I think it is often just seen as something one sits through to remain licensed. I don't know of tests a therapist has to take to continue a license. For example - Attorneys in my jurisdiction have to get so many hours per year - and at the end of the year, there are people who are furiously trying to get their credits so they sign up for anything because all you need to do is sit through X number of hours. Sometimes the topic is interesting or you go to learn something, but a lot of it is not that earthshaking.
The therapists I know of here do the same sort of thing. It is seen as a technical requirement and one goes through the motions.