Information on Continuing Education Credit, Hours of Attendance Certificates, and Course Credit for Workshops


It is the participant's responsibility to check with their individual state board to verify continuing education requirements for their state. 

Please note that there is a $40 administrative fee for CE credits in addition to the cost of registration.


The Center for Healing Shame is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs in California – CAMFT-approved CE provider #134393. Courses meet the qualifications for 13 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

At this time, we are able to provide CE credit only to LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs in California. We are not able to offer CE credit to psychologists or nurses in California or to psychologists, therapists, or nurses licensed outside of California in the U.S. and Canada.

By fulfilling course requirements, LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs licensed outside of California in the U.S. and Canada can receive an Hours of Attendance certificate. This certificate indicates that the Center for Healing Shame is an approved continuing education provider in California. LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs may be able to use the Hours of Attendance certificate to receive CE credit through their state board. Many of our past students have been able to do this. Eligibility varies by state and by board. It is the participant's responsibility to check with their individual state board to verify continuing education requirements for their state.

REQUIREMENTS FOR COURSE CREDIT

Completion of the following requirements is necessary to receive full course credit for a workshop and to have it marked as “complete” on the participant’s record of attendance. If these requirements are not completed, then the workshop will be noted as “incomplete,” and the participant will not be eligible to receive an Hours of Attendance certificate or CE credit and the workshop will not count towards Healing Shame Practitioner certification.

For Live Onsite or Live Online Workshops:

  • Participants must attend all sessions live—either in person for onsite workshops or on-screen, interactively, for online workshops.

  • If a class is missed, in order to remain eligible for CE credit, participants must watch/listen to the recording, and then write and submit a paper after completing each class. (For paper requirements, see below.)

  • Participants must turn in a course evaluation form within two weeks of course completion.

  • Deadline: You must submit all make-up papers no later than two weeks after the final day of the workshop. Materials received outside this time frame will not count toward course credit.

For Recorded Workshops:

  • Participants must write and submit a paper after completing each class. (For paper requirements, see below.)

  • Participants must turn in a course evaluation form on course completion.

  • Participants must complete the course and submit all materials within six months of the date of purchase.

Papers should be submitted after completion of each class. Please do not wait until the end of the workshop to submit your paper(s).

PAPER REQUIREMENTS - For recorded workshops and missed classes

  • Watch/listen to the recording of the workshop or missed class.

  • After you complete each class that you are taking by recording, write and submit a paper describing what you learned and how it affected you.

    • Write a paper of at least two pages for each 3- to 3.5-hour class segment.
      For example:

      • If the workshop has four video classes, write a paper of at least two pages for each class (four papers total).

      • If the workshop has two video classes, write a paper of at least two pages for each 3- to 3.5-hour segment (four papers total).
        Alternately, write one 3- to 4-page paper for each of the two classes (two papers total).

    • The paper should be personal, not academic. The paper should contain your reflections on the main concepts of the class, demonstrating that you have watched the recording of the class and understood the concepts presented. You should discuss one or two of these concepts in greater detail, demonstrating your understanding of the topic(s) by using examples from your own professional and/or personal life.

      An important aspect of this paper is your ability to integrate your personal realizations with the material discussed in the class, so please take that into consideration.

      Please note that if your paper lacks sufficient coverage or understanding of the class material, you may be asked to rewrite and resubmit it in order to receive credit. 

    • Title your paper in this manner: Last Name – [Workshop Title] – Class #

    • Email your paper(s) to Elizabeth Davidge at edhealingshame@gmail.com.

If you have any questions about this information, please contact Elizabeth Davidge at edhealingshame@gmail.com.