Delaware LCDP Continuing Education Requirements
Delaware addiction counselors must complete 40 continuing education hours every 2 years to renew their LCDP license, including 3 hours of ethics and 3 hours of cultural inclusion equity and diversity.
Next deadline: September 30, 2028The renewal cycle is biennial, and CE is due by September 30 of even years.
- State source
- Delaware board rule
- Last verified
- August 2026
- Ruleset version
- 2026.4
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Delaware LCDP requirements
Total
Topic minimums, counted within the 40
- Ethics
- 3
- You need 3 hours each cycle.
- Cultural Inclusion Equity and Diversity
- 3
- You need 3 hours each cycle.
Limits on how the hours are earned
- Teaching presentation publication
- max 20 hrs
Cycle and record rules
- Renewal
- The renewal cycle is biennial, and CE is due by September 30 of even years.
- New licensees
- If your first license was issued from April 1 through September 30 of an even-numbered renewal year, no CE is required for that initial period.
- Approved providers
- Qualifying CE may be offered or sponsored by national professional association, state professional association, regional professional association, governmental agency, and credentialing board.
- Recordkeeping
- Keep CE documentation for 1 year after each renewal.
- Board audit
- The board may audit licensees to verify CE compliance.
To keep your proof in order, see what to keep for a CE audit, which covers every state’s retention period and what the audit notice asks for.
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- Self-study, online, webinars, and other distance-learning formats are fully acceptable. No minimum in-person or live-interactive requirement. No per-day or per-course hour cap stated.
- Teaching academic or CE courses, presenting original papers, and authoring peer-reviewed articles may COLLECTIVELY count for up to 20 CE hours per biennial cycle. Repeating the same course earns no additional credit toward this 20-hour bucket. The cap is on the licensee-as-educator/author activity, NOT on the delivery format of consumed CE (self-study, online, and other distance-learning formats remain fully acceptable with no cap). Credits in any of these three activities share one 20-hour bucket; tag them with the combined activity category `teaching presentation publication` so the shared cap applies correctly.
- Inactive status: licensee may request inactive status (approved by Board), held up to five years, with no CE required while inactive. Inactive license terminates at end of the five-year period if not returned to active status. Delaware does not have a separate retired/emeritus license status.
- Reactivation from inactive: licensee must submit written request and provide proof of 40 hours of acceptable CE completed in the two years immediately preceding the request, including 3 hours ethics and 3 hours cultural inclusion/equity/diversity, plus payment of the renewal fee (no late fee).
- Hardship extension: Board may grant a CE extension or exception for good cause (disability, serious illness, military service, extended absence from the jurisdiction, exceptional family responsibilities). Request must be made in writing before the end of the licensing period, accompanied by the renewal fee. No conditional/probationary renewal exists outside the hardship-extension pathway.
- Courses approved by recognized national mental health or substance abuse organizations or their local affiliates (e.g., NBCC, AAMFT, IFTA, NAADAC, the Delaware Certification Board, NASW, ATCB, APA) are accepted regardless of course content and do not need separate Board approval. Other activities aimed at maintaining professional competence are also acceptable; courses whose relevance is not clear require Board approval (requested by the licensee, not the sponsor).
- Telehealth competence: licensees providing services via telehealth must maintain competence with the information technologies used through continuing education, consultation, or other procedures. No fixed CE hour count is mandated for telehealth; relevant training can count toward the standard 40-hour requirement.
- Delaware does not allow taking a licensing examination (NCE, NCMHCE, AMFTRB, etc.) in lieu of CE credits.
- Supervisor training: An LPCMH who serves as a clinical supervisor for an associate must have completed at least 3 hours of CE in clinical supervision within the two years prior to the associate's application, OR have accumulated 12 hours of clinical supervision training over their lifetime. This is a precondition for supervising trainees, not a recurring renewal requirement for the supervisor's own license.
Delaware LCDP CE: frequently asked questions
How many CE hours do Delaware LCDP licensees need?
Delaware requires 40 continuing education hours every 2 years to renew a LCDP license. The renewal cycle is biennial, and CE is due by September 30 of even years.
How many ethics hours are required for Delaware LCDP licensees?
Of the total, 3 hours must be in ethics.
How often do Delaware LCDP licensees renew?
The renewal cycle is biennial, and CE is due by September 30 of even years.
Are there subject-specific CE requirements for Delaware LCDP licensees?
Yes. In addition to ethics, Delaware requires 3 hours of cultural inclusion equity and diversity.
Is the first renewal different for new Delaware LCDP licensees?
If your first license was issued from April 1 through September 30 of an even-numbered renewal year, no CE is required for that initial period.
Sources and verification
- State source
- Delaware board rule
- Last verified
- August 2026
- Ruleset version
- 2026.4
We reviewed this page against the Delaware board source, and we refresh it from the compiled ruleset above. Methodology and disclaimer. Compliance data is for guidance only, not legal or board advice. Always confirm requirements with your licensing board before renewing. See something wrong? Report it
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