Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 45, November 8, 2024
Section 27-3-4 - Continuing Professional Education4.1. A licensee shall obtain 35 continuing education contact hours of approved continuing professional education every biennium. 4.1.a. At least 3 of the 35 contact hours shall be in counselor related ethics. The program in ethics shall follow the adopted ethical code of this rule. The 3 contact hours in ethics shall be earned in a formal program with an approved presenter on the first renewal cycle of a licensee. The 3 contact hours in ethics in the subsequent renewals can be obtained through American Counseling Association (ACA) home studies, ACA online programs or a formal program.4.1.b. At least 2 of the 35 contact hours shall be in mental health conditions specific to veterans and family members of veterans. Each licensee shall complete these 2 contacts hours of continuing education on a biennium basis beginning July 1, 2017. Training specific to veterans and family members of veterans may include, but not be limited to, inquiring about whether clients are veterans or family members of veterans; screening for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder; readjustment issues; risk of suicide and prevention of suicide; military sexual assault; and depression and grief. The contact hours will be approved by the Board through requirements established in section § 27-3-6.2.a of this rule.4.2. The Board shall grant approval for academic graduate courses offered in accredited educational institutions by counseling degree programs. The Board shall grant 15 contact hours for 1 academic graduate semester hour. The Board shall grant 10 contact hours for 1 academic graduate quarter hour.4.3. The Board shall grant 10 contact hours for a journal article directly related to the counseling profession published during the renewal period in a professional journal related to the counseling profession. Articles having joint authorship shall be divided equally among the authors.4.4. The Board shall grant 30 contact hours for a book that is published during the renewal period and is directly related to the counseling profession. Books having joint authorship shall be divided equally among the authors. Chapters authored by licensees in books acceptable under this rule shall be treated as journal articles.4.5. The Board shall grant a maximum of 15 contact hours for continuing education presented by the licensee's employing agency personnel. The agency personnel shall meet the presenter qualifications as cited in subparagraph 6.2.a.2.A of this rule. The continuing education programs shall be directly related to the counseling profession. A licensee attending a continuing education program delivered in the licensee's employing agency by an out-of-agency presenter shall not be counted in the 15 contact hours described in subsection 4.5 of this rule.4.6. The Board shall grant 10 contact hours to a presenter of an approved 3-hour graduate college course related to the counseling profession, up to 10 contact hours per renewal period, if such teaching or instruction is outside the licensee's regular employment duties or if the licensee can document such teaching activity or instruction was newly developed and presented for the first time.4.7. The Board shall grant contact hours to licensees who conduct presentations on subjects related to counseling which meets the following requirement:4.7.a. Credit, up to 10 contact hours, per renewal shall be granted for first time preparation and presentation of an in-service training workshop, a seminar or a conference presentation which is related to the enhancement of counseling practices, values, skills or knowledge; and,4.7.b. A given presentation can be counted once per biennium period.4.8. A licensee with approved professional supervisor counselor status shall complete 3 of the 35 contact hours in clinical counseling supervision.4.9. The Board shall grant a maximum of 20 contact hours within each biennium period for home study programs. Only home study programs pre-approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) and the American Counseling Association (ACA) are granted home study program approval. 4.10. Any out-of-state counseling related continuing education programs or conferences pre-approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors and/or the American Counseling Association are automatically granted approval by the board.4.11. At least 20 contact hours shall be obtained from attendance in offerings other than those taught, conducted, produced, or presented by the licensee.4.12. Excess contact hours may not be carried over to the next biennium period.