Section 12 AAC 62.320 - Approved continuing education(a) To be accepted by the board, continuing education must contribute directly to the professional competency of a professional counselor and must be directly related to the skills and knowledge required to implement professional counseling principles and methods.(b) The following continuing education will be accepted by the board if related to professional counseling as provided in (a) of this section: (1) postgraduate courses, seminars, and workshops offered or approved by a regionally or nationally accredited institution of higher education, either audited by the licensee or taken for academic credit;(2) courses, seminars, and workshops offered or approved by the (A) American Counseling Association;(B) Alaska Counseling Association;(C) American Psychological Association;(D) Association of Social Work Boards;(E) National Association of Social Workers;(F) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy;(G) National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC);(H) Alaska Commission for Behavioral Health Certification;(I) Alaska Psychological Association;(J) Alaska School Counselor Association;(K) Alaska Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers;(L) American School Counselor Association;(M) Department of Health or Department of Family and Community Services;(N) Co-Occurring Disorders Institute, Inc.;(O) Alaska Training Cooperative;(P) NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals;(Q) Regional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor Training Program;(R) Association for Play Therapy (APT);(3) cross-disciplinary courses, seminars, or workshops in the fields of medicine, law, behavioral sciences, ethics, or other disciplines;(4) first-time preparation and presentation of a professional counseling course, seminar, or workshop; the board will accept up to a maximum of 10 contact hours allocated among all professional counselors involved in the preparation and presentation;(5) first-time preparation or publication of an article or book chapter related to the practice of professional counseling that was presented at a state or national association meeting or published by a publisher accepted by the board as recognized by the profession; the board will accept up to a maximum of 10 contact hours allocated among all professional counselors involved in the preparation or publication;(6) completion of a correspondence, video tape, audio cassette, or other individual study program; a program under this paragraph is acceptable only if (A) the program requires registration and provides evidence of successful completion; or(B) the licensee submits a signed statement from an approved counselor supervisor who supervised the study program verifying that the licensee has successfully completed the program;(7) up to 15 contact hours of continuing education in other courses, seminars, workshops, and in service training not covered under (1) - (6) of this subsection that are not specifically preapproved by the board, but meet the standards contained in (a) of this section.(c) Time spent in job orientation may not be accepted as continuing education contact hours.Eff. 10/30/99, Register 152; am 1/28/2005, Register 173; am 12/29/2006, Register 180; am 7/12/2008, Register 187; am 1/14/2011, Register 197; am 5/18/2014, Register 210, July 2014; am 6/30/2024, Register 250, July 2024Authority:AS 08.29.020
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