Finland CE Requirements by License

CPDSocial worker is a protected, licensed professional title (laillistettu ammattihenkilo) granted by the national supervisory authority (formerly Valvira, now Lupa- ja valvontavirasto) under the Act on Social Welfare Professionals (Laki sosiaalihuollon ammattihenkiloista 817/2015), requiring a Master's degree with social work as the major. The licence is granted for life with no periodic renewal and no fixed statutory CPD/CE hour requirement. Section 5 of Act 817/2015 imposes a general duty on the professional to maintain and develop the professional skills required by the work, with a parallel employer duty (reinforced by the Social Welfare Act 1301/2014) to enable and arrange necessary continuing/supplementary education. Competence is monitored through supervision, not a counted-hours mandate.

CPDPsychotherapist is a protected professional title (nimikesuojattu ammattinimike) granted by the national supervisory authority (formerly Valvira, now Lupa- ja valvontavirasto) under the Act on Health Care Professionals (559/1994) and Government Decree 1120/2010, upon completion of approved university-coordinated psychotherapist training. The right to use the title is granted for life with no periodic renewal and no fixed statutory CPD/CE hour requirement. As with all health care professionals, Section 18 of Act 559/1994 imposes a general duty to maintain and develop the competence required by the work, with a parallel employer duty to enable continuing education (taydennyskoulutus). There is no mandatory renewal-linked CPD hour count.

CPDPsychologist is a protected, licensed professional title (laillistettu ammattihenkilo) granted by the national supervisory authority (formerly Valvira, now Lupa- ja valvontavirasto) under the Act on Health Care Professionals (559/1994) after a Master's-level psychology qualification. The licence is granted for life with no periodic renewal and no fixed statutory number of CPD/CE hours. Instead, Section 18 of Act 559/1994 imposes a general legal duty on the professional to maintain and develop the professional skills and knowledge required by their work, and a corresponding duty on the employer to create the conditions for and enable participation in necessary supplementary/continuing education (taydennyskoulutus). Competence is enforced through supervision rather than through a mandatory hours-tracking system.

CPDThere is no standalone 'marriage and family therapist' licence or protected title in Finland. Family/couple therapy (perhe- ja pariterapia) is delivered under the regulated psychotherapist title (psykoterapeutti), where family therapy is one of the recognised psychotherapy orientations. Practitioners must therefore hold the protected psychotherapist title (see the Psychotherapist record). No separate CPD hour mandate applies.

CPDBehavior analysis / BCBA is not a regulated or protected professional title in Finland and is not licensed by the national supervisory authority. There is no Finnish statutory CPD requirement. Individuals who voluntarily hold the US BCBA credential are subject to the private Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) recertification rules (32 continuing education units every 2-year cycle, including ethics and supervision units), but this is a private certification obligation, not a Finnish legal requirement.