Mississippi Counselors Continuing Education Requirements And License Renewal

Meet your Mississippi counselor CE requirements with ease. If you'd like a refresher on what's needed to renew your license, see the requirements below.

4 Mandatory Hours
31 Elective Hours
35 Total Hours
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Here's what you need to renew your Mississippi Behavioral Health : Counselor license

The information below is a summary of the minimum requirements set forth by the Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists. For a more detailed requirements breakdown, please see the board's site.
If you hold Behavioral Health : Counselor licenses in multiple states, please make sure to check each state's requirements.

Mississippi Counselors: Blanket (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 35
Mandatory Hours: 4
Elective Hours: 31
Renewal Cycle in Months: 24
License Expiration Date: 09/30/2027
Next Education Due Date: 09/30/2023

Online Info

Mississippi Marriage & Family Therapists are required to obtain 35 hours of continuing education in a 2 year cycle including the mandatory 4 hours of Professional Ethics.

Online Limitations

A maximum of 17 hours may be taken online. The Mandatory Ethics course must be taken in a classroom setting.

Roster

Roster Required: yes
Roster Process: Submit to the Board on or around September 30th of each year a list of seminars, workshops, and courses offered during the last 12 months for MS LMFTs continuing education credit with the names of the presenters (including their qualifications) and participants, along with documentation for the number of continuing education hours earned by each MS LMFT participant.
Roster Sent: Every 1 days

Governing Agency

Name: Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists
Phone: 6019876806
Fax: 6019876808
Address: Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists 350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave., 3rd, Suite 3635 P.O. Box 4508 Jackson, MS 39296

Mississippi Counselors: Counselor (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 24
Mandatory Hours: 6
Elective Hours: 18
Renewal Cycle in Months: 24
License Expiration Date: 06/30/2027
Next Education Due Date: 06/30/2027

Online Info

Mandatory Subjects:

  • 6 hours - Ethics or Legal Issues in the Delivery of Counseling Services

Other Requirements:

  • 2 hours - Telemental Health Counseling, if listed as a Distance Professional Services provider
  • 2 hours - Supervision for Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisors

Online Limitations

No online limitations.

Roster

No roster required

Governing Agency

Name: Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors
Phone: 6013591010
Fax: 6013591030
Address: 239 N Lamar Street Ste 402 Jackson, MS 39201

Mississippi Counselors: Marriage and Family Therapist (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 24
Mandatory Hours: 4
Elective Hours: 20
Renewal Cycle in Months: 24
License Expiration Date: 09/30/2027
Next Education Due Date: 09/30/2027

Online Info

Mandatory subject:

4 hours - Approved MFT Professional Ethics hours (see Board website for approved courses)

Online Limitations

6 hours allowed to be completed by home-study.

Roster

No roster required

Governing Agency

Name: Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors
Phone: 6013591010
Fax: 6013591030
Address: 239 N Lamar Street Ste 402 Jackson, MS 39201

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Note: This license renewal information is provided as a convenience only and is subject to change at any time. It's ultimately the responsibility of the licensee to be sure that he or she is meeting all requirements for each license and corresponding renewal period.