New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Fam - Board of Family Mediator Certification
Chapter Fam 400 - CONTINUED STATUS
Part Fam 404 - CONTINUING EDUCATION
Section Fam 404.01 - Required Continuing Education
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Fam 404.01
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) The continuing education required for renewal of certification shall:
(1) Total at least 24 hours of
board-approved courses for each separate 3-year renewal cycle;
(2) Include, in the
required 24 hours, at least 3 hours on each of the following topics:
a.Recent changes in law and
procedure in matters related to divorce and parental rights and
responsibilities, also known as "legal updates", as further specified
in Fam 404.03;
b.Ethics
for mediators, as further specified in Fam 404.04;
c.Domestic violence, as further
specified in Fam 404.05;
d.Mediation skills, as further
specific in Fam 404.06; and
e.Family dynamics, as further
specified in Fam 404.07;
(3) Include, for the balance of the
required 24 hours, one or more courses on:
a.Any of the topics listed in
(a)(2) above if the courses have not already been taken for credit
during the same renewal cycle; and
b.Any board-approved courses on the
other additional continuing education topics listed in (b) below when
given by a presenter qualified in accordance with Fam 404.07;
and
(4)
Include, in the required hours, at least 16 hours of attendance at,
or participation in, a live course presentation.
(b) Other additional continuing education topics shall be:
(1)
Current research on conflict and conflict resolution as applicable to
family mediation;
(2)
Mediation theory and history;
(3) The impact of differences in
culture, gender, ethnicity, religion, and race on
mediation;
(4) How to
determine whether other professional services might be helpful and
identification of such services;
(5) Professional resources for
mediators, such as professional associations and publications;
and
(6) Any other course
topic or educational opportunity that would increase the relevant
knowledge and professional competency of the mediator.
(c) The board shall credit a presenter of a board- approved course with continuing education credit in the form of:
(1)
Two hours of credit for each hour spent presenting the course, to a
maximum of 12 hours;
(2)
Credit for attendance at a live presentation; and
(3) Credit given only once during
the renewal cycle, no matter how often the presenter presents the
course.
(d) The board shall credit an applicant who has served as an internship supervisor during the renewal cycle with up to 3 hours of continuing education in mediation skills per intern supervised:
(1) To a maximum of 12 hours;
and
(2) Providing that
the board has received:
a.The
evaluation further described in Fam 302.04(l) for each case
co-mediated and supervised; and
b.A letter addressing the intern's
adherence to the "Model Standards of Practice for Family and Divorce
Mediation" developed by The Symposium on Standards of Practice and
finalized on August 5, 2000, and available as noted in Appendix II,
and competence as further described in Fam 302.05 for each intern
supervised.
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Fam 400), #9672, eff 4-2-10
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