As a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), your role is a complex mix of advocate, clinician, and navigator. From guiding someone through vocational recovery to managing a catastrophic medical case, your expertise is what drives their independence. This is already such a significant undertaking, so maintaining your CRC credential shouldn’t add to that load.
CareerSmart® offers a convenient subscription-based continuing education (CE) platform that gives you 24/7 access to earn CEs on your schedule, without the last-minute stress. Explore topics like telehealth, substance abuse, and CRC ethics, all in one easy-to-use platform.
Our CRC continuing education subscription is structured to fully support CRC renewal requirements, giving you access to all the hours you need (including ethics) under one simple plan.
CRC Continuing Education Requirements Made Simple
The Commission for Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) requires CRCs to complete 100 hours of continuing education over a five-year cycle. CareerSmart® provides a broad course catalog with certificate tracking to ensure you stay on schedule for your next renewal deadline.
CRC Continuing Education Requirements:
100 CE / contact hours every 5 years
At least 10 of those 100 hours must be in ethics
Pre-approved CRCC CE credits accepted in all US states
CareerSmart® offers a discounted annual subscription that includes over 250 CRCC pre-approved contact hours, giving you the freedom to choose topics and learn at your own pace without per-course fees.
Over 12 hours of ethics-focused content (meeting the 10-hour ethics requirement)
Self-paced, online, and available 24/7
Immediate access to certificates
One annual fee, no hidden costs
CRC Continuing Education Topics for Real-World Practice
CareerSmart® develops content that reflects the actual challenges you face in vocational rehabilitation, private practice, and government agencies. Our courses are interactive and evidence-based, designed to be immediately applicable to your daily work.
Course topics included in your subscription:
Ethics and Professional Conduct
Counseling and Substance Use Disorders
Return to Work and Ergonomics
Brain Injury and Catastrophic Rehabilitation
Trauma-Informed Care and Mental Health
Cultural Sensitivity and Implicit Bias
HIPAA, Privacy, and Legal Standards
Case Management and Coordination
CRCC Pre-Approved Education You Can Trust
Accreditation is the most important factor when choosing your CE provider. CareerSmart® is proud to offer courses pre-approved by the Commission for Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), ensuring your CRC credits are valid and audit-ready.
Approved for CRC renewal nationwide
Ethics hours specifically aligned with CRCC requirements
Many Certified Rehabilitation Counselors also hold credentials as Certified Case Managers (CCM), Nurses (RN), or Social Workers (NASW). Our interdisciplinary approach allows you to earn CRC credits for multiple certifications simultaneously when a course carries multiple approvals.
This allows you to:
Earn CRC CEs alongside CCM or Nursing continuing education hours
Reduce duplicate coursework
Save time and training costs
Streamline your multi-certification/license renewal planning
Why Rehabilitation Counselors Choose CareerSmart®
We support professionals who seek clarity and efficiency. Certified Rehabilitation Counselors partner with us because we:
Simplify the tracking of course completions to ensure you meet the 100 contact hour requirement for CRC certification renewal
Provide the specific ethics hours required by the CRCC
Deliver engaging, practice-relevant content
Support both individuals and large organizations
Provide immediate access to certificates with required CRC course approval numbers
We also work with government agencies and private rehabilitation firms looking for scalable training through our professional partnerships.
We’ve designed our platform to handle the administrative side of your certification—tracking your progress, providing mandatory ethics, and ensuring every hour is CRCC-approved—all in one place to make maintaining your 100-hour CE renewal requirement as simple as possible
Simplify the tracking of course completions to ensure you meet the 100 contact hour requirement for CRC certification renewal
Provide the specific ethics hours required by the CRCC
Deliver engaging, practice-relevant content
Support both individuals and large organizations
Provide immediate access to certificates with required CRC course approval numbers
Yes. All courses in the CRC category are pre-approved by the Commission for Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) and are accepted for renewal nationwide.
Yes. CRC is a national certification. Because our courses are pre-approved by the CRCC, they are accepted by the Commission regardless of which US state you practice in.
Once you complete a course, you can immediately download or print your certificate. Certificates of completion will each include a unique CRC approval number for each course. Our platform also maintains certificates on your learner dashboard, making it easy to log your hours into the CRCC online portal during your renewal window.
Yes. We offer scalable education solutions for rehabilitation firms and agencies. Explore our professional partnerships page for more information.
CareerSmart® Learning offers online continuing education (CE), continuing education units (CEU), contact hours, or professional development training for Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRC).
Accredited by the Commission for Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CCRC), CareerSmart® online continuing education, or CEUs, for certified rehab counselors is subscription based. Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRC) can enroll in a discounted annual subscription CE package for online continuing education that meets certification renewal requirements in all states. These continuing education / CEU subscriptions for CRC (Certified Rehabilitation Counselors) make it easy to enroll, track, and report on your certification renewal and compliance training to the commission.
Our online CRC (certified rehab counselor) continuing education / CEU modules are interactive and engaging to make compliance training and professional development more rewarding and applicable to your practice. CE / CEU subscriptions allow certified rehabilitation counselors (CRC) to choose from a variety of CE / continuing education topics, including ethics, counseling, substance use disorder, person-centered care, ergonomics, return to work, brain injury, chronic stress, HIPAA, trauma-informed care, cultural sensitivity, human trafficking, and many more.
Continuing Education/CE Needs: 100 hours every 5 years, including 10 hours on the topic of ethics. All ethics hours are included in the certified rehabilitation counselor (CRC) continuing education annual subscription.
Accreditation Agency: Commission for Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC)
