The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) is an approved provider of Continuing Education (CE) through its 2023 annual conference.

Verification of attendance for each session is required in order to earn CE credit hours. Only sessions identified as approved qualify for CE credit hours. View sessions approved for CE hours here

• NBCC CE Verification: NCFR is an approved provider of continuing education for NBCC, the National Board for Certified Counselors.  

  • The 2023 NCFR Conference is approved for 15.5 NBCC credit hours.¹

¹In-person attendees may watch conference sessions on-demand later and earn an additional 58 NBCC credit hours. 

Most U.S. states accept NBCC credit for licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists. For information on specific state requirements, please consult your state’s licensing board.

• Conference Attendance Verification*: Attendees at NCFR’s 2023 conference can also have their attendance verified. 

  • The in-person conference is approved for up to 30.5 hours for Conference Attendance Verification.² 

² In-person attendees may watch conference sessions on-demand later and earn an additional 69 Conference Attendance Verification hours. 

*This option is available to Certified Family Life Educators (CFLEs) if desired for their own records; NCFR does not require CFLEs to submit CE verification.

Continuing Education Procedures

Certificates for NBCC CE hours and for Verification of Conference Attendance hours will be emailed after attendees rate the sessions by completing the form linked below. Note: access to the form will be available once the conference begins.  

2023 Conference CE / Attendance Verification Form

Anyone with an NCFR ID# can access and complete the form but a certificate will be sent ONLY if the required fee is paid.   

Certificates for NBCC CEs or Attendance Verification will be sent via email within 7 days after the completed webform is submitted and payment is verified.   

The deadline to submit the 2023 NCFR Conference Verification form is October 31, 2024.  

Please note: If you attend the in-person conference and plan to watch recorded sessions at a later time, please wait to complete the form until all sessions that you would like CEs for have been viewed.  

Sessions that qualify for NBCC CE hours are listed here

Compliance Statements

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) 

NCFR has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #5984. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NCFR is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.