A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
is required to complete 30 hours of continuing
education for each license cycle (except for the first
license cycle, when no CE is required.) The CE
must be completed 24 months before the expiration
date printed on the license.
Deadline 02/28/2027
The CE must include the following
topics/categories:
• 1 hour Sexual Harassment Prevention training
• 1 hour Implicit Bias Awareness training
• 1 hour Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias
training (required once every 3 renewal periods)
• 1 hour Cultural Competency training
*The mandated reporting 1-hour free training is available at DCFS
To read more about the IL Marriage and Family Therapist CE requirements, check out the Illinois Administrative Code
All of the courses are well-researched, peer-reviewed, and based on the most recent evidence, taught by industry topic experts. The clinical and required topics together make up the required 30 CE hours.