Illinois Psychologist Cultural Competency 1 CE Training FAQ
Cultural Competency training is one of the mandated continuing education (CE) topics required for Illinois Licensed Clinical Psychologists (LCP) and Prescribing Psychologists (RxP). It is required once every 6 years.
This page addresses the Cultural Competency training requirement specifically.
For the full list of Illinois Psychologist CE requirements, see the general Illinois Psychologist CE FAQ page.
Based on Illinois Administrative Code
68 Ill. Admin. Code Section 1130. 525, an 1-Hour Cultural Competency Training Course is:
Required for All Healthcare Workers
All health care professionals holding one of 29 listed licenses, including clinical psychologist, must complete a 1-hour cultural competency training course.
Defined by Attitudes, Knowledge, and Skills
Cultural competency training is defined as the development of a set of integrated attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enables a health care professional or organization to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities.
Required Once Every Six Years, Not Every Cycle
Cultural Competency training is require once every six years, beginning with the first applicable license renewal on or after January 1, 2025. A licensee who elects to repeat the course more often may count it toward CE, but only one credit hour may be applied as part of the 24 required credit in any single renewal period.
Ok to Take One For All of Your IL Licenses
A licensee holding multiple covered licenses may apply one completed course toward the requirement for all of them, without retaking the course separately for each license.
Regulatory Source and Verification
Source: Illinois Administrative Code. Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, 68 Ill. Admin. Code Section 1130.525, Cultural Competency Training, and 20 ILCS 2105/2105-370 and 20 ILCS 2105/2105-375. Available at: idfpr.illinois.gov (See the IDFPR Psychologist CE Factsheet).
Fulfill the 1 CE Cultural Competency Training Requirement
This video course fulfills healthcare professional license requirements. It explores cultural competence and humility, how unexamined ethnocentric practices impact patients, and reflective strategies that support more culturally responsive care.
