Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A.
Category I shall consist of formally designed programs presented in a group
setting with monitored attendance. The following types of programs qualify as
category I:
(1) Formally organized workshops,
seminars, grand rounds or classes aimed at the graduate or professional level
which maintain an attendance roster and are approved by or under the auspices
of an accredited institution of higher education offering graduate
instruction.
(2) Workshops,
seminars, or classes which maintain an attendance roster and are certified or
recognized by one of the following organizations:
(a) the American psychological
association;
(b) the American
psychiatric association;
(c) the
American medical association;
(d)
the American association for marriage and family therapy;
(e) the American counseling
association;
(f) the international
congress of psychology;
(g) the
national association of social workers;
(h) the New Mexico psychological
association;
(i) the national
association of school psychologists; or
(j) the New Mexico state board of
psychologist examiners.
(3) Formal graduate level college or
university courses relevant to scientific or professional psychological
activities, including but not limited to neuropsychology, forensic psychology,
development, language skills, statistics, and cultural knowledge, as deemed
satisfactory to the board. Five CPE credits will be granted for each university
semester credit listed for the course. Documentation may be provided by college
transcript showing credit obtained or letter from the instructor documenting
hours of attendance for audited courses.
(4) Participation in the board will be
granted hour-for-hour CPE credit up to 20 hours. These hours satisfy the ethics
CPE requirement.
(5) Achieving
advanced certification, diplomate status or specialization in a field of
psychology or psychopharmacology may be granted up to 15 CPE credits if
approved by one of the organizations designated in Paragraph (2) of Subsection
A of 16.22.9.9 NMAC using their own criteria or the criteria of Paragraph (2)
of Subsection D of
16.22.9.8
NMAC.
(6) Online education
qualifies as category I if:
(a) it meets the
above criteria;
(b) attendance is
verified by the instructor's organization, e.g., electronically monitoring when
the learner is online;
B. Category II shall consist of high quality
and relevant experiences outside the format of formal presentations and
classes. The following types of programs qualify as category II:
(1) Non-supervised independent study or home
study programs, including online programs, conducted by accrediting agencies
listed in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of 16.22.9.9 NMAC will be granted
hour-for-hour CPE credit.
(2)
Symposia or presentations at annual conventions of national or regional
professional organizations in psychology (for example, American psychological
association, and Rocky Mountain psychological association) or a closely related
discipline may be claimed for CPE credit. Four hours may be claimed for the
first time each scientific or professional presentation was made; two hours may
be claimed for a poster session.
(3) Publications related to the practice of
psychology: CPE hours may be claimed for each publication of an article in a
professional journal or book chapter authored by the licensee according to
author listing:
(a) eight hours for the first
author;
(b) six hours for the
second author;
(c) four hours for
the third author; and
(d) two hours
for any subsequent author.
(4) Books related to the practice of
psychology: Authoring or editing a book may be claimed for fifteen
hours.
(5) A presenter providing
continuing education or teacher of a graduate course that qualifies as a
category I program may claim hour per hour credit up to eight CPE credit hours
for the first time the presentation is made or the course is taught. New
material in an existing course or program may be claimed hour per hour up to
eight hours the first time it is presented.
(6) Participation in the New Mexico
psychological association executive board, or formal offices or committees
established by the board, the New Mexico psychological association, the
American psychological association, or other professional organizations, if the
tasks are clearly related to issues of ethics, professional standards, or
practice-related skills shall be granted CPE credit of one hour for every two
hours of participation up to 20 hours.
C. Cultural diversity shall consist of the
following types of programs: A course containing attention to cultural
diversity or health disparities, as specifically noted in the title,
description of objectives, or curriculum of the presentation, symposium,
workshop, seminar, or course. A course in cultural diversity focuses on
increasing scientific understanding and training in regard to those aspects
that pertain to but are not limited to culture, class, race/ethnicity, gender,
sexual orientation, aging and disability. The aim of such courses is the
promotion of culturally responsive/competent models for the delivery of
psychological services. The topic of the presentation, symposium, workshop,
seminar, or course need not be on cultural diversity; however one of the
objectives or the description of topics covered must clearly indicate attention
to health disparities, race, ethnicity, systemic racism, structural inequality,
poverty or cultural diversity, as deemed satisfactory to the board. Two hours
of cultural diversity CPE from either category I or II are required for each
two year reporting period.
D.
Equity and Inclusion shall consist of the following types of programs: A course
containing attention to the topic of race, ethnicity, systemic racism,
structural inequality, poverty, or the intersection with other variables that
impact marganized communities. A course on these topics must be more than a
history course, and should focus on increasing scientific understanding and
training that improves clinical understanding of those aspects that pertain to
but are not limited to systemic racism, structural inequality, poverty or the
intersection with variables that impact marginalized communities. The aim of
such courses is the promotion of culturally responsive/competent models for the
delivery of psychological services. In recognition of the unique racial/ethnic
demographic composition of the population of New Mexico, four hours of equity
and inclusion CPE from either category I or II are required each two year
reporting period.
E. Ethics shall
consist of the following types of programs: A course containing attention to
the ethics of practice related to psychology. The topic of the presentation,
symposium, workshop, seminar, or course need be on ethics and the objectives or
the description of topics covered must clearly indicate attention to ethics, as
deemed satisfactory to the board. Four hours of ethics CPE from either category
I or II are required for each two year period.
F. Health disparities are preventable
differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to
achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged
populations. Populations can be defined by factors such as race or ethnicity,
gender, education or income, disability, geographic location (e.g., rural or
urban), or sexual orientation. Health disparities are inequitable and are
directly related to the historical and current unequal distribution of social,
political, economic, and environmental resources.
