counselors are listed below:

Each licensee is responsible for obtaining thirty (30) hours of continuing education every biennium from board approved providers, including a two (2) hour course relating to the prevention of medical errors and a three (3) hour course on Ethics and Boundary Issues. [See 456.013(7), Florida Statutes for further information]. Credits required as part of disciplinary action are in addition to the required CE credits.

You are not required to submit proof of these continuing education hours at the time of renewal. Florida Board approved continuing education providers are now required to submit proof of course completion and CE Credits earned to CE Broker.com. You will be required to submit proof of continuing education hours only if you are selected during a random audit.