Renewing your LPC license requires that you meet the criteria for completing Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) hours, which is your own professional development or continuing education. There are three ways that you can demonstrate CPC in order to renew your license:

• Do the Colorado Continuing Professional Development program
  • Complete a Professional Practice Survey and Self-Assessment
  • Develop your learning goals and create a Learning Plan to accomplish your goals
  • Obtain 40 Professional Development Hours (PDH) that matches your Learning Plan
    • Keep documentation of your completed PDH activities
• Attest to Deem Status
  • You may qualify for Deem Status if you participated in the formalized professional development program of a Colorado state department, and if that program’s requirements meet the definition of CPC
• Active Duty Military Exemption
  • If, for more than 120 days, you were called to federally-funded active military duty for the purpose of serving in a war, emergency or contingency, you might be eligible for an exemption from CPC requirements

While I cannot tell you which option is applicable to you, in general most Colorado therapists in private practice can demonstrate CPC through option #1 above. Unless you absolutely know that you or your organization attests to Deem Status, or unless you’re active duty military that meets option #3 above, you’ll want to default to using option #1.

Again, you have two full years in between your LPC license renewals to complete your continuing education requirements, so make sure you don’t wait until the last few months before your LPC renews to do this!