SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS, ADDICTION COUNSELORS, AND PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS
CE Broker #50-23449
ACEonline, LLC is approved by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors, and Psycho-Educational Specialists as a provider of continuing education courses.
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The state of South Carolina contracts with CE Broker to manage continuing education requirements for its licensed professionals.
PROFESSIONS
The South Carolina Board licenses the following professions:
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Professional Counselors
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Marriage & Family Therapists
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Addiction Counselors
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Psycho-Educational Specialists
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CE REQUIREMENTS
Licensed Professional Counselors, Addictions Counselors, and Marriage & Family Therapists:
Forty (40) hours of CE, of which thirty-four (34) hours must be related to their respective professional license and six (6) hours must be specific to ethical standards related to their respective professional license during every two-year licensure period.
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Persons holding more than one license must complete fifty (50) hours of formal continuing education during every two-year licensure period, of which six (6) hours must be specific to ethical standards, and the remaining forty-four (44) hours divided as equally as possible among the related disciplines.
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Professional Counselor Supervisors, Addiction Counselor Supervisors, or Marriage and Family Therapy Supervisors must complete ten (10) hours of formal continuing education in supervision of their discipline during every two year licensure period.
Persons holding multiple supervision licenses must complete ten (10) hours of formal continuing education in supervision, dividing the hours as equally as possible among each discipline.
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The Board accepts informal CE, such as online learning, but no more than fifty (50%) percent of continuing education credit may be taken online.
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Psycho-Educational Specialists
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Forty (40) hours of continuing education of which thirty-four (34) hours must be related to their respective professional license and six (6) hours must be specific to ethical standards related to their respective professional license during every two-year licensure period.
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Persons licensed as both a psycho-educational specialist and a professional counselor and/or marriage and family therapist must complete at least fifty (50) hours of formal continuing education during every two-year licensure period, of which six (6) hours must be specific to ethical standards related to their respective professional license and at least twenty-two (22) must be related to each discipline.
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No more than fifty (50%) percent of continuing education credit may be taken online.
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