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Illinois LCPC continuing education requirements
An Illinois LCPC needs 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years to renew. This page is our summary of the continuing education rules for a licensed professional counselor (LCPC) in Illinois, as we read them from the published rules of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation on September 26, 2026.
- Hours
- 30
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- Last checked
- September 26, 2026
A reference, not legal or licensing advice. Confirm is not affiliated with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and does not speak for it. We summarize the published rules as a convenience and they can change or be read differently, so this page may be incomplete or out of date. Your board has the final say: always confirm your requirements with your board before you renew. Use this page at your own risk. See the Terms.
Total hours
- 30 hours (after the first renewal)
- 0 hours (first renewal)CE is not required for the first renewal of an Illinois license; the one-hour sexual harassment prevention course still is.
Renewals in odd years; the pre-renewal period is the preceding 24 months.
Hours that must be included
- Counseling practice ethics: 3 hours
- Sexual harassment prevention (every renewal, including an exempt first one): 1 hourEvery renewal, beginning with the first (IDFPR).
- Implicit bias awareness: 1 hourEvery renewal that requires CE (IDFPR).
One-time and recurring courses
- Cultural competency: 1 hour, every 6 yearsBefore the first renewal that requires CE (on or after January 1, 2025), then once every six years (IDFPR).
- Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: 1 hour, every 6 yearsBefore the first renewal that requires CE (on or after January 1, 2025), then once every six years; applies to those treating adults aged 26 or older (IDFPR).
Limits
- Teaching (first time, 1.5 hours per hour): at most 10 hours
- Authoring or preparing presentations (first time): at most 10 hours
- Providing or receiving clinical supervision: at most 8 hours
If you hold two licenses from this board
The rules do not say whether a course can count toward more than one; Confirm counts it toward each and suggests you check with the board.
Paperwork and other items
- LCPC second renewal: 9 hours clinical supervision trainingOne-time lifetime requirement at the second renewal of a clinical professional counselor license.
Approved providers
Recognized: NBCC, ACA, AAMFT, APA, State board.
Source
68 Ill. Adm. Code 1375.220 + IDFPR CE fact sheet (LPC/LCPC), read on September 26, 2026.
Board: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
This summary may be incomplete or out of date. The board’s own rules are the only authority; confirm your requirements with the board before you renew.