Continuing-education / CPD renewal requirements for behavioral and mental health licenses in Romania — 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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Asistent social cu drept de libera practica (Licensed Social Worker)
Regulator: Colegiul National al Asistentilor Sociali din Romania (CNASR / National College of Social Workers of Romania)
10hours / credits / 1-year renewal cycle
No live / interactive hours required — all hours may be self-study
Mandated topics
No specific subject mandates — general CE hours only.
Home study: At least 50% of the annual credits must be earned from CNASR-accredited continuing professional development programs (courses/seminars/postgraduate study, Anexa A); the remaining up to 50% may come from other professional activities (conferences, publications, etc.). Anexa 11 Norme FPC, Art. 9(3).
Board notes: Regulated under Law 466/2004; social work IS a regulated profession with a college (CNASR). Practice requires the atestat de libera practica with grades (asistent social debutant, practicant, specialist, principal). Per Anexa 11 (Norme privind formarea profesionala continua a asistentilor sociali), Art. 6(2), the minimum annual number of professional credits is 10. Credits accumulate over grade-dependent renewal cycles (Art. 9(2)): 1 year for debutant, 2 years for practicant, and a 3-year renewal cycle for the atestat at principal grade. Failing to accumulate required credits for 3 consecutive years can lead to suspension of the atestat until remedied (Art. 10).
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Consiliere psihologica / Consilier scolar (Psychological / School-Vocational Counseling) - specialization of the psychologist profession
Regulator: Colegiul Psihologilor din Romania (CPR)
10hours / credits / 1-year renewal cycle
No live / interactive hours required — all hours may be self-study
Mandated topics
No specific subject mandates — general CE hours only.
Home study: Not specified; same CPR credit framework as the psychologist license.
Board notes: Counseling is NOT a standalone regulated license in Romania. Psychological counseling (consiliere psihologica) and school/vocational counseling (consiliere scolara si vocationala) are specializations/competences within the regulated psychologist profession, administered by CPR (Comisia de psihologie educationala, consiliere scolara si vocationala, and the clinical commission). Practitioners hold a psiholog atestat de libera practica in the relevant specialization and are subject to the same minimum 10 CPD credits/year (Normele din 18 septembrie 2021). No separate counseling board or separate CPD total exists.
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Psiholog cu drept de libera practica (Licensed Psychologist; incl. psychotherapy specialization / psihoterapie)
Regulator: Colegiul Psihologilor din Romania (CPR / College of Psychologists of Romania)
10hours / credits / 1-year renewal cycle
No live / interactive hours required — all hours may be self-study
Mandated topics
No specific subject mandates — general CE hours only.
Home study: Not specified in the norms; CPD credits (credite de formare profesionala continua) are awarded by the CPR Comisia metodologica across accredited formats (courses, workshops, congresses, supervision, teaching, publications). No explicit online/home-study cap set in the 2021 norms.
Board notes: Regulated under Law 213/2004 and GD 788/2005. Practice requires an atestat de libera practica with graded specialization steps (psiholog practicant sub supervizare, practicant in regim de autonomie, specialist, principal). Per Normele din 18 septembrie 2021 privind educatia si formarea profesionala a psihologilor (Art. 3(2), Art. 6(3)), each licensed psychologist must obtain a MINIMUM of 10 CPD credits for every year of practice; meeting the annual 10-credit obligation is also a prerequisite for advancing to a higher specialization step and for gaining professional autonomy. Psychotherapy (psihoterapie) is a specialization/competence within the psychologist profession (Comisia de psihologie clinica si psihoterapie), subject to the same 10-credits/year CPD rule.
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Marriage and Family Therapy (no equivalent standalone license; family/systemic psychotherapy is a psychotherapy specialization)
Regulator: Not regulated as a standalone profession. Family/systemic psychotherapy is a psychotherapy (psihoterapie) specialization under Colegiul Psihologilor din Romania (CPR); physicians may also train in psychotherapy.
CPDMFT does not exist as a separately regulated/licensed profession in Romania. Marriage, family and couples therapy is delivered under the broader psychotherapy (psihoterapie) specialization within the regulated psychologist profession (CPR, Comisia de psihologie clinica si psihoterapie). Such practitioners are licensed as psihoterapeut/psiholog and are therefore bound by the psychologist CPD rule of a minimum 10 credits/year; there is no separate MFT license, board, or CPD total.
No specific live / interactive hour requirement
Home study: N/A - not a separate license.
Board notes: No dedicated MFT statute or registry. Systemic/family psychotherapy training is offered through CPR-accredited psychotherapy training providers/associations; the resulting credential is a psychotherapy competence under the CPR psychologist framework.
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BCBA / Behavior Analyst (no Romanian state licensure)
Regulator: Not regulated by any Romanian state authority. BCBA is a US credential issued by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB); ABA/autism (TSA) practitioners in Romania typically register with Colegiul Psihologilor din Romania (CPR).
CPDBehavior analysis is NOT a regulated/licensed profession in Romania and there is no national BCBA licensure or state-mandated CPD. The BCBA certification and its continuing-education requirements (32 CEUs per 2-year recertification cycle) are governed by the US BACB, not by Romanian law. Applied behavior analysis / autism-spectrum (TSA) therapy in Romania is generally provided by psychologists, who may enroll in the CPR autism/TSA registry (inregistrare-TSA) and are then bound by the CPR psychologist CPD rule (min. 10 credits/year). No Romanian behavior-analyst board or Romanian CPD total exists.
No specific live / interactive hour requirement
Home study: N/A - not regulated in Romania.
Board notes: CPR maintains an autism-spectrum-disorder (TSA) practitioner registry, but this is a registration for psychologists/therapists rather than a licensing scheme for behavior analysts. Any BCBA CEU requirements derive from the BACB (US), not Romanian regulation.
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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.