CONTINUING EDUCATION FACT SHEET
LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST (LCP) AND
PRESCRIBING PSYCHOLOGIST (RxP)
• Conti
nuing Education (CE) is NOT required for the FIRST renewal of a license.
• Do not submit proof of CE unless specifically asked to provide CE.
• CE requirements are detailed in Rules 68 IAC Section 1400.60 and Rules 68 IAC Section 1130.Subpart E.
Clinical Psychologist (LCP and RxP)
Continuing Education Requirements:
A Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP) is required to
complete 24 hours of continuing education each
license cycle (except for the first license cycle, when
no CE is required.) The CE must be completed during
the 24 months before the expiration date printed on
the license.
The CE must include the following topics/categories:
• 3 hours Ethical Practice of Psychology
• 3 hours related to Diversity
• 1 hour Sexual Harassment Prevention training
• 1 hour Implicit Bias Awareness training
• 1 hour Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias
training (once every 3 renewal periods)
• 1 hour Cultural Competency training (Beginning
January 1, 2025)
Prescribing Psychologists must complete an
additional 20 hours of continuing education in the
subject of pharmacology.
Approved CE Sponsors
• American Psychological Association (APA) or
affiliates;
• National Register of Health Service Psychologists;
• Association of State and Provincial Psychology
Boards (ASPPB);
• American Medical Association (AMA) or affiliates;
• Illinois Psychological Association (IPA) or
affiliates;
• Accredited colleges, universities, or state
agencies;
• Licensed Psychology CE Sponsors. Such
sponsors will have a 9 digit license number
starting with 268. The license will be visible in
IDFPR’s online license verification.
Approved CE Activities
CE may be earned/completed through the following
activities:
• Attending in person a course or program that is
offered or sponsored by an approved CE Sponsor.
(The program may be inside or outside of Illinois).
• Participating remotely in a course or program that
is offered or sponsored by an approved CE
Sponsor. The course may be live or pre-recorded.
• Completing post-graduate training programs or
graduate level psychology related courses at a
college, university, or graduate school.
Each semester hour = 15 CE hours.
Each quarter hour = 10 CE hours.
Audited courses cannot be counted for CE credit.
• Verified teaching in the field of psychology at an
accredited college, university, or graduate school
or as an instructor of CE programs given by
approved sponsors. CE may be claimed only for
the first time the material is presented/taught at
the rate of 1.5 hours for each hour. No more than
10 CE hours may earned this way each renewal
cycle.
Reporting CE to IDFPR
During renewal, licensees certify a YES/NO question
whether or not they have completed the CE. Most
licensees will not be required to provide proof of
completing CE to IDFPR.
IDF
PR requires proof of completing CE in the context
of license restoration, random CE audits, or license
discipline.
It is the licensee’s responsibility to save proof of CE
and provide proof to IDFPR upon request. Licensees
who are not able to provide proof of CE upon IDFPR
request may be subject to discipline.
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CE Waivers
A licensee may request a one-time waiver of the CE
requirements for renewal in the following
circumstances:
• Full-time service in the US armed forces during a
substantial part of the license cycle.
• An incapacitating illness documented by a
currently licensed physician. A CE waiver will
NOT be granted for the same incapacitating
illness for 2 consecutive license cycles.
• Temporary undue hardship or similar extenuating
circumstances.
A request for CE waiver must:
• Be made at the time of renewal.
• Be submitted with the renewal application.
• Be submitted BEFORE the expiration date
indicated on the license.
• Must include evidence from a third party of the
circumstances for your request.
Requests for CE waiver will NOT be considered for
late renewal, or license restoration.
When a licensee requests a CE waiver, the license is
renewed to active while the request is under
consideration. This does NOT mean that the
request for waiver has been approved. A licensee
requesting CE waiver will be notified by email address
of record when a final decision has been reached
concerning the request for waiver.
If the request is granted, no further action is required
from the licensee until the next renewal.
If the request is incomplete, the Department may
request additional information. Failure to provide
additional information in a timely manner may result in
denial of the request.
If the request is denied, the license will be placed in a
non-disciplinary NOT RENEWED status until proof of
compliance with CE requirements is provided to
IDFPR.
Out-of-State CE
A Licensee who attends in person a CE course or
program located outside of Illinois that is offered or
presented by an unapproved CE sponsor may ask
for IDFPR approval through the Out-of-State CE
program approval application.
Remote, distance, or online are not eligible for
Out-of-State CE program approval and must be
completed through approved sponsors or providers.
