Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Safety and Professional Services
SPS 1-299 - Professional Services
SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals
Chapter SPS 168 - Continuing Education
Section SPS 168.02 - Approved continuing education
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง SPS 168.02
Current through February 26, 2024
(1) A continuing education program is approved if it is relevant to the practice of substance abuse counseling and any of the following applies:
(a) The program is approved, sponsored,
provided, endorsed, or authorized by any of the following:
1. The National Association of Alcohol and
Drug Abuse Counseling or one of its affiliated divisions.
2. The International Certification &
Reciprocity Consortium.
3. The
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy or one of its affiliated
divisions.
4. The Wisconsin
Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
5. The National Rehabilitation Counseling
Association.
6. The American
Rehabilitation Counseling Association.
7. The Wisconsin Rehabilitation Counseling
Association.
8. The National Board
for Certified Counselors.
9. The
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.
10. The Association of Social Work
Boards.
11. The National
Association of Social Workers or one of its affiliated chapters.
12. The Association of Baccalaureate Program
Directors.
13. The Council on
Social Work Education.
(b) The program or course is offered by a
training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and
Family Therapy Education.
(c) The
program is 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) The
program or course is offered by an accredited college or university. A
credential holder shall receive 15 continuing education credit hours for
completing a semester course approved under this paragraph.
(e) The program is an employee sponsored
inservice training and development program. No more than 15 continuing
education credit hours earned through employee sponsored in-service training
and development programs that are not approved under par. (a), (b), (c), or (d)
may count toward satisfying continuing education requirements.
(2)
(a) A person may earn continuing education
credit hours for engaging in any of the following activities, if the activity
is relevant to the practice of substance abuse counseling:
1. Presenting professional material. One
continuing education credit hour is earned under this subdivision for each hour
of a continuing education presentation, except that 15 credit hours are earned
for presenting a semester-long educational course. No continuing education
credit hours are earned by a person for repeating a presentation for which the
person has previously earned continuing education. A person who presents for
any of the following may earn continuing education credit hours under this
subdivision:
a. A seminar, workshop, program,
or institution that is approved under sub. (1).
b. A university, college, or vocational
technical adult education course.
2. Developing professional material. One
continuing education credit hour is earned under this subdivision for each hour
spent developing continuing education professional material.
3. Authoring a published textbook or
professional resource book. Fifteen continuing education credit hours are
earned for authoring a book under this subdivision.
4. Authoring a professional journal article
or a chapter published in a textbook or professional resource book. Eight
continuing education credit hours are earned for authoring an article or
chapter under this subdivision.
(b) A person may earn up to 15 continuing
education credit hours that count toward satisfying continuing education
requirements by completing continuing education that is approved under par. (a)
.
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