Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
Licensees must complete approved continuing education and
report the hours to the Board on even numbered years as a condition of license
renewal.
(1) "Reporting period" means
the 24-month period between license renewals that occur in even numbered years.
For the even numbered years of 2020 and 2022, "reporting period" means the
48-month period between renewals that occur in 2018 and 2022. There is no
reporting to occur in the year 2020.
(2) A "clock hour" for continuing education
means one hour spent in a program meeting the requirements for continuing
education. Clock hours exclude refreshment breaks, receptions and other social
gatherings, and meals that do not include an approved program.
(3) Licensees must complete at least 40
continuing education clock hours within each reporting period. For the
reporting period between 2018 and 2022 renewals, licensees must complete at
least 80 clock hours of continuing education, reported in 2022.
(4) New licensees:
(a) There is no continuing education
reporting required for individuals licensed less than 12 months on their first
even numbered year renewal date. New licensees whose first reporting period
would be in 2020 must report at least 40 clock hours of continuing education in
2022.
(b) Individuals licensed
between 12 and 23 months on their first even numbered year renewal date must
report at least 20 clock hours of continuing education. New licensees whose
first reporting period would be in 2020 must report at least 60 clock hours of
continuing education in 2022.
(c)
Individuals licensed 24 or more months on their first even numbered year
renewal date must report at least 40 clock hours of continuing education. New
licensees whose first reporting period would be in 2020 must report at least 80
clock hours of continuing education in 2022.
(5) There is no continuing education
reporting required for licensees on or changing to inactive status.
(6) Licensees must complete the following
minimum continuing education requirements in each reporting period:
(a) Six clock hours of training in
professional ethics and/or Oregon State laws and regulations pertaining to the
practice of professional counseling or marriage and family therapy. For the
reporting period between 2018 and 2022 renewals, licensees must complete at
least 12 clock hours of training in professional ethics and/or Oregon State
laws and regulations pertaining to the practice of professional counseling or
marriage and family therapy;
(b)
For licensees who supervise registered associates, including all licensees on
the Supervisor Registry: three clock hours of supervision-related training. For
the reporting period between 2018 and 2022 renewals, licensees who supervise
registered associates and licensees on the Supervisor Registry must complete at
least six clock hours of supervision-related training;
(c) Four clock hours of training in cultural
competency within each reporting period. For the reporting period between 2018
and 2022 renewals, licensees must complete at least eight clock hours of
training in cultural competency;
(d) Two clock hours of training dedicated to
the topic of suicide risk assessment, treatment, and management.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
675.785 - 675.835 & 676.160 - 676.180
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
675.785 -
675.835
