Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The following are acceptable sources of
continuing education courses, programs and articles, as long as the courses, programs or articles fall within
the content areas set forth in (c) or (d) below or are directly related to professional counseling:
1. Courses and programs approved by the National Board for Certified
Counselors; the American Counseling Association; the American Psychological Association; the American
Psychiatric Association; the National Association of Social Workers; the American Association for Marriage
and Family Therapy; the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselors Certification; the American Orthopsychiatric
Association; the American Medical Association; the American Nursing Association; the National Association of
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors; the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association; and the
member boards of the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse,
Inc.;
2. Teaching or completing graduate coursework at a
regionally accredited institution of higher education;
3.
Authoring a refereed article published in a professional journal within the preceding biennial period;
and
4. Presentation of a course or program approved by one of the
organizations listed at 13:34-15.4(a)1.
(b) Prior to seeking approval of continuing education credit from the
Committee for attending or presenting a course or program that has not been approved by any of the
organizations listed in (a)1 above, the professional counselor shall first apply to and obtain approval from
one of the listed organizations.
(c) The following are acceptable
content areas for continuing education:
1. Counseling theory and practice
which provide basic theories, principles and techniques of counseling and their application to professional
counseling settings;
2. The helping relationship, which provides
broad understanding of philosophic bases of helping processes, basic and advanced helping skills,
consultation theories and their applications, client and helper self-understanding and self-development and
facilitation or client change;
3. Human growth and development
and maladaptive behavior which provide a broad understanding of the nature and needs of individuals at all
developmental levels, normal and abnormal behavior, personality theory, life-span theory, and learning theory
within cultural contexts;
4. Lifestyle and career development
which provides a broad understanding of career development theories, occupational and educational information
sources and systems, career and leisure counseling, guidance and education, lifestyle and career
decision-making, career development program planning, resources, and career option identification;
5. Group dynamics, processes, counseling and consulting which provide a
broad understanding of group development dynamics, group counseling theories, group leadership styles, basic
and advanced group counseling methods and skills, and other group approaches;
6. Appraisal of individuals which provides a broad understanding of group
and individual educational and psychometric theories and approaches to appraisal, data and information
gathering methods, validity and reliability, psychometric statistics, factors that influence appraisals, use
of appraisal results in helping process and the specific ability to administer and interpret tests and
inventories to assess abilities, interests, and identify career options;
7. Social and cultural foundations which provide a broad understanding of
societal changes and trends, human roles, societal subgroups, social mores and interaction patterns,
multicultural and pluralistic trends, differing lifestyles, and major societal concerns including stress,
person abuse, substance abuse, discrimination and methods of alleviating these concerns;
8. Research and evaluation which provide a broad understanding of types of
research, basic statistics, research and report development, research implementation, program evaluation,
needs assessment, publication of research information and ethical and legal considerations; and
9. The counseling profession which provides a broad understanding of
professional roles and functions, professional goals and objectives, professional organizations and
associations, professional history and trends, ethical and legal standards, professional preparation
standards and professional credentialing.
(d) A course
or program in the subject area of social and cultural competence for the purpose of fulfilling the three
contact hour continuing education requirement shall be obtained consistent with (a) above or shall be subject
to the approval of the Committee. A course or program in the subject area approved by the Board of Marriage
and Family Therapy Examiners, the Board of Social Work Examiners, or the Alcohol and Drug Counselor Committee
shall be deemed acceptable by this Committee.
