Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
Pursuant to section
12-245-506, C.R.S., effective
January 1, 2011, licensed marriage and family therapists shall demonstrate
continuing professional competence through participation and compliance with
the Continuing Professional Development program in order to renew, reinstate or
reactivate a license to practice Marriage and Family Therapy in the State of
Colorado.
A.
Definitions.
1.
Continuing Professional Competence. Continuing
Professional Competence (CPC) means the ongoing ability of a licensed marriage
and family therapist to learn, integrate and apply the knowledge, skill, and
judgment to practice according to generally accepted industry standards and
professional ethical standards in a designated role and setting.
2.
Continuing Professional
Development. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the
program through which a licensed marriage and family therapist satisfies the
Continuing Professional Competence requirements set forth in section
12-245-506, C.R.S., to renew,
reinstate or reactivate a license.
3.
Continuing Professional
Development Portfolio. The Continuing Professional Development
Portfolio (CPD Portfolio) is an instructional guide and workbook for the CPD
program.
4.
Professional Development Hours. Professional
Development Hours (PDH) are the units of measurement of active learning used to
accrue credit in the CPD program. PDH are equivalent to clock hours.
5.
Professional Development
Activities. Professional Development Activities (PDA) are Board
approved learning activities undertaken for the purpose of continuing
professional development.
B.
Requirements.
1. Licensed marriage and family therapists
shall demonstrate continuing professional competence through participation and
compliance with the Continuing Professional Development program in order to
renew, reinstate or reactivate a license to practice Marriage and Family
Therapy in the State of Colorado.
2. Licensed marriage and family therapists
must complete the following requirements in accordance with the current CPD
Portfolio:
a. Professional Practice
Survey;
b. Learning plan;
c. Documentation of their PDA and
PDH.
C.
Professional Practice Survey. The Professional
practice survey should be completed prior to renewing, reinstating or
reactivating a license.
D.
Learning Plan. Licensees shall draft a Personal
Learning Plan based upon the Professional Practice Survey. The Learning Plan
shall consist of PDA approved by the Board. Licensees shall execute their
Learning Plan by completing all PDA and PDH before the date upon which they
renew their license. Changes to the Learning Plan shall not be allowed after
renewing, reinstating or reactivating a license.
E.
Professional Development
Hours. Licensed marriage and family therapists shall complete
forty PDH each renewal cycle in order to renew their license or certification.
1. Licensees shall document their completion
of their PDA and PDH according to the guidelines set forth in the current CPD
Portfolio. Licensees should be prepared to submit documentation of their CPD
compliance upon request by the Board.
2. No more than twenty PDH in a single
Professional Development Activity shall be credited and recognized each renewal
cycle.
3. Licensees receiving an
original, reinstated or reactivated license, during the renewal cycle must
accrue one point sixty six (1.66) PDH for each month or portion thereof they
are licensed during the current renewal cycle.
4. A maximum of five PDH may be carried from
the last renewal cycle to the next renewal cycle if the PDH were earned within
three months of license expiration and are in excess of the forty PDH required
for the current renewal cycle.
5.
Licensees shall retain documentation of their CPD compliance for a minimum of
five years from the license expiration date for the renewal cycle during which
PDH were accrued.
F.
Professional Development Activities. To qualify for
PDH credit, Licensees must select PDA that have been approved by the Board.
1. The Board approves the following PDA:
a. Volunteering
b. Mentoring
c. Presenting
d. Supervision
e. Publishing
f. Coursework
g. Independent Learning
h. Group Learning
2. Professional Development Activities must
enhance, improve or maintain your competence as a licensed marriage and family
therapist. You should be able to show or describe how the activity either
provided new knowledge or skills, or how you were able to sharpen or hone
existing skills by synthesizing new knowledge.
3. It is within the discretion of the Board
to deny credit for any PDH that does not meet the criteria set forth in the
current CPD Portfolio or the definition of Continuing Professional Competence
contained in section
12-245-506(3),
C.R.S.
4.
Unacceptable
Professional Development Activities. The following types of
activities are ineligible for credit: serving on a federal, state or municipal
board or commission.
G.
Deem Status.
1. To be
eligible for Deem Status pursuant to section
12-245-506(1)(c),
C.R.S., a State Department CPC program must satisfy the definition of
Continuing Professional Competence pursuant to section
12-245-506(3),
C.R.S. Employees and contractors of qualifying programs in State Departments
shall be deemed to have met the CPC requirements.
2. Licensees deemed to have met the CPC
requirements are subject to an audit. The audit shall review the program for
which the Licensee has justified their Deem Status to ensure that it meets the
definition of CPC outlined in section
12-245-506(3),
C.R.S., and shall verify the Licensee's successful completion of the
program.
3. Licensees found to have
falsified their Deem Status or who attested their fulfillment of CPC
requirements for an unqualified State Department program, are subject to
discipline by the Board.
H.
Exemptions.
1.
Military Service.
The Board may grant exemptions from the CPD program requirements for reasons of
military service pursuant to section
12-20-302, C.R.S., including but
not limited to, military personnel who have been called to federally funded
active duty for more than 120 days for the purpose of serving in a war,
emergency, or contingency from the payment of any professional or occupational
license, certification or registration fees, including renewal fees, and from
continuing professional competency requirements for a renewal cycle that falls
within the period of service or within the six months following the completion
of service in the war, emergency or contingency.
2.
Dual Licensure.
The Board may grant an exemption from the CPD requirement if the licensed
marriage and family therapist has fulfilled the CPD requirements set forth in:
sections 12-245-410,
12-245-606, or
12-245-806, C.R.S.
