Continuing Education

Luxembourg CE Requirements by License

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

Luxembourg requirements at a glance
LicenseProfessionCE / CPDEthicsLive / interactive
Assistant social / Assistant d'hygiene socialeSocial WorkCPD
PsychothérapeuteCounselingCPD
PsychologuePsychologyCPD
Marriage & Family TherapistMarriage & Family TherapyCPD
Board Certified Behavior AnalystBehavior AnalysisCPD
Requirements by license
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Assistant social / Assistant d'hygiene sociale (social worker, regulated health profession)
Regulator: Ministre de la Sante (Ministry of Health) - regulated as a 'profession de sante' under the Loi du 26 mars 1992
CPDRegulated profession. 'Assistant social' and 'assistant d'hygiene sociale' are expressly listed as health professions ('professions de sante') in the Loi du 26 mars 1992 sur l'exercice et la revalorisation de certaines professions de sante; practice requires ministerial authorization / registration. The law contains a continuing-education framework (Art. 12-13) but no universally fixed mandatory hour count or cycle: practitioners 'doivent tenir a jour leurs connaissances professionnelles' (must keep their professional knowledge current). Attendance at continuing-education courses organized or approved by the Minister is treated as paid service time up to 5 working days per year, or 15 consecutive working days per three-year period. Continuing education becomes strictly obligatory only where the Minister formally declares specific courses mandatory for the profession (Art. 12(2)); the detailed criteria are set by grand-ducal regulation. Therefore there is a legal duty to maintain competence, but no single statutory CPD hour total.
No specific live / interactive hour requirement

Home study: Not specified (CE framework set by grand-ducal regulation; delivery format not fixed in statute)

Board notes: Legal basis: Loi du 26 mars 1992 sur l'exercice et la revalorisation de certaines professions de sante (as amended). CPD reference values: up to 5 jours ouvrables/an or 15 jours ouvrables consecutifs per 3 years counted as service time; Minister may declare specific CE compulsory. Note Luxembourg classifies social work as a health profession. This regime covers assistant social and assistant d'hygiene sociale; it is distinct from the psychotherapist and psychologist frameworks.

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Psychothérapeute (authorization to practice psychotherapy)
Regulator: Ministre de la Sante (Ministry of Health); deontology and discipline via the College medical; scientific/advisory body: Conseil scientifique de psychotherapie
CPDRegulated profession. Practice requires an individual authorization ('autorisation d'exercer') from the Minister of Health (Loi du 14 juillet 2015 portant creation de la profession de psychotherapeute). The law imposes an ongoing professional-development DUTY but no quantified hours or renewal cycle: Chapter 4 (Exercice) provides that 'Le psychotherapeute est oblige de tenir a jour ses connaissances professionnelles et de developper en continu ses competences professionnelles' (must keep professional knowledge current and continuously develop competences). There is no statutory minimum number of CPD/formation-continue hours and no fixed audit cycle; failure to maintain competence is addressed through the deontological/disciplinary regime of the College medical rather than an hour-counting scheme. Entry (not renewal) requires a master in clinical psychology or a medical degree plus specific psychotherapy training (transitional route referenced 450 hours of specific/continuous psychotherapy training).
No specific live / interactive hour requirement

Home study: Not specified (no quantified CPD scheme)

Board notes: Legal basis: Loi du 14 juillet 2015 portant creation de la profession de psychotherapeute (Journal officiel / Memorial A). Authorization granted by the Minister of Health after advice of the College medical and the Conseil scientifique de psychotherapie. A professional register ('annuaire') is maintained by the Ministry and an ordinal register by the College medical. CPD is framed as a general legal obligation to stay up to date, not as a fixed-hour continuing-education mandate; the psychotherapist is subject to disciplinary action under rules set by the College medical.

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Psychologue (protected professional title / regulated profession)
Regulator: Ministere de l'Enseignement superieur et de la Recherche (recognition of professional qualification / access to the regulated title); Ministere de la Sante for health-sector practice. No dedicated licensing board or 'ordre' for psychologists.
CPDNo mandated periodic continuing education. 'Psychologue' is a regulated profession in Luxembourg only in the access/qualification-recognition sense: using the title professionally requires a recognized university master's degree in psychology, with recognition handled under the general professional-qualifications regime (Loi du 28 octobre 2016 relative a la reconnaissance des qualifications professionnelles, transposing Directive 2005/36/EC). There is NO standalone statute creating a protected-title-with-CPD scheme for psychologists comparable to the psychotherapist law, and psychologist is NOT among the 'professions de sante' listed in the Loi du 26 mars 1992 (so the health-professions continuing-education framework does not apply to it). Consequently there is no legally required number of CPD hours or renewal cycle. Voluntary continuing development is promoted through the professional association (Societe Luxembourgeoise de Psychologie / SLP) and, for those who hold it, the EFPA EuroPsy certificate (EuroPsy requires evidence of CPD only for holders renewing that voluntary certificate, not by Luxembourg law).
No specific live / interactive hour requirement

Home study: Not applicable (no statutory CPD scheme)

Board notes: Clinical psychological activity that constitutes psychotherapy is separately captured by the psychotherapist authorization (Loi du 14 juillet 2015). Title protection derives from qualification-recognition rules, not from a health-profession licensing statute; there is no periodic re-registration or CPD audit for the psychologist title itself. EuroPsy (EFPA) participation is voluntary.

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Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT) - not a distinct regulated profession in Luxembourg
Regulator: None (not established as a separate regulated profession)
CPDNot regulated as a distinct profession in Luxembourg. There is no marriage-and-family-therapist license or protected title. Family/couple therapy delivered as psychotherapy falls under the psychotherapist authorization regime (Loi du 14 juillet 2015). Because there is no MFT license, there is no MFT-specific continuing-education mandate, hour requirement, or renewal cycle.
No specific live / interactive hour requirement

Home study: Not applicable

Board notes: Any regulated clinical practice would be captured by the psychotherapist authorization rather than a standalone MFT credential.

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Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) - not a regulated profession in Luxembourg
Regulator: None (no governmental regulation; BCBA is a voluntary US-based BACB certification)
CPDNot regulated in Luxembourg. There is no statutory license, protected title, or governmental board for behavior analysts, and BCBA is not listed among Luxembourg's regulated health professions. The BCBA credential is a voluntary certification issued by the US-based Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB); any recertification CE requirements are set by the BACB, not by Luxembourg law. Luxembourg imposes no continuing-education mandate, hour total, or cycle for behavior analysts.
No specific live / interactive hour requirement

Home study: Not applicable

Board notes: Behavior analysis is not among the professions de sante in the Loi du 26 mars 1992 and has no dedicated Luxembourg statute. Any CPD obligations attach to the private BACB certification only.

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Frequently asked questions
Do CE requirements differ by license type in Luxembourg?

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

CE requirements in other jurisdictions
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.