N.J. Admin. Code § 13:34-5.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:34-5.4 - Contact hour calculations

(a) The Board shall grant credit only for continuing education courses or programs that are at least one contact hour long, and are directly related to the practice of marriage, family and individual therapy. For purposes of this subchapter, a contact hour represents a 60-minute clock hour containing no less than 50 minutes of content within the hour. Programs may include one 10-minute break for each contact hour.

(b) A licensee shall complete and be able to verify completion of a continuing education course, program or article as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:34-5.3 in order to receive continuing education credit. The Board shall grant continuing education credit to a licensee in each biennial renewal period as follows:

1. Completing graduate or post-graduate coursework at a regionally accredited institution of higher education: 15 contact hours of continuing education for each semester course credit awarded beyond the required educational standards which an applicant must complete for licensure as set forth in N.J.S.A. 45:8B-18 and N.J.A.C. 13:34-2.2;

2. Teaching graduate or post-graduate courses or programs offered at a regionally accredited institution of higher education: 15 contact hours of continuing education for each semester course credit awarded for each new course which a licensee teaches. For the purposes of this subsection, "new" means a course that the licensee has not taught previously in any educational setting;

3. Authoring an article published in a professional refereed journal within the preceding biennial period: 15 contact hours of continuing education per article with a maximum of 30 contact hours of continuing education per biennial period;

4. Completion and acceptance of a doctoral dissertation verified by letter of committee chairperson accepting the dissertation for a doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy or a closely related field: 40 contact hours of continuing education per biennial period;

5. Attending conferences, programs, courses or workshops: one contact hour of continuing education for each hour of attendance, or the number of contact hours of continuing education as calculated by the organization, whichever is greater;

6. Presenting a course, program or workshop: one and one-half contact hours of continuing education for each new course, program or workshop, up to a maximum of nine contact hours of continuing education. For the purposes of this subsection, "new" means a course that the licensee has not taught previously in any educational setting; and

7. Developing and completing programs that provide distance learning opportunities, such as Internet, video, audio, or CD-Rom, through the use of integrated technology/communication systems, verified with details of the program, such as learning objectives, verification of assignments completed, achievements of stated learning objectives, inclusive dates and number of enrollees: the amount of continuing education contact hours as calculated by the endorsing organization, up to a maximum of 20 contact hours of continuing education per biennial period.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:34-5.4

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 655(a), effective 4/3/2017