Institute for Psychological Advancement

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In addition to gaining access to the course immediately, you will also be able to complete your post-test and evaluation then download your certificate all from your online account. Interested in bulk enrollment for your organization? We can help with that!
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NBCC & Missouri Social Work CE's

All online courses are currently approved by Missouri for continuing education for social workers. See below for more details on these approvals and for other professions.
Institute for Psychological Advancement has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider™, ACEP No. 7124. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Institute for Psychological Advancement is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Courses we offer...

In-Person

We offer in-person courses for professional counselors, social workers, marital and family therapists, psychologists, addiction counselors, and other health professionals. Note: We are not scheduling in-person courses at this time due to COVID.
Webinar

Do you prefer to learn in real time and from the convenience of your home or office? We offer live interactive webinars hosted in Zoom where you can join by phone, computer, or mobile device. You will have access to the course and materials for 60 days. Certificates immediately available once you confirm your attendance.
Self-Paced Online

We offer many online self-paced courses in a narrated presentation or recording of an in-person course or webinar. You will have access to the course and materials for 120 days. Certificates immediately available to download with a passing score of 75% on the post-test.

Webinar & In-Person Courses

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Course Reviews

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Wonderful!

laura montgomery

First time ever I had a clear framework for helping clients with this problem, rather than just fear and liability. Encouraging all those I work with to take this. (Course: Cognitive Therapy for Suicide)

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Very Informative!

Shannon Kelly

This course was very thorough and informative for learning about assessments! And with the resources available, there's a continued opportunity to learn. (Course: DSM-5 Assessments)

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Thorough!

laura montgomery

Appreciate the insights on cultural interviewing, confidentiality and wills! (Course: Essential Ethics)

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Awesome

Lisa Mader

I enjoyed the virtual burnout and self-care ceu very much and will use the resources provided. (Course: Virtual Exhaustion, Burnout, & Self-Care)

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Great!

Cassandra Powell

Great! (Course: Working with Suicidal Clients Using Cognitive Therapy)

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Informative

Jea Castrop-May

This course was helpful and informative in order to complete effective treatment plans. I appreciate the help. (Course: Effective Treatment Planning)

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Great title! It's exactly what was discussed.

Charlene Atkins

I appreciated all the specific information provided to us to print, download or both! (Course: Effective Treatment Planning)

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Accurate and appropriate

Amy Gray

(Course: Suicide Assessment, Treatment, and Management) Excellent materials

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Suicide Assessment, Treatment, and Management

ROBYN CHERRY

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Managing suicide risk in telehealth

Katherine Rufle

Awesome details

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Essential Ethics

Katherine Rufle

This course was very detailed, covered aspects I’d not thought of previously! I plan to keep and share with my supervisee.

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Essential Ethics

Rebecca Dougherty

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Continuing Education

Each course offered designates the number of contact/clock hours. Be sure to check with your professional board as they will specify how many continuing education hours are equal to one clock hour (e.g., 1 CE hr = 50 min, 1 CE hr = 60 min).

Institute for Psychological Advancement has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider™, ACEP No. 7124. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Institute for Psychological Advancement is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
All of our online courses are currently approved by the Missouri State Committee for Social Workers for continuing education.
Our courses typically meet requirements for most national, state, and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Be sure to keep a copy of the course description (available for download in each course) and submit with your certificate of attendance or certificate completion to your professional board for consideration.
Many boards and professional organizations will accept continuing education that is relevant to each profession (i.e., for professional counselors content must be primarily related to counseling). Other regulatory boards accept continuing education that has been approved by another professional association (e.g., NBCC) in the human services field.
For rules governing continuing education and to confirm whether our courses qualify for continuing education in your profession, participants should contact their respective regulatory boards. Participants may also find information by profession below for Missouri, Kansas, and Florida.

By Professions

Addiction Counselors
IPA courses related to the "enhancement of an addiction counselor’s practice, values, ethics, skills, or knowledge" meet the continuing education requirement for addiction counselors in Kansas (https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/docs/default-source/regulations/addiction-counselors/102-7-9.pdf?sfvrsn=4). In-person or live webinar courses at IPA, relevant to the profession, qualify for continuing education for addiction counselors in Missouri (https://missouricb.com/). Due to the pandemic, the "live" requirement for ethics courses has been suspended and online ethics courses are being accepted (https://missouricb.com/).
Marriage and Family Therapists
As a NBCC approved provider, IPA courses qualify for continuing education for marital and family therapists in KANSAS (https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/docs/default-source/regulations/marriage-and-family-therapists/102-5-10.pdf?sfvrsn=4), MISSOURI (https://pr.mo.gov/boards/marital/faq.pdf), and FLORIDA (https://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/renewals/licensed-marriage-and-family-therapist/#tab-ce).
Professional Counselors/Mental Health Counselors
IPA courses qualify for continuing education for professional counselors in KANSAS (https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/docs/default-source/regulations/professional-counselors/102-3-10a.pdf?sfvrsn=4) and in MISSOURI (https://pr.mo.gov/boards/counselors/continuingeducationreminder.pdf). IPA courses qualify for continuing education for mental health counselors in FLORIDA (https://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/renewals/licensed-mental-health-counselor/#tab-ce). Institute for Psychological Advancement has been approved by National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider™, ACEP No. 7124. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Institute for Psychological Advancement is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Psychologists
In Missouri, our online courses qualify as 'Category A' programs because we are a NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider™ (ACEP 7124). In-Person and webinar courses qualify as 'Category B' programs (https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/adrules/csr/current/20csr/20c2235-7.pdf). For Kansas, IPA courses qualify for continuing education for psychologists as they are "related to the enhancement of psychology skills, values, and knowledge" (https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/docs/default-source/regulations/psychologists/102-1-15.pdf?sfvrsn=4).
Social Workers
As a NBCC approved provider, IPA courses qualify for continuing education for social workers in KANSAS (https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/docs/default-source/regulations/social-workers/102-2-4a.pdf?sfvrsn=4) and FLORIDA (https://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/renewals/licensed-clinical-social-worker/#tab-ce). Courses are submitted to MISSOURI for approval for continuing education for social workers. Course approvals are noted at the bottom of each course page. All online courses are currently approved by the State of Missouri for Social Workers (https://pr.mo.gov/socialworkers-ceu-schools-detail.asp?detail=225041).