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Austria CE Requirements by License

Continuing-education / CPD renewal requirements for behavioral and mental health licenses in Austria — hours or CPD model per cycle, mandated topics, live/interactive rules, and home-study limits. Pick a license for the full breakdown.

Austria requirements at a glance
LicenseProfessionCE / CPDEthicsLive / interactive
PsychotherapistCounseling6 h / 5yr1 h—
Clinical Psychologist and Health PsychologistPsychology150 h / 5yr——
Requirements by license
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Austria

Psychotherapist (Psychotherapeut/in)
Regulator: Bundesministerium fuer Gesundheit / Federal Minister responsible for the health system (regulator maintaining the Berufsliste Psychotherapie); statutory basis: Psychotherapiegesetz 2024 (PThG 2024), BGBl. I Nr. 49/2024, in particular Section 41 (Fortbildungspflicht)
6hours / credits / 5-year renewal cycle
No live / interactive hours required — all hours may be self-study
Mandated topics
  • General continuing education (Fortbildung): regular attendance at domestic or foreign CPD events on current developments in psychotherapy science and other relevant sciences, plus supervision or intervision — 6 hStatutory minimum is 6 ECTS credit points per rolling 5-year period (PThG 2024 Section 41(2)). 1 ECTS = approx. 25 hours of learning workload, so approx. 150 hours over 5 years.
  • Accompanying supervision during the first 5 years after entry in the Berufsliste — 2 hPThG 2024 Section 41(3): at least 2 ECTS of supervision within the first five years after registration (counts toward the 6 ECTS). Applies only to newly registered practitioners.
  • Ethics in psychotherapy, legal framework and didactics (only for those teaching in the third training phase) — 1 hPThG 2024 Section 41(4): teachers must complete at least 1 ECTS on these topics per 5 years. Conditional requirement.

Home study: Not capped by statute; domestic or foreign CPD events and (per Section 39) online-psychotherapy-related training may count. Up to 2 ECTS per 5-year period may be met by relevant CPD completed under other health-profession laws (Aerzte-, GuK-, MTD-, Musiktherapie- and Psychologengesetz 2013).

Board notes: Psychotherapy is a federally regulated health profession. Under the Psychotherapiegesetz 2024 (PThG 2024, BGBl. I Nr. 49/2024), which replaced the Psychotherapiegesetz 1990 (professional-duty provisions in force from 1 Jan 2025), practitioners entered in the federal Berufsliste (Psychotherapie) have a continuous statutory Fortbildungspflicht (Section 41): at least 6 ECTS credit points of continuing education/supervision within each 5-year period (approx. 150 hours of workload). Newly registered practitioners must include at least 2 ECTS of supervision in their first 5 years. There is no periodic license renewal tied to CPD submission; instead completed CPD must be evidenced to the Federal Minister for Health on request via a prescribed form. Professional associations (e.g. OeBVP) may award a quality seal (Guetesiegel) to CPD events but are not the statutory regulator. Measurement unit note: the statute expresses the CPD duty in ECTS credit points, not the 45-minute 'Einheit' used for training.

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Austria

Clinical Psychologist and Health Psychologist (Klinische/r Psychologe/Psychologin; Gesundheitspsychologe/Gesundheitspsychologin)
Regulator: Bundesministerium fuer Gesundheit / Federal Minister responsible for the health system (regulator maintaining the Berufslisten for Clinical and Health Psychology); statutory basis: Psychologengesetz 2013 (PG 2013), BGBl. I Nr. 182/2013, in particular Section 33 (Fortbildungspflicht)
150hours / credits / 5-year renewal cycle
No live / interactive hours required — all hours may be self-study
Mandated topics
  • Continuing education (Fortbildung): regular attendance at domestic or foreign CPD events on current developments in psychological and other profession-relevant sciences, and supervision — 150 hPG 2013 Section 33(1): at least 150 'Einheiten' within a 5-year period. 1 Einheit = 45 minutes (PG 2013 Section 1 Z6), so approx. 112.5 clock hours. Supervision is explicitly included but no fixed sub-quota is set.

Home study: Not specified by statute; domestic or foreign CPD events count and no explicit online/home-study cap is set in the law.

Board notes: Clinical Psychology (Klinische Psychologie) and Health Psychology (Gesundheitspsychologie) are the two federally regulated psychology professions under the Psychologengesetz 2013 (PG 2013). Both credentials require entry in the respective federal Berufsliste and carry an identical continuous statutory Fortbildungspflicht (Section 33): at least 150 units (Einheiten of 45 minutes each; approx. 112.5 hours) within every 5-year period, including CPD events and supervision. As with psychotherapy, there is no periodic license renewal tied to CPD; completed CPD must be made credible to the Ministry of Health on request via a prescribed form. The professional association BOEP (Berufsverband Oesterreichischer PsychologInnen) provides guidance and accredits CPD but is not the statutory regulator. The generic title 'Psychologe/Psychologin' is also protected under PG 2013 but only the clinical and health specializations carry the licensed-practice and CPD regime.

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Frequently asked questions
How many CE hours do behavioral health licenses require in Austria?

In Austria, hour-based licenses require 6 to 150 continuing-education hours per renewal cycle depending on the license type; some credentials follow a CPD model instead. See the table above for each credential.

Do CE requirements differ by license type in Austria?

Yes. Social work, counseling, psychology, marriage & family therapy, and behavior-analysis credentials each have their own requirements, mandated topics, and renewal cycles in Austria. This page lists each one separately.

Does Austria require ethics CE?

Austria requires dedicated ethics continuing education for: Psychotherapist. Exact hour counts are on each license's page.

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Updated July 2026 from official licensing-board, regulatory-college, and government sources. CE / CPD requirements change often — always confirm current rules directly with your licensing board or regulator before you renew. Informational only, not legal advice.