Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 12, March 22, 2024
A. A
licensee who maintains more than one license may apply the same continuing
education hours for renewal of each license if the content of the continuing
education relates to the scope of practice of each license.
B. For each license period, a licensee may
report a maximum of:
1. Ten clock hours of
continuing education for first-time presentations by the licensee that deal
with current developments, skills, procedures, or treatments related to the
practice of behavioral health. The licensee may claim one clock hour for each
hour spent preparing, writing, and presenting information;
2. Six clock hours of continuing education for
attendance at a Board meeting where the licensee is not:
a. A member of the Board,
b. The subject of any matter on the agenda,
or
c. The complainant in any matter
that is on the agenda; and
3. Ten clock hours of continuing education for service
as a Board or ARC member.
C. For each license period, a licensee shall
report:
1. A minimum of three clock hours of
continuing education sponsored, approved, or offered by an entity listed in
subsection (D) in:
a. Behavioral health ethics
or mental health law, and
b.
Cultural competency and diversity; and
2. Completion of the three clock hour Arizona
Statutes/Regulations Tutorial.
D. A licensee shall participate in continuing
education that relates to the scope of practice of the license held and to
maintaining or improving the skill and competency of the licensee. The Board
has determined that in addition to the continuing education listed in
subsections (B) and (C), the following continuing education meets this
standard:
1. Activities sponsored or approved
by national, regional, or state professional associations or organizations in
the specialties of marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, social
work, substance abuse counseling, or in the allied professions of psychiatry,
psychiatric nursing, psychology, or pastoral counseling;
2. Programs in behavioral health sponsored or
approved by a regionally accredited college or university;
3. In-service training, courses, or workshops
in behavioral health sponsored by federal, state, or local social service
agencies, public school systems, or licensed health facilities or
hospitals;
4. Graduate or
undergraduate courses in behavioral health offered by a regionally accredited
college or university. One semester-credit hour or the hour equivalent of one
semester hour equals 15 clock hours of continuing education.;
5. Publishing a paper, report, or book that
deals with current developments, skills, procedures, or treatments related to
the practice of behavioral health. For the license period in which publication
occurs, the licensee may claim one clock hour for each hour spent preparing and
writing materials;
6. Programs in
behavioral health sponsored by a state superior court, adult probation
department, or juvenile probation department.
E. The Board has determined that a substance
abuse technician, associate substance abuse counselor, or an independent
substance abuse counselor shall ensure that at least 20 of the 30 clock hours
of continuing education required under
R4-6-801(B)
are in the following categories:
1.
Pharmacology and psychopharmacology,
2. Addiction processes,
3. Models of substance use disorder and
addiction treatment,
4. Relapse
prevention,
5. Interdisciplinary
approaches and teams in substance use disorder and addiction
treatment,
6. Substance use
disorder and addiction assessment and diagnostic criteria,
7. Appropriate use of substance use disorder
and addiction treatment modalities,
8. Substance use disorder and addiction as it
related to diverse populations,
9.
Substance use disorder and addiction treatment and prevention,
10. Clinical application of current substance
use disorder and addiction research, or
11. Co-occurring disorders.
