Human services professionals who hold at least an associate degree in human services (or related field) from a regionally accredited college or university and have 350 hours of post-graduate work in the human services field may be qualified to take the H S-B C P exam (pending an evaluation by the C C E). In order to maintain one's professional credentials, each practitioner is responsible to complete a recertification process that requires 60 hours of continuing education every 5 years, including 6 hours of continuing education specifically focused on