Croatia CE Requirements by License

Croatia

No specific subject mandates — general CE hours only.

Home study: No explicit cap. Points may be earned through congresses/conferences/symposia, tribunes and round tables, lectures and professional meetings, postgraduate courses/seminars with or without exams, e-learning/internet-based CPD, postgraduate/doctoral study, specializations and training for psychosocial/psychotherapeutic and counseling approaches, mentorship and supervision, study visits, and publications. Distance/e-learning CPD is explicitly recognized (Art. 6, Art. 4(1)6).

Board notes: Requirement expressed in points (bodovi), not clock hours. Art. 4(1)8 and Art. 19: the competence-verification period (razdoblje provjere stručnosti) is 6 years, running from the date the right to practice social work is recognized. An authorized social worker who earns at least 120 points within the 6 years is deemed to have fulfilled the CPD right/obligation (Art. 19(3)); the rulebook recommends collecting at least 20 points each calendar year for continuity (Art. 19(2)). Surplus points do not carry over (Art. 19(4)). If the required 120 points are not collected, the member must undergo a verification of conditions and professional competences to retain the right to practice (Art. 19(5); Art. 30 covers those who from unjustified reasons did not collect the 120 points). Art. 20: for justified continuous absences the required total is reduced (by 20 points for absence of 12 continuous months e.g. military service; by 10 points for 6 continuous months). Mentorship of students/trainees is capped at a maximum 60 points per 6-year period (Art. 24). A separate points-tracking application was noted as under development as of 2026.

Croatia

No specific subject mandates — general CE hours only.

Home study: No explicit cap. Points are earned across categories: training in psychotherapy modalities/specializations/techniques and supervision (as trainee/supervisee or as educator/supervisor); congresses, conferences and symposia; articles/publications (print or electronic); professional activity in Chamber and governing bodies; educator/supervisor/mentor activity in psychotherapy training; specialist and doctoral study; and the member's own personal psychotherapy. Distance CPD is recognized.

Board notes: Requirement expressed in points (bodovi), not clock hours. Art. 14 of the HKPT Rulebook: the competence-verification period is 5 years, within which an authorized psychotherapist or authorized counseling therapist must collect 150 points of professional development. The 5-year period runs from the date the right to practice psychotherapy is granted / the license (dopusnica) is acquired, and continues from the expiry of the prior 5-year period. Evidence must be submitted to the Chamber no later than 30 days before the period ends (the Chamber's guidance page states 3 months). Members who fail to collect the minimum points within the 5 years can obtain renewal of the dopusnica only after earning the missing points. Professional activity on Chamber committees is valued at 10 points/year and on the Managing Board at 15 points/year. The Chamber licenses two protected titles under one identical CPD regime: ovlašteni psihoterapeut (psychotherapist) and ovlašteni savjetodavni terapeut (counseling therapist).

Croatia

• Ethical issues in the practice of psychological activity (etička pitanja u obavljanju psihološke djelatnosti)One of five mandatory areas of 'temeljno stručno usavršavanje' (core professional development). Art. 16(1)1 requires at least one CPD activity in EACH of the five core areas within the 6-year period; no fixed point/hour sub-quota per area.
• Psychological assessment (psihološka procjena)Core-CPD area (Art. 20(3)2). At least one activity required over the 6-year cycle.
• Psychological treatment (psihološki tretman)Core-CPD area (Art. 20(3)3). At least one activity required over the 6-year cycle.
• Legal regulation of psychological activity (pravna regulacija psihološke djelatnosti)Core-CPD area (Art. 20(3)4). At least one activity required over the 6-year cycle.
• Fundamental knowledge from contemporary theoretical developments (temeljna znanja iz suvremenih teorijskih spoznaja)Core-CPD area (Art. 20(3)5). At least one activity required over the 6-year cycle. The Chamber delivers at least one activity per core area annually, mainly via a distance-learning system.

Home study: No explicit cap. Points are collected across many categories (postgraduate/specialist study, treatment/psychotherapy training, mentorship, supervision, publications, congresses, courses with/without exam, professional meetings/lectures, psychodiagnostic-tool training, etc.). Core 'temeljno' CPD is delivered primarily through the Chamber's distance-learning (na daljinu) system, so substantial online/home study is expressly permitted.

Board notes: Requirement expressed in points (bodovi), not clock hours. Art. 15-16: the 'competence-verification period' (razdoblje provjere stručnosti) is 6 years, within which an authorized psychologist must earn at least 120 points AND complete at least one CPD activity in each of the five core (temeljno) areas; alternatively the obligation is met by passing the psychological professional/competence exam within the last 6 months of the period. The period runs from the date the right to practice is granted (or from the day after the previous period ends). Art. 18: on written request, up to 20 points may be waived for justified continuous absences over 6 months (serious illness, military service, pregnancy-complication sick leave, maternity/parental/adoptive leave). Surplus points do not carry to the next period. Art. 19: failure to meet the obligation results in termination of the right to practice psychological activity. Standards are aligned with EFPA EuroPsy certificate-renewal requirements.