Which states still require in-person continuing education for psychologists in 2025?

1. No single authoritative list in the packet — why that matters

The materials you provided include a newly updated state CE guide for 2025 (PsychologyJobs.com) and multiple continuing‑education vendors and sponsors, but none of these sources publish a clear, consolidated roster of states that mandate in‑person CE only; instead they offer per‑state details, provider approvals, or product positioning that imply variation across jurisdictions ^{[1] [4] [5]}. That fragmentation means any definitive answer requires checking each state board’s rules rather than relying on a single vendor or advocacy page ^[1].

2. What the 2025 state CE guide says and does not say

PsychologyJobs.com published a “Psychology Continuing Education Guide (+ CE Requirements by State) 2025” that lists CE requirements by state and is the most relevant consolidated source in the packet for statewide rules; it is presented as a state‑by‑state compendium but the excerpted content does not in these results highlight which states still require in‑person attendance exclusively — it instead lists states with their CE pages and requirements, implying readers must consult each state entry for format restrictions ^[1].

3. How CE vendors frame “live” vs. online options

Multiple CE providers explicitly advertise that their offerings meet “live” requirements or cover states with live requirements. AATBS markets “live online CEUs” that “meet board standards in states with live requirements,” PESI emphasizes both live and online CE that “satisfies yearly CE requirements,” and PsychSem/CE4Less note per‑state allowances for online/home study and approvals by the APA or state boards ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}. Those vendor claims show demand for courses that qualify under varying state rules but do not substitute for state board determinations.

4. Local boards still control format rules

State psychology boards define whether CE credit can be earned via distance, home study, live webinars, or in‑person courses; the District of Columbia example in this packet shows very specific hour and topic mandates (30 APA‑approved hours with set ethics/LGBTQ/public‑health proportions) — but even that DC page does not state an “in‑person only” requirement in the excerpted snippet ^[6]. The implication: licensing authorities, not vendors, set whether in‑person attendance is mandatory.

5. How to get a reliable, actionable answer now

Use the state‑by‑state guide ^[1] as the index to the official board pages, then confirm directly on each state board’s CE page (many of which are linked via the guide or maintained by state departments such as California’s Board of Psychology) for 2025 rules about acceptable formats ^{[1] [7] [8]}. Vendors can be used to find courses that claim to meet “live” requirements, but their marketing claims are not a substitute for board confirmation ^{[2] [3] [4]}.

6. Why vendors matter but must be vetted

CE providers (PsychSem, CE4Less, AATBS, PESI, National Register) are APA‑approved sponsors or recognized by state boards and commonly report completions to state trackers — therefore they can be a practical route to satisfying CE obligations — yet their pages focus on availability and approvals rather than on listing states that disallow distance learning altogether ^{[4] [5] [2] [3] [9]}. Rely on provider approvals only after cross‑checking with the state board cited in the provider materials.

7. Bottom line and next step

Available reporting in your packet does not present a ready list of states that require in‑person CE only for psychologists in 2025; the best practical path is to consult the PsychologyJobs.com 2025 CE guide as the starting index and then verify each state board’s CE policy pages (and vendor approvals) for format restrictions before scheduling courses ^{[1] [4] [5]}. If you want, I can use the provided guide ^[1] to walk through specific states you care about and report what each source here shows for that state.