Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 510 - RULES OF STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
Chapter 510-8 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Rule 510-8-.02 - Types of Continuing Education
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through December 18, 2024
(1) "In-person" means being present in the same physical room (as opposed to a virtual space).
(2) "Face-to-face" means either in-person or a synchronous activity (not asynchronous activity).
(3) "Synchronous activities" mean live online interactive video conferences in real time.
(4) "Asynchronous activities" mean online courses or recordings of previously held programs that one can access on one's own schedule.
(5) Successful completion of the board examination of the American Board of Professional Psychology will satisfy all continuing education requirements in the biennium during which the examination is passed. Documentation from ABPP must be submitted to the Board.
(6) Professional Ethics. A licensed psychologist shall complete a minimum of 6 CE credits in professional ethics either at an in-person workshop or at a synchronous webinar to renew his/her license each biennium. These credits may be earned through Areas I or III. The content of the ethics CE requirement must be related to ethical, legal, statutory, or regulatory policies, guidelines, and/or standards that impact psychology and must be postdoctoral in nature. A psychologist who serves as a peer reviewer for the Board for an alleged violation of the laws or rules will earn 3 ethics CE credits for the current biennium if the completion of the review is acknowledged by the Board and if the review is submitted as a written report to the Board. A psychologist who serves on a subcommittee of the Board for oral examinations will be awarded 3 ethics CE credits for each day of service up to a maximum of 6 CE credits per biennium. A psychologist who serves as a member of the Ethics committee for the Georgia Psychological Association or as a Board member of the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists for the entire biennium will receive 6 ethics credits. If a psychologist serves as a member of the Georgia Psychological Association Ethics Committee or the Georgia State Board of Psychologists for half of the biennium, 3 ethics credits will be awarded; for service six months or less, 1 ethics credit will be awarded. The delivery method of the continuing education shall be in person or synchronous.
(7) Continuing Education credits may be met through the following areas. Each area states the minimum (if applicable) and maximum number of credits allowed as well as the required documentation. All credits in areas I (1, 2), II III may be obtained through in-person, face-to-face, synchronous, or asynchronous methods as defined in 510-8-.02 (1-4) above or as defined in the specific area description.
Approved sponsors of continuing education may include State Psychological Associations, the American Psychological Association or any of its approved sponsors approved through the American Psychological Association Sponsor Approval System (APA Standards and Criteria for Approval of Sponsors of Continuing Education for Psychologists, 2005), the Canadian Psychological Association Approval of Sponsor of Continuing Education for Canadian Psychologists (CPA, 2005), the Academies of the Specialty Boards of the American Board of Professional Psychology, Association for Psychological Science, National Association of School Psychologists, regionally accredited educational institutions that offer graduate training in psychology or related fields, Federal and State Government entities providing training at the post-doctoral level by licensed psychologists. Category I Continuing Medical Education (CME) of the American Medical Association, the Canadian Medical Association, American Bar Association, and the Canadian Bar Association, if relevant to the practice of psychology.
O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-19, 43-1-25, 43-39-5, 43-39-6, 43-39-13, 43-39-15.