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Center for Professional Development - Professional Association Requirements

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Professional Association Requirements

Continuing Education



The Santa Clara University Center for Professional Development maintains responsibility for this program and its content, and is approved by the following organizations to sponsor continuing education:

  • The American Psychological Association (APA) to provide continuing education for psychologists.
    • Provider #1455
  • The California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) to provide continuing education for MFTs and LCSWs.
    • Provider # PCE 321
  • National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) to provide continuing education for counselors.
    • # 4241
  • The California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) to provide continuing education for registered nurses.
    • Provider # CEP 2226
  • The California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC) to provide continuing education to counselors.
    • Provider # 4S-97-364-0711

Santa Clara University Center for Professional Development maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

What are my licensure and reporting requirements?





To find out what your required courses are for your licensure or renewal, please visit the appropriate Board website:

  • California Board of Psychology - http://www.psychboard.ca.gov/licensing/education.html
  • California Board of Behavioral Sciences - http://www.bbs.ca.gov/licstat3.htm
  • California Board of Registered Nursing - http://www.m.ca.gov/coned/ce-renewal.htm

Attention Psychologists:





Reporting Credit to MCEP Accrediting Agency

As of January 2002, the MCEP Accrediting Agency accepts continuing education credits taht are provided by American Psychological Association (APA) approved sponsors. The Santa Clara University Center for Professional Development (CPD) is an APA approved sponsor of continuing education for psychologists. Therefore, psychologists receiving continuing education credits from CPD will need to report those credits to the MCEP Accrediting Agency by submitting the designated form and paying the required fee.

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