Yes — accepted under our NBCC / NAADAC accreditation.

Virginia | Behavioral Health | Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists

Virginia Board of Counseling

Impact CE's distance-learning courses meet the continuing education requirements of the Virginia Board of Counseling, accepted under our NBCC approval.

Browse 936 Accepted Courses See Mandatory Requirements
Total Hours Required
up to 20 CE credit hours every year, renewing June 24, varies by credential
May Be Online / Home Study
All 20 100% of the cycle, no cap
Mandatory Requirements
2 ethics, supervision
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936 including every mandatory requirement

Mandatory Requirements

These hours count toward your 20 CE credit hours, but must cover specific content.

2 CE credit hours

Ethics

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20 CE credit hours

Supervision

Initial supervision requires 20 credits in the following content areas:

  1. Scope of practice
  2. Professional boundaries
  3. Nature of a professional relationship
  4. Confidentiality
  5. Record-keeping
  6. Ethics
  7. Leadership
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Credentials This Covers

Counselor
Marriage & Family Therapist

Qualified Mental Health Professional - Children (QMHP C)

Counselor

Effective May 7, 2025, There will no longer be a different registration for QMHP-Adult (QMHP-A) and QMHP-Child (QMHP-C). There will only be one registration called QMHP.

Keeping It

8 CE credit hours

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Qualified Mental Health Professional - Adults (QMHP A)

Counselor

Effective May 7, 2025, There will no longer be a different registration for QMHP-Adult (QMHP-A) and QMHP-Child (QMHP-C). There will only be one registration called QMHP.

Keeping It

8 CE credit hours

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Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Counselor

2 hours of Ethics

Keeping It

20 CE credit hours

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Certified Substance Abuse Counselors (CSAC)

Counselor

Keeping It

10 CE credit hours

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Certified Substance Abuse Counselor Assistent (CSAC-A)

Counselor

Keeping It

5 CE credit hours

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Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner (LSATP)

Counselor

2 hours of Ethics

Keeping It

20 CE credit hours

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Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP)

Counselor

1 hour of Ethics

Keeping It

8 CE credit hours

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Registered Peer Recovery Specialist (RPRS)

Counselor

2 hours of Ethics

Keeping It

8 CE credit hours

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Qualified Mental Health Professional-Trainee (QMHP-T)

Counselor

Initial: Ethics 12 Boundaries and Dual Relationships 12 Documentation and Recordkeeping 8 Confidentiality 4 Cultural Competence 4 Human Services 20

Earning It

60 CE credit hours

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Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT)

Marriage & Family Therapist

2 hours of Ethics

Keeping It

20 CE credit hours

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About This Approval

Impact CE’s distant learning courses are available for continuing education credit for QMHP’s, MFT’s, LPC’s, as set forth by the Virginia Board of Counseling.

2 credit hours must emphasize the ethics, standards of practice or laws governing behavioral science professions in Virginia.

QMHP-Trainees are not required to renew. QMHPs are required to complete a minimum of eight contact hours of continuing education for each annual registration renewal. A minimum of one of these hours must be in a course that emphasizes ethics.

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.

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Board Contact

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Virginia Board of Counseling

Virginia Board of Counseling
Phone: 804-367-4610
https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Counseling/

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