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Continuing Education Courses for Counselors

As of January 1, 2015 the California Board of Behavioral Sciences does not renew continuing education provider approvals. However, any provider that is approved by one of the following agencies is recognized to provide continuing education courses in California:

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

Homestead Schools, Inc. is a recognized provider by all of the above agencies.

Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider Number BAP 613, Expiring on 3/31/2027. Note: Mandatory courses: Medical Errors – 2 hours; Ethics – 3 hours; Domestic Violence – 2 hours every third biennium. Florida requires 16 clock hours of didactic and interactional instruction in supervisory training. Our home study courses in clinical supervision will not qualify you to become a supervisor; they’re strictly for continuing education. Accepted by the SOH, CSWMFTB for continuing education, valid thru 03/31/2027. In Ohio, (All 30 hours can be completed thru home study). Homestead Schools, Inc., Provider #1070 is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), phone: 1-800-225-6880, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Homestead Schools, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program.

Homestead Schools, Inc. Provider No. 1070, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education(ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Homestead Schools, Inc. maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 04/2/2023 to 04/02/2026. Social workers completing this course receive required continuing education credits.

Homestead Schools, Inc. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6117. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Homestead Schools, Inc. is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

These 32 Social Work Regulatory Boards currently recognize ACE approval:

Alaska, Alberta, Canada; Arizona, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming