Continuing-education / CPD renewal requirements for behavioral and mental health licenses in Idaho — hours or CPD model per cycle, mandated topics, live/interactive rules, and home-study limits. Pick a license for the full breakdown.
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LCSW/LMSW/LSW (Social Worker)
30hours / 2-year renewal cycle
No live / interactive hours required — all hours may be self-study
Mandated topics
Home study: No cap; online/distance courses germane to the practice of social work are allowed (IDAPA 24.14.01 Rule 100.05). Board does not pre-approve courses.
Board notes: 30 contact hours (including 2 hours of ethics) per 24-month renewal period ending on the licensee's birth date. No board pre-approval of courses; random post-renewal audits; proof retained 4 years; no carryover of excess hours. Rule contains no live/in-person requirement.
View full LCSW / LMSW requirements → VerifiedIdaho
LPC/LCPC (Professional Counselor / Clinical Professional Counselor)
12hours / 2-year renewal cycle
No live / interactive hours required — all hours may be self-study
Mandated topics
- Ethics — 6 h
- Professional Boundaries — 3 h
- Suicide Assessment or Intervention — 3 h
Home study: No cap; rule imposes no format restriction and does not limit self-study/online hours.
Board notes: Under the current rule (IDAPA 24.15.01.100.07, effective 7-1-24), the ONLY mandated CE is 6 hours ethics + 3 hours boundaries + 3 hours suicide assessment/intervention (12 hours total) in each 24-month period preceding renewal; the former 40-hour aggregate total was eliminated. Licensees must also comply with the CE/competence sections of their applicable Code of Ethics. Same CE rule applies to LPC, LCPC, LMFT and AMFT. No live/in-person requirement.
View full LPC / LCPC requirements → VerifiedIdaho
Licensed Psychologist
30hours / 2-year renewal cycle
No live / interactive hours required — all hours may be self-study
Mandated topics
Home study: No home-study cap specified in IDAPA 24.12.01 Rule 100.06.
Board notes: 30 CE hours every 2 calendar years, of which 4 must be in Laws and Ethics (IDAPA 24.12.01.100.06, eff. 3-28-23). No live/in-person or interactive format requirement. Prescribing psychologists must complete an ADDITIONAL 30 hours every 2 years in psychopharmacotherapy beyond the standard renewal requirement.
View full Licensed Psychologist requirements → VerifiedIdaho
LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist)
12hours / 2-year renewal cycle
No live / interactive hours required — all hours may be self-study
Mandated topics
- Ethics — 6 h
- Professional Boundaries — 3 h
- Suicide Assessment or Intervention — 3 h
Home study: No cap; rule imposes no format restriction and does not limit self-study/online hours.
Board notes: Regulated by the Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists (DOPL) under IDAPA 24.15.01. Under Rule 100.07 (eff. 7-1-24), the only mandated CE is 6 hours ethics + 3 hours boundaries + 3 hours suicide assessment/intervention (12 hours total) per 24-month period preceding renewal; the former 40-hour aggregate total was eliminated. Same CE rule as LPC/LCPC/AMFT. Renewal is biennial (birth-month based). No live/in-person requirement.
View full LMFT requirements → VerifiedIdaho
BCBA (national certification); no separate Idaho state license
32hours / 2-year renewal cycle
No live / interactive hours required — all hours may be self-study
Mandated topics
- Ethics — 4 h
- Supervision — 3 honly required for certificants who supervise others or supervise trainees accruing fieldwork
Home study: No state cap; BACB ACE recorded/online CEUs are broadly accepted. BACB rules govern format acceptability.
Board notes: Idaho does NOT separately license behavior analysts (one of roughly 11 states without ABA licensure), so there is no state CE rule. CE is governed solely by the national BACB standard: 32 CEUs per 2-year certification cycle, including 4 ethics CEUs and, for those who supervise, 3 supervision CEUs.
View full BCBA requirements → How many CE hours do behavioral health licenses require in Idaho?
In Idaho, hour-based licenses require 12 to 32 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 Idaho?
Yes. Social work, counseling, psychology, marriage & family therapy, and behavior-analysis credentials each have their own requirements, mandated topics, and renewal cycles in Idaho. This page lists each one separately.
Does Idaho require ethics CE?
Idaho requires dedicated ethics continuing education for: BCBA, LCSW / LMSW, LMFT, LPC / LCPC, Licensed Psychologist. Exact hour counts are on each license's page.
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.