Institute for Psychological Advancement

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 completion certificate 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 and IPA has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider™, ACEP No. 7124 for our online courses. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. In-Person and webinar courses are not approved for NBCC credit at this time. IPA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

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 Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. If you are licensed in another state, email us at [email protected] and we will check your state regulations.

Addiction Counselors:

Kansas - 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 (Regulation for Addiction Counselors in KS).

Missouri - In-person or live webinar courses at IPA (not online courses), relevant to the profession, qualify for continuing education for addiction counselors in Missouri (Missouri Credentialing Board).  

 

Marriage and Family Therapists:

Online Courses - Institute for Psychological Advancement has been approved by National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider™, ACEP No. 7124 for our online courses. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Institute for Psychological Advancement is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

As a NBCC approved provider, IPA online courses qualify for continuing education for marital and family therapists in…

• Arkansas (Regulation for MFTs in AR).
• California (Regulation for MFTs in CA).
• Florida (Regulation for MFTs in FL).
• Idaho (Regulation for MFTs in ID).
• Kansas (Regulation for MFTs in KS).
• Missouri (Regulation for MFTs in MO).
• Pennsylvania (Regulation for MFTs in PA).

In-Person courses at IPA qualify for continuing education for marital and family therapists in…

• Kansas (Regulation for MFTs in KS).
• Missouri (Regulation for MFTs in MO).

  

Professional Counselors & Mental Health Counselors:

Online Courses - Institute for Psychological Advancement has been approved by National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider™, ACEP No. 7124 for our online courses. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Institute for Psychological Advancement is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

As a NBCC approved provider, IPA online courses qualify for continuing education for professional counselors and/or mental health counselors in…

• Arkansas (Regulation for Counselors in AR).
• California (Regulation for Counselors in CA).
• Florida (Regulation for Counselors in FL).
• Idaho (Regulation for Counselors in ID).
• Illinois (Regulation for Counselors in IL).
• Kansas (Regulation for Counselors in KS).
• Missouri (Regulation for Counselors in MO).
• Oregon (Regulation for Counselors and Therapists in OR).
• Pennsylvania (Regulation for Counselors in PA).

In-Person courses at IPA qualify for continuing education for professional counselors in…

• Kansas (Regulation for Counselors in KS).
• Missouri (Regulation for Counselors in MO).

 

Psychologists:

Online courses at IPA qualify for continuing education for psychologists in...

• California for educational psychologists because we are a NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider™, ACEP 7124 (Regulation for Educational Psychologists in CA).
• Kansas for psychologists because we are a NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider™, ACEP 7124 and our courses are related to the enhancement of psychology practice, skills, values, ethics, and knowledge (Regulation for Psychologists in KS; Regulation for Master's Level Psychologists in KS).
• Missouri as 'Category A' programs for psychologists because we are a NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider™ (ACEP 7124). (Regulation for Psychologists in MO).
• Oregon - The Board of Psychology does not pre-approve or review continuing education programs. However, all IPA courses are designed to meet the Oregon Board of Psychology's requirements for continuing education (Regulation for Psychologists in OR).

In-Person courses at IPA qualify for continuing education for psychologists in…

• Kansas (Regulation for Psychologists in KS; Regulation for Master's Level Psychologists in KS).
• Missouri as 'Category B' programs (Regulation for Psychologists in MO).

 

Social Workers:

Online Courses - Institute for Psychological Advancement has been approved by National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider™, ACEP No. 7124 for our online courses. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Institute for Psychological Advancement is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

As a NBCC approved provider, IPA online courses qualify for continuing education for social workers in…

• Arkansas (Regulation for Social Workers in AR). 
• California (Regulation for Social Workers in CA).
• Florida (Regulation for Social Workers in FL).
• Idaho (Regulation for Social Workers in ID).
• Illinois (Regulation for Social Workers in IL).
  • Note: The regulation in IL for Social Workers states that Illinois Licensed Professional Counseling Continuing Education Sponsors qualify and NBCC is an approved sponsor for Professional Counselors in IL.
• Kansas (Regulation for Social Workers in KS).
• Missouri (Regulation for Social Workers in MO).
  • Courses are submitted for approval for continuing education for social workers. Course approvals are noted at the bottom of each course page and in the Course Description & Objectives document in the online courses. All online courses are currently approved by the State of Missouri for Social Workers.
• Nevada (Regulation for Social Workers in NV).
  • Note: Because courses are approved by the State of Missouri for Social Workers, IPA courses are automatically accepted as continuing education for social workers in Nevada (see CEU approvals item #4).
  • The following courses are currently approved by the State of Nevada: Cognitive Therapy for Suicide (approval A-1122-10), DSM-5-TR Review of Changes (approval A-1122-11), Evidence-Based Suicide Assessment (approval A-1122-09), Culturally-Informed Assessment (approval A-0224-01), and Suicide Assessment, Treatment, & Management (approval A-1122-12).
• Oregon (Regulation for Social Workers in OR).
• Pennsylvania (Regulation for Social Workers in PA).

In-Person courses at IPA qualify for continuing education for psychologists in…

• Arkansas (Regulation for Social Workers in AR). 
• Kansas (Regulation for Social Workers in KS).
• Missouri (Regulation for Social Workers in MO).
  • Courses are submitted for approval for continuing education for social workers. Course approvals are noted at the bottom of each course page and in the Course Description & Objectives document in the online courses.