The Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Requirements
Effective after the 2017 license renewal, or upon the completion of the first renewal of a license thereafter, 40 hours of continuing professional development (CPD) must be completed every 24 month registration period.
- Current period: September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2023
- 40 hours of continuing professional development are required for 2019 licensure renewal
- One (1) continuing education hour (CE) is equivalent to one (1) professional development hour (PDH)
What is required, how to comply?
- The development, execution and documentation of a learning plan.
- There is an optional self-assessment tool, to determine your learning goals, and it’s available on the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies website. Reflective Self-Assessment (RSAT)
- Completion of at least 40 hours of continuing professional development (CPD). It is your responsibility to find programs that meet the requirements in the categories defined in the statute; they are not pre-approved by the Board.
- Categories include: coursework, ethics, developing and teaching an academic course, graduate coursework, presenting, publication, editorial review
- Per Section 12-43-307 (2)(b)(I)(A), coursework includes:
- Attending workshops, symposia, seminars, colloquia, invited speaker sessions, postdoctoral institutes or scientific or professional programs offered at meetings of local, state, regional and national or international professional or scientific organizations.
- Activities may include online continuing education
- With the exception of 5 PDH, activities must qualify as continuing education units or continuing medical education credit approved by the APA, state medical association Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education or by a regionally accredited institution of higher education
- Documentation of all CPD hours.
- There is a learning plan form, to record your PDH’s (CEs) should you be audited, and it’s available on the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies website. Learning Plan
- You must have a documentation transcript or certificate of attendance
Exemptions
- The only exemption allowed is a military exemption: Active duty serving in an officially designated war or emergency.
Everything you need to know:

The Colorado Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CPA maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
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