Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 18, September 15, 2023
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the requirements for
continuing education.
(1)
Pursuant to section 337.510.5, RSMo, all licensed professional counselors shall
complete at least forty (40) hours of continuing education (CE) prior to the
expiration date of the license. Such hours shall be relevant to the practice of
professional counseling as defined in sections
337.500(5), (6), and
(7), RSMo.
(2) For the purpose of the regulation an hour
of continuing education shall be defined as fifty (50) minutes of instruction
or study.
(3) For the license
renewal due on June 30, 2007, and each renewal cycle thereafter, the licensee
shall certify completion of the required continuing education hours on the
renewal form.
(4) A licensee shall
obtain forty (40) hours of continuing education prior to the expiration date of
a license, and such hours shall consist of at least twenty (20) hours of formal
continuing education hours and not more than twenty (20) hours of self
study.
(5) Formal continuing
education is defined as follows:
(A)
Post-graduate course work offered by an acceptable education institution as
defined in
20 CSR
2095-2.010(4)(A)-(J). Such course
work shall be relevant to professional counseling as defined in section
337.500(5), (6), and
(7), RSMo, and shall not be part of the
graduate course work required for licensure. One (1) semester hour of graduate
credit constitutes fifteen (15) hours of continuing education;
(B) Presenting research at a formal
professional meeting. A presentation shall include a paper presented in a
professional journal, book, or original chapter in an edited book. Credit will
be given at the rate of four (4) hours for each paper or presentation. No
credit shall be granted for any subsequent presentation on the same subject
matter during the same renewal period;
(C) Attending relevant professional meetings
when such meetings include verification of attendance. Such meetings can be
international, national, regional, state, or local and must be related to the
profession. The licensee shall receive three (3) hours of continuing education
credit for a full day of meeting attendance;
(D) Attending workshops, seminars, or
continuing education courses relevant to counseling as defined in section
337.500(5), (6), and
(7), RSMo. The licensee shall provide
verification of attendance such as a certificate or letter of attendance
indicating the date, time, and number of hours of continuing education from the
workshop, seminar, or course provider;
(E) Written contributions to relevant
professional books, journals, or periodicals. A licensee is eligible to receive
three (3) hours of continuing education for publication in a non-referee
journal, six (6) hours of continuing education for publication in a referee
journal, eight (8) continuing education hours for each chapter in a book, ten
(10) continuing education hours for editing a book, and fifteen (15) continuing
education hours for the publication of a book;
(F) Presenting at relevant professional
meetings such as international, national, regional, state, or local
professional associations. A licensee shall be eligible for a maximum of three
(3) hours per presentation. No credit shall be granted for any subsequent
presentation on the same subject matter during the same renewal
period;
(G) Licensees who are
faculty members at an approved educational institution as defined in
20 CSR
2095-2.010(4)(A) may receive up to a
maximum of twenty (20) hours per year of continuing education credit for
teaching at the educational institution. The areas of study shall be in
compliance with
20 CSR
2095-2.010(4)(A)-(J). For the purpose
of this regulation, the licensee must teach for a minimum of four (4) clock
hours as defined in
20 CSR
2095-1.064(2); and
(H) A licensee who teaches formal continuing
education hours may receive up to a maximum of four (4) hours per biennial
cycle of continuing education credit for teaching courses relating to core
areas as defined in
20 CSR
2095-2.010(4)(A)-(J). For the purpose
of this regulation the licensee must teach for a minimum of four (4) clock
hours as defined in
20 CSR
2095-1.064(2).
(6) A licensee may obtain no more than twenty
(20) hours of self study continuing education.
(A) Self study of professional material
includes relevant books, journals, periodicals, tapes, and other materials and
preparation for relevant lectures and talks to public groups.
(B) Preparation credit may not be claimed
pursuant to this regulation for presentations that are credited under
20 CSR
2095-1.064(5)(B) and (F).
(7) Personal counseling,
psychotherapy, workshops on personal growth, supervision of applicants for
licensure, or services provided to professional associations or organizations
shall not meet the requirements for continuing education.
(8) Acceptable providers of continuing
education programs include:
(A) American
Counseling Association (ACA) and any chapter or division of the American
Counseling Association;
(B)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC);
(C) Local, state, regional, or national
psychological associations;
(D)
Local, state, regional, or national social worker associations;
(E) Local, state, regional, or national
marital and family associations;
(F) State and national school counselor
associations;
(G) State and
national substance abuse counselor associations;
(H) American Medical Association;
and
(I) Professional organizations
or groups recognized by continuing education providers listed in this
regulation.
AUTHORITY: sections
337.507
and
337.510,
RSMo Supp. 2008 and sections
337.515 and
337.520(1), RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed
Nov. 21, 2008, effective May 30, 2009.
*Original authority: 337.507, RSMo 1985, amended 1989,
2004; 337.510, RSMo 1985, amended 1989, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007;
337.515, RSMo 1985, amended 1989; and 337.520, RSMo 1985, amended 1989, 1993,
1995.
