Online CEU's for the LCSW

With the numerous “new” mental disorders being discovered in our world today, being a psychotherapist in our world can be challenging. Many colleges and universities offer courses on the internet to help you get the education you need to renew your license. Some even offer these classes for as little as $2.24 an hour to make it cheaper and easier to fit them into your busy lifestyle. This continuing education is an important and necessary part in your keeping your psychotherapy license. There are networks available to help you find the schools that offer the online lcsw ceu courses that are necessary for your job type. Most of these networks are associated with the National Association of Social Workers, the Association of Work boards, and the boards within the states. Check with your local state board to see which universities offer the online lcsw ceu’s that you need.

What exactly are online lcsw ceu’s? These are online offerings of continuing education hours that are offered to psychotherapists, as well as many others in the medical field, that they are required to take in order to renew their licenses. If an lcsw does not take the required amount each term that is recommended by their state license renewal laws, they are not usually allowed to renew the license. By taking these courses, the psychotherapist is also able to stay current with the trends and any new practices and thoughts in their field of practice. By doing this, their clients mental needs are being better met.

These online lcsw ceu’s can be taken over the internet as webinars, audio courses, phone courses, and reading courses, each of which will help you meet the requirements that your state has set up for psychotherapists to practice within the state. The courses that are offered at most locations include a broad range of topics within psychotherapy, including adults, teens, children, depression, grief, aging, and many others. To pass the courses, you must pass a quiz at the end to show that you know the material that you studied in the course.

By taking online lcsw ceu’s you can help your clients see their world in a whole new light and look forward to a better tomorrow. You can help your clients who are struggling with depression or grief as many times discussing their feelings with someone helps them feel as though they are not alone in the world and that they can make the world a better place. You can also learn how to deal with the more challenging situations such as the person who struggles with severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorders or the teenager who does not want to be receiving the recommended therapy.

If you are a psychotherapist looking to renew your license, you are encouraged to take only those courses that are what you are specialized in so that you can continue to better help your present clients. You are also encouraged to take those ceu’s that deal with the ethics of your practice.