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title: What is a CEU?
description: CEUs are Continuing Education Units, and are measured in hours. One CEU is one hour of continuing education. These units are essential for maintaining and renewing your certification as a THW doula. It is important to keep track of how many…
url: "https://www.communitydoulaprogram.org/es/docs/what-is-a-ceu/"
updated: "2024-09-04"
category: THW Recertification
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# What is a CEU?

CEUs are Continuing Education Units, and are measured in hours. One CEU is one hour of continuing education. These units are essential for maintaining and renewing your certification as a THW doula.

It is important to keep track of how many CEUs you complete. You need to have **at least 20 CEUs (hours)**in order to be recertified as a THW doula. 3 CEUs must be on Suicide Prevention specifically, the other 17 or more are up to you. A complete list of topics can be found at [this OHA website](https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ei/pages/thw_birthdoulas.aspx) (under core curriculum topics). The CDP team will do our best to regularly share upcoming training opportunities, but you can also independently search for training!