Psychotherapeut CPD Requirements in the Netherlands

Psychotherapeuts in Netherlands follow a CPD-based model rather than a fixed hour total. Re-registration in the BIG-register every 5 years is based on hours of professional practice, not on CPD hours. A psychotherapeut must have worked at least 3,120 hours as a psychotherapist over the 5-year period (approx. 12 hours/week average). If the work-hours standard (urennorm) is not met, re-registration can instead be earned via the scholing (accredited retraining/education) route. No fixed number of accredited CPD hours is mandated by the BIG-register for the basic psychotherapeut title.

Netherlands does not mandate specific CE subjects for Psychotherapeut beyond the general requirement — any board-approved continuing education generally counts. Always confirm with the regulator.

Generally yes — Netherlands does not require live or interactive hours for Psychotherapeut, so approved online / home-study CE can typically satisfy the requirement. Home-study note: Not specified.

Statutory BIG-register title (Wet BIG art. 3). Re-registration is hours-of-practice based: minimum 3,120 work hours over 5 years, assessed against the beoordelingskader psychotherapeuten. Alternative scholing/retraining pathway applies if the urennorm is not met. Many psychotherapeuten also hold the GZ-psycholoog title and/or an FGzPt specialist registration.