Yes — accepted under our NBCC accreditation.

North Carolina | Behavioral Health | Counselors

North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors

Impact CE's distance-learning courses meet the continuing education requirements of the North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors, accepted under our NBCC approval.

Total Hours Required
up to 50 CE credit hours every 2 years, varies by credential
May Be Online / Home Study
All 40 100% of the cycle, no cap
Mandatory Requirements
2 ethics, supervision
Our Courses That Count
635 including every mandatory requirement

Mandatory Requirements

These hours count toward your 40 CE credit hours, but must cover specific content.

3 CE credit hours

Ethics

All licensees, even those with new licenses issued for a period of less than 2 years, have this requirement for 3 hours of ethics.

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10 CE credit hours

Supervision

LPCS renewals must provide additional documentation of a minimum of ten (10) contact hours of continuing education training related to professional knowledge and competency in the field of counseling supervision. These contact hours are in addition to the forty (40) contact hours already required for a total of fifty (50).

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Credentials This Covers

Counselor

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHCS)

Counselor

40 continuing education credits 3 credits must be in ethics. 5 credits must be from the state provided jurisprudence exam (which counts as ethics). 10 additional credits in clinical supervision.

Keeping It

50 CE credit hours

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Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)

Counselor

40 continuing education credits by June 30th. 3 credits must be in ethics. 5 credits must be from the state provided jurisprudence exam (which counts as ethics).

Keeping It

40 CE credit hours

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About This Approval

North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors (NCBLPC) is now renamed as North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors (NCBLCMHC)
Impact CE’s distant learning courses are available for continuing education credit for Professional Counselors, as set forth by the North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors.

40 continuing education credits by June 30th.
3 credits must be in ethics.
5 credits must be from the state provided jurisprudence exam (which counts as ethics).

An LCMHCS must also have 10 additional credits in clinical supervision.

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.

Impact CE is a service division of CE Learning Systems.

Courses That Count

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Board Contact

Board
North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors
Official Page
portal.ncblcmhc.org

North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors
Phone: (844) 622-3572 or (336) 217-6007
https://ncblcmhc.org/

A Note on Accuracy

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