Wisconsin Administrative Code
Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board
Chapter MPSW 19 - Continuing Education
Section MPSW 19.03 - Approved continuing education
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง MPSW 19.03
Current through February 26, 2024
(1) Continuing education programs, if relevant to the professional practice of marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, or social work, are approved as follows:
(a) Any continuing education program
approved, sponsored, provided, endorsed, or authorized by:
1. American Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy (AAMFT) or affiliated divisions.
2. Wisconsin Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy (WAMFT).
3. National
Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA).
4. American Rehabilitation Counseling
Association (ARCA).
5. Wisconsin
Rehabilitation Counseling Association (WRCA).
6. National Board for Certified Counselors
(NBCC).
7. American Counseling
Association (ACA).
8. Wisconsin
Counseling Association (WCA).
9.
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC).
10. Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor
Certification (CRCC).
11.
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB).
12. National Association of Social Workers
(NASW) or affiliated chapters.
13.
Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors (BPD).
14. Council on Social Work Education
(CSWE).
15. National Association of
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling (NAADAC) or affiliated divisions.
(b) Any continuing education
program or course offered by a training program accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE).
(c) Any continuing education program
approved, sponsored, or co-sponsored by a presenter approved by the Committee
for the Approval of Continuing Education Sponsors of the American Psychological
Association.
(d) Any educational
programs, recognized as approved at the time of attendance as "Category I"
continuing medical education programs by the Council on Medical Education of
the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic
Association.
(e) Any course or
continuing education program offered by an accredited college or
university.
(f) Public and private
agencies that provide in-house training and development programs. Only 15 of
the required 30 continuing education credit hours shall be met through in-house
training and development programs which are not approved by an organization
identified in pars.(a) to (e).
(2) Continuing education hours may be awarded for the following professional activities, if relevant to the professional practice of marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, or social work:
(a) A presenter of professional
material shall receive 1 continuing education credit hour per hour of
continuing education. A developer of professional material shall receive 1
continuing education credit hour per hour of development of continuing
education. A presenter of a semester education course shall receive 20
continuing education credit hours. No additional continuing education credit
hours will be granted for subsequent presentations of the same material. A
presenter of professional material at any of the following qualifies for
continuing education:
1. Seminars, workshops,
programs, or institutions approved in sub. (1)(a) to (f).
2. University, college, or vocational
technical adult education courses.
(b) Authorship of a published textbook or
professional resource book. Authors of a book shall receive 20 continuing
education credit hours.
(c)
Authorship of a published chapter in a textbook or professional resource book,
or a professional journal article. Authors of chapters or articles shall
receive 8 continuing education credit hours. No more than 16 continuing
education hours may be obtained for authorship of chapters or
articles.
(d) Authorship of
alternative or electronic media or computer software. Authorship of these
materials shall receive 8 continuing education credit hours. No more than 16
continuing education hours may be obtained for authorship of alternative or
electronic media or computer software.
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