Approval in Virginia

Virginia Board of Counseling CE Information

Accepted Approvals

NBCC 5951 NAADAC 192243

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.

Board Contact Info

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

Applies To:

  • Virginia Counselors
    • QMHP C
    • QMHP A
    • LPC
    • CSAC
    • CSAC-A
    • LSATP
    • QMHP
    • RPRS
    • QMHP-T
  • Virginia Marriage & Family Therapists
    • LMFT
Select credential:

Qualified Mental Health Professional - Children

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.

Credential Renewal
8 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your QMHP C credential.

Any course accepted by Virginia Board of Counseling is applicable to the QMHP C credential.

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Qualified Mental Health Professional - Adults

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.

Credential Renewal
8 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your QMHP A credential.

Any course accepted by Virginia Board of Counseling is applicable to the QMHP A credential.

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Licensed Professional Counselor

2 hours of Ethics

Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by Virginia Board of Counseling is applicable to the LPC credential.

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Certified Substance Abuse Counselors

Credential Renewal
10 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by Virginia Board of Counseling is applicable to the CSAC credential.

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Certified Substance Abuse Counselor Assistent

Credential Renewal
5 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your CSAC-A credential.

Any course accepted by Virginia Board of Counseling is applicable to the CSAC-A credential.

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Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner

2 hours of Ethics

Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by Virginia Board of Counseling is applicable to the LSATP credential.

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Qualified Mental Health Professional

1 hour of Ethics

Credential Renewal
8 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by Virginia Board of Counseling is applicable to the QMHP credential.

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Registered Peer Recovery Specialist

2 hours of Ethics

Credential Renewal
8 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by Virginia Board of Counseling is applicable to the RPRS credential.

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Qualified Mental Health Professional-Trainee

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

Initial Credential
60 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Impact CE for earning your QMHP-T initial credential.

Any course accepted by Virginia Board of Counseling is applicable to the QMHP-T credential.

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Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

No You can't use online courses for renewing your QMHP-T credential.

Any course accepted by Virginia Board of Counseling is applicable to the QMHP-T credential.

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Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

2 hours of Ethics

Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by Virginia Board of Counseling is applicable to the LMFT credential.

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Ethics

2.00 CE credit hours
Impact CE offers 32 courses applicable to this requirement.
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Supervision

20.00 CE credit hours

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

Impact CE offers 16 courses applicable to this requirement.
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Currently 892 of our courses are available for Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists regulated by Virginia Board of Counseling. These are just a few examples!
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