{"id":504,"date":"2013-05-29T15:03:18","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T20:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?page_id=504"},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:36:05","slug":"massachusetts-counselor-ceus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?page_id=504","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Counselor Continuing Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Welcome Massachusetts Counselors!<\/h2>\n<p>Free State Social Work is approved as a continuing education provider by the\u00a0<strong>Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education Program<\/strong>\u00a0(provider #1235) and the\u00a0<strong>National Board for Certified Counselors\u00a0<\/strong>(provider #6605).<\/p>\n<h2>Does the Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors Association accept courses from NBCC-approved continuing education providers?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes.<\/p>\n<h2>How many hours can I earn with on-line CE courses?<\/h2>\n<p>All CEUs can be completed online for all renewals now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Training for Licensed Professionals to Meet Chapter 260 Requirements: \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chapter260training.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/chapter260training.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">The Board encourages licensees to obtain some contact hours in the following areas as part of the \u201c30 contact hours of continuing education activities\u201d required in each renewal cycle by 262 CMR\u00a07.03(1):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"EN\">Three (3) contact hours of Ethics; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN\">Three (3) contact hours of Anti-Discrimination; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN\">Three (3) contact hours of Supervision training for Licensees who supervise clinical work of students, interns, or others.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How Can I Get Started?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>All of our courses are $5.99 per credit hour.<\/strong> \u00a0We also offer an unlimited package. <strong>One year of unlimited courses is $74.99 and two years of unlimited courses are $124.99<\/strong>. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?page_id=15\">Click here for more information about how to get started<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0you can\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?page_id=784\">browse our complete course catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Where Can I Review Massachusetts Counselor Continuing Education Requirements?<\/h2>\n<p>You can review Massachusetts continuing education requirements at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/policy-advisory\/board-policies-and-guidelines-allied-mental-health#continuing-education-requirements-policy-no-2020-01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/policy-advisory\/board-policies-and-guidelines-allied-mental-health#continuing-education-requirements-policy-no-2020-01.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please remember that we have done our best to research your state&#8217;s licensing guidelines. Licensing regulations can change frequently including guidelines about how many hours you can earn on-line. Most jurisdictions require a certain number of hours in ethics and other areas of practice. The final authority for approving any continuing education activity rests with your state board. Even those states that accept ASWB and NBCC approved programs may have exceptions in terms of the courses that they will accept. It is ultimately your responsibility to understand the licensing regulations in your state.<\/p>\n<h2>Does Free State Social Work offer Massachusetts Counseling CEUs? Trainings? Contact Hours? Credit Hours?<\/h2>\n<p>Different jurisdictions have different definitions. \u00a0For some jurisdictions, the term CEU consists of ten credit hours. \u00a0At Free State Social Work, we offer continuing education credit hours and we estimate that each credit hour will require one hour of reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Massachusetts Counselors! Free State Social Work is approved as a continuing education provider by the\u00a0Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education Program\u00a0(provider #1235) and the\u00a0National Board for Certified Counselors\u00a0(provider #6605). Does the Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors Association accept courses from NBCC-approved continuing education providers? Yes. 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