SimplePractice Learning is proud to offer continuing education courses for California marriage and family therapists. We are an approved CE provider through the CAMFT CEPA program, so our MFT CE courses count toward California BBS requirements.
California MFT CE Requirements
All licensees are required to complete 36 hours of CE credits every two year license renewal period. There is no limit on the amount of CE that can be completed via self-study.
6 hours of law and ethics CE must be completed for each renewal. 7 hours of HIV/AIDS CE must be completed prior to the first license renewal. 6 hours of suicide risk assessment and intervention CE must be completed prior to licensure for new licensees, and prior to renewal for existing licensees (one-time requirement). Supervisors of AMFTs must complete a 6 hour supervision training before becoming a supervisor and in each renewal period while a supervisor.
California MFT Approval
SimplePractice is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LPCCs, LCSWs, and LEPs (CAMFT CEPA provider #145276). SimplePractice maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Top California MFT CE Courses
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$69Suicide Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention
The US suicide rate is rising. So too is our knowledge of how to effectively assess and intervene. This course reviews current research and strategies to prevent suicide, including surprising findings on what doesn't work. 6 hours CE
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$79California Law & Ethics CE Collection: 6 hours
Complete all 6 hours of Law & Ethics CE for California LMFT, LPCC, or LCSW renewal. Includes Reconsidering Dual Relationships, California Telehealth Law, Ongoing HIPAA Compliance & more. 5 courses | 6 total hours CE
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$29"Pure O" OCD Subtypes: How to Identify and Treat Them
“Pure O” OCD hides in plain sight. It is often mistaken for generalized anxiety disorder or typical cognitive distortions. This course will teach you how to unmask this disorder, and treat it using evidence-based techniques. 2 hours CE
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$19Treating Trauma: The ACT Matrix
The ACT Matrix is a powerful tool for helping clients understand their experience and move out of survival stances. Here, you'll learn to apply the matrix specifically with clients who have experienced trauma. 1 hour CE
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$29Therapy for Gifted Clients
Gifted clients are often articulate, intelligent, and very skilled at masking or minimizing their suffering. Learn how giftedness shows up in therapy, and how to understand and work with this unique group. 2 hours CE
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$29Writing Clinical Letters of Referral for Gender Affirming Medical Care
Your referral letter can be the bridge allowing a trans client to receive gender-affirming hormone replacement, surgery, or other medical procedures. This course shows you how, addresses key questions, and provides letter templates. 2 hours CE
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$69Supervision in Mental Health Care
Good supervision creates young therapists who are both clinically effective and inspired to learn more. Ben Caldwell reviews supervision standards, with focus on current supervision research and specific supervision techniques. 6 hours CE
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$39Ethics in Mental Health Supervision
This workshop focuses on bringing high ethical standards to your work as a clinical supervisor. Topics include supervisory competence, evaluations, boundaries, and the supervision genogram, a useful tool at any career stage. 3 hours CE
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$19Introduction to EMDR Therapy
EMDR Therapy is now considered an evidence-based treatment for PTSD, and has been applied successfully to a variety of other clinical problems. Learn the basics of EMDR Therapy's success. 1 hour CE
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$19Integrating Mindfulness into Clinical Practice
Mindfulness is like exercise: Everyone can do it, and it reliably works. Nikki Rubin teaches therapists to integrate mindfulness into any psychotherapy treatment modality. Includes a demonstration of mindfulness practice. 1 hour CE
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$34Decolonizing Clinical Supervision
Supervision in mental health care should be about more than monitoring cases. This course focuses on the self-of-the-supervisor as a means of designing supervision from the ground up as equity work. 2.5 hours CE
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$19Panic Attacks: A Brief Intervention
Panic attacks are surprisingly common -- and may benefit from a single-session intervention. Psychologist Bonnie Zucker walks step-by-step through a process you can start to use immediately. 1 hour CE
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$24Ethics: Self-Disclosure in Therapy
How much should clients know about you? New scholarship is drawing distinctions between different kinds of self-disclosure. This course addresses such areas as religion, political affiliation, and experience with mental illness. 1.5 hours CE