Florida Mental Health Counselors Education

Requirements and License Renewals

Florida Mental Health Counselors have a biennial license renewal with a March 31st deadline, odd years.

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Thirty (30) hours of continuing education are required to renew a license.

The following courses are required for license renewal:

Two (2) hours of Preventing Medical Error in Behavioral Health are required at each renewal.

Three (3) hours of Ethics and Boundaries in Psychotherapy are required at each renewal.

Two (2) hours of Domestic Violence are required every six years (last due 2013)

Three (3) hours of Florida Laws and Rules are required every third biennium (2019)

There are no limits on home study. National accreditation accepted: NBCC, APA, ASWB



Professional Development Resources is approved as a provider of continuing education by the
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB Provider #1046, ACE Program); by the National Board of
Certified Counselors (NBCC Provider #5590); by the American Psychological Association (APA); by the
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling
(Provider #BAP346)

Continuing Education Online for Mental Health Counselors

Economic Distress and Clinical Practice is a 1-hour online video CE course. This is a brief course that
defines stress and its physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses and identifies the
common indicators of financial stress. It demonstrates a model for performing a financial stress
assessment that uses specific tools to identify impact, severity and components of financial stress. It
goes on to illustrate a variety of interventions, including thought construct, self-narrative, meaning,
cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), disputing dysfunctional beliefs, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT),
learning distress tolerance, and identifying action steps. The course is intended for therapists who are
working with clients for whom economic distress is a primary presenting problem. Course #10-80 | 2014
| 63 minute video | 7 posttest questions

Building Resilience in your Young Client is a 3-hour online course. It has long been observed that there
are certain children who experience better outcomes than others who are subjected to similar
adversities, and a significant amount of literature has been devoted to the question of why this disparity
exists. Research has largely focused on what has been termed resilience. Health professionals are
treating an increasing number of children who have difficulty coping with 21st century everyday life.
Issues that are hard to deal with include excessive pressure to succeed in school, bullying, divorce, or
even abuse at home. This course provides a working definition of resilience and descriptions of the
characteristics that may be associated with better outcomes for children who confront adversity in their
lives. It also identifies particular groups of children most notably those with developmental challenges
and learning disabilities who are most likely to benefit from resilience training. The bulk of the course
presented in two sections offers a wide variety of resilience interventions that can be used in
therapy, school, and home settings. Course #30-72 | 2014 | 53 pages | 21 posttest questions

Autism: The New Spectrum of Diagnostics, Treatment & Nutrition is a 4-hour online CE course. The first
section of this course traces the history of the diagnostic concept of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD),
culminating in the revised criteria of the 2013 version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, the DSM-5, with specific focus on the shift from five subtypes to a single spectrum diagnosis.
It also aims to provide epidemiological prevalence estimates, identify factors that may play a role in
causing ASD, and list the components of a core assessment battery. It also includes brief descriptions of
some of the major intervention models that have some empirical support. Section two describes
common GI problems and feeding difficulties in autism, exploring the empirical data and/or lack thereof
regarding any links between GI disorders and autism. Sections on feeding difficulties offer interventions
and behavior change techniques. A final section on nutritional considerations discusses evaluation of
nutritional status, supplementation, and dietary modifications with an objective look at the science and
theory behind a variety of nutrition interventions. Other theoretical interventions are also reviewed.
Course #40-38 | 2013 | 50 pages | 30 posttest questions
Source: Florida Mental Health Continuing Education Requirements