Applies To:
- Colorado Social Workers
- Colorado Counselors
- Colorado Marriage & Family Therapists
- Colorado Addiction Counselors
CE Learning Systems can be used to acquire CE hours or PDH for renewal of licensure.
One CE hour is equivalent to one PDH.
Renewal Info:
Licensees should accrue at least 40 PDH during each 2-year renewal cycle.
No more than 20 PDH may be accrued in a single PDA category during a 2-year renewal cycle.
A maximum of 5 hours may be carried from the last renewal cycle to the next cycle, if the hours were earned within 3 months of the renewal cycle and are in excess of the required 40 hours.
Example: A licensee accrues 48 hours within the 2-year renewal cycle—an excess of 8 hours. Five of the excess hours were accrued during the last 3 months of the cycle. The other 3 were accrued earlier in the cycle. The 5 hours earned in the last 3 months can be carried into the next renewal cycle.
Documentation (e.g. certificates) of the 40 PDH should not be sent to DORA unless specifically requested to do so. If a license has been lapsed or a licensee is selected for an audit, verification documentation is required.
Certain license and certificate types are not to participate in the CPD program. These types are:
- Certified Addiction Counselors Level I (levels II and III do participate)
- Psychologists
- Unlicensed Psychotherapists
PDA Categories that can be used for credit:
(1) Coursework
PDH may be accrued for credit for the coursework category through continuing education. A total of 20 PDH may be accrued in the Coursework category. Our online/web courses fall under this category.
(2) Independent Learning
PDH may be accrued for credit for the Independent Learning category through: Reading Journals and professionally relevant literature. A total of 20 PDH may be accrued in Independent Learning activities during each 2-year renewal cycle. Our book courses fall under this category.
Board Contact Info
DORA (Department of Regulatory Agencies)
1560 Broadway, Suite 110
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: 303-894-7855
Toll Free: 1-800-886-7675
Live chat: http://www.dora.state.co.us/pacific/chat/chat_test_edo.html
Available Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST
[email protected]
https://dpo.colorado.gov/SocialWork
https://dpo.colorado.gov/ProfessionalCounselor
https://dpo.colorado.gov/MarriageFamilyTherapy
https://dpo.colorado.gov/AddictionCounselor
Course Description | Medium |
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Trends in Opioid Use, Harms, and Treatment Addictions, Substance Use — 4 credit hours |
Reading-Based Online |
Bipolar Disorder and Cannabis Use Clinical Disorders (Adult) — 2.25 credit hours |
Reading-Based Online |
Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic- Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid Use-Summary and Introduction Addictions, Substance Use — 2 credit hours |
Reading-Based Online |
The role of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of adolescent substance use disorders Medical Health, Pharmacology — 2 credit hours |
Reading-Based Online |
Mental Health and the LGBT Community: Mental Health in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Youth. And The Effects of Cumulative Victimization on Mental Health Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adolescents and Young Adults Cultural & Racial Diversity — 2 credit hours |
Reading-Based Online |
TIP 59-Improving Cultural Competence-Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Treatment Planning Cultural & Racial Diversity — 1.25 credit hour |
Reading-Based Online |
Alzheimer Disease Biomarkers, Attentional Control and Semantic Memory Retrieval: Synergistic and Mediational Effects of Biomarkers on a Sensitive Cognitive Measure Clinical Disorders (Adult) — 2 credit hours |
Reading-Based Online |
Treating Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Addictions, Substance Use — 2 credit hours |
Reading-Based Online |
Treating Addiction and Psychiatric Disorders Addictions, Substance Use — 2 credit hours |
Reading-Based Online |
TIP 59-Improving Cultural Competence-Drug Cultures and the Culture of Recovery Addictions, Substance Use — 1.5 credit hour |
Reading-Based Online |
Live Webinars with Prominent Experts
CE Learning Systems also offers live webinars for social workers, counselors, marriage & family therapists, and addiction counselors in our new Make An Impact webinar series. Offered through our sister site, CE-Go.com, this series features some of the most well-known speakers in behavioral health today. Recent sessions include:
- Clinical Practice in the Age of Technology – Pamela Harmell, PhD
- Star Wars, Star Trek, and Harry Potter, Oh My! Helping Clients Heal Through Stories – Janina Scarlet, PhD
- Helping Clients Maintain Mental Health and Addictions Recovery Through the Storm: Catastrophes and Pandemics – Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC
- COVID-19 Anxiety and Fear: Meeting the Challenges of a Growing Mental Health Pandemic Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – John P. Forsyth, PhD
- ...and many more to come!

This was the best presentation I've seen in a very long time. The material was relevant and interesting, and was presented in a manner that made it feel immediately applicable to my work with clients. Loved it. Can't wait to buy the book! – SC, New York
Unlimited Distance CE members get 20% off all live webinars.