Approval for Counselors in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology CE Information

Accepted Approvals

APA

Impact CE’s distant learning courses meet qualifications for continuing education credit for psychologists as required by the State Board of Psychology.

30 credits needed by November 30 of every odd number year. Which shall include at least 3 contact hours per biennium in ethical issues, 2 hours per biennium in child abuse recognition and reporting (we do not offer a course that meets this requirement.), and 1 hour per biennium in suicide prevention.

15 CE credits in the licensing renewal period may be distant learning (online/homestudy) courses.

Up to 10 hours in excess of 30 from the immediately preceding biennium may be carried over to the next. However, this doesn’t apply to ethic requirements.

Impact CE, a service of CE Learning Systems, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-credit.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content. No provider number is listed because the APA does not issue a provider number.

Board Contact Info

State Board of Psychology
Phone: 717-783-7155
https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Psychology/Pages/default.aspx

Applies To:

  • Pennsylvania Psychologists
    • LP

Licensed Psychcologists

3 hours of ethics 2 hours in child abuse recognition and reporting 1 hour in suicide prevention.

Credential Renewal
30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your LP credential.

Any course accepted by Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology is applicable to the LP credential.

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Skills for the Season: DBT Strategies for Family Time

Apr 30th, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods
Live Event
$67

Understanding and Responding to Domestic Violence

Apr 28th, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Domestic Violence
Live Event
$67

Ethics of Boundaries and Dual Relationships in Mental Health

Apr 22nd, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Ethics
Live Event
$67

Special Ethical Considerations When Working With Kids & Teens: Complications in Boundaries and Confidentiality

Apr 16th, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Children and Adolescents
Live Event
$67

Parts Work and EMDR: Integration for Comprehensive Trauma Treatment

Apr 10th, 2026 10:00am - 1:15pm Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods
Live Event
$67

Addressing Suicide in School Settings

Apr 7th, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Suicide
Live Event
$67

Posttraumatic Growth: Theory and Clinical Application

Apr 3rd, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods
Live Event
$67

Deconstructing Anxiety: A New Approach to Understanding and Treating Anxiety Disorders

May 2nd, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods
Live Event
$67

Creating a Culture of Belonging: The Ethics of Diversity Equity and Inclusion In Clinical Practice

Apr 17th, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Cultural & Racial Diversity
Live Event
$67

Online and Distance Behavioral Health Practitioners: Ethics and Risk-Management Challenges

May 29th, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Technology and Counseling
Live Event
$67

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Ethics

3.00 CE credit hours

The following list of courses include ethics, boundaries, and safety practices. To best meet your ethics requirement, we recommend you select a relevant ethics course preferably with the word ethics in the title.

Impact CE offers 30 courses applicable to this requirement.

The Challenging Ethics of Mental Health Supervision

Self-Paced Course

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Supervision; Ethics; Supervision
Recorded Webinar
$57

Eye on Ethics: Exploring Complex Ethical Cases

Self-Paced Course

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics; Application to Practice
Recorded Webinar
$57

Artificial Intelligence in the Behavioral Health Professions: Cutting-edge Ethical and Risk Management Challenges

Self-Paced Course

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Technology and Counseling; Ethics; Technology
Recorded Webinar
$57

Decision-Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation

Self-Paced Course

1.5 CE credit hour
Laws, Regulations, Legal; Ethics; Clinical Topics & Methods; Ethics; Prevention; Peer Recovery; Peer Support
Reading Online
$13.50

Ethical Challenges in Reporting Across the Lifespan: Child Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence and Elder Abuse

Self-Paced Course

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Domestic Violence; Ethics; Application to Practice; Aging, Long Term Care; Professional Readiness; Couples, Family
Recorded Webinar
$57
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Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting

3.00 CE credit hours

We do not offer a course that meets this requirement. Please check the state page: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/resources/professional-licensing-resources/act-31

We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.

Suicide

1.00 CE credit hour

Completion of at least 1 hour of continuing education in suicide prevention is required. If the word “suicide” or a derivative
of the word “suicide” is contained in the title of a suicide prevention course/program taken through an approved sponsor,
the continuing education earned can be used towards satisfying the suicide prevention continuing education requirement.
If the course/program pertains to suicide prevention and the title of the course/program does not contain the word
“suicide”, the provider of the course/program must indicate on the certification of attendance/completion the number of
hours of suicide prevention continuing education earned.

Impact CE offers 25 courses applicable to this requirement.

Stressful Life Events Among Incarcerated Women and Men Association with depression, loneliness, and suicidality

Self-Paced Course

1.25 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Suicide; Application to Practice; Forensic, Criminal Justice
Reading Online
$11.25

Prevention and Treatment of Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among College Students

Self-Paced Course

3.25 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Suicide
Reading Online
$29.25

Reasons for Suicide in Black Young Adults A Latent Class Analysis

Self-Paced Course

1.5 CE credit hour
Cultural Diversity; Suicide; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Application to Practice
Reading Online
$13.50

Suicide and Suicidality in Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders: A Systematic Review

Self-Paced Course

1 CE credit hour
Suicide
Reading Online
$9

National Guidelines for Child and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Care

Self-Paced Course

2.75 CE credit hours
Children and Adolescents; Suicide; Clinical Topics & Methods
Reading Online
$24.75
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Currently 501 of our courses are available for Psychologists regulated by Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology. These are just a few examples!

Skills for the Season: DBT Strategies for Family Time

Apr 30th, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods
Live Event
$67

Understanding and Responding to Domestic Violence

Apr 28th, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Domestic Violence
Live Event
$67

Ethics of Boundaries and Dual Relationships in Mental Health

Apr 22nd, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Ethics
Live Event
$67

Special Ethical Considerations When Working With Kids & Teens: Complications in Boundaries and Confidentiality

Apr 16th, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Children and Adolescents
Live Event
$67

Parts Work and EMDR: Integration for Comprehensive Trauma Treatment

Apr 10th, 2026 10:00am - 1:15pm Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods
Live Event
$67

Addressing Suicide in School Settings

Apr 7th, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Suicide
Live Event
$67

Posttraumatic Growth: Theory and Clinical Application

Apr 3rd, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods
Live Event
$67

Deconstructing Anxiety: A New Approach to Understanding and Treating Anxiety Disorders

May 2nd, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods
Live Event
$67

Creating a Culture of Belonging: The Ethics of Diversity Equity and Inclusion In Clinical Practice

Apr 17th, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Cultural & Racial Diversity
Live Event
$67

Online and Distance Behavioral Health Practitioners: Ethics and Risk-Management Challenges

May 29th, 2026 8:00am - 11:15am Pacific

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Technology and Counseling
Live Event
$67
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