Section 839 IAC 1-6-2 - Approval of continuing education programsAuthority: IC 25-23.6-2-8
Affected: IC 25-23.6
Sec. 2.
(a) The following criteria shall be used for the approval of providers of continuing education programs for LSWs, LCSWs, LMFTs, LMFTAs, LMHCs, LMHCAs, LACs, and LCACs:(1) The continuing education program shall have a statement of objectives, which the program should achieve for its participants relating to and enhancing the licensee's practice.(2) The sponsor of a continuing education program shall provide the following:(A) Adequate administration, including a responsible person to coordinate and administer the program.(B) Maintenance of proper records.(3) Sponsors of a continuing education program shall provide adequate funding for the educational program undertaken.(4) The curriculum of a continuing education program shall be thoughtfully planned and designed to explore in considerable depth:(B) a closely related group of subjects related to the licensee's practice.(5) The continuing education program shall: (A) have qualified faculty members with demonstrated competence in the subject areas; and(B) be held in adequate facilities that allow for an effective program.(6) Continuing education programs may employ a variety of educational methods and teaching aids that enhance the learning opportunities.(7) Appropriate methods of evaluation shall be devised and used to measure the continuing education program's effectiveness.(8) The sponsor of the continuing education program shall provide to the participants a meaningful record of attendance stating the continuing education hours involved.(b) Organizations applying for board approval to be a sponsor of continuing education programming must submit an application to the board for approval at least ninety (90) days before the presentation of any program. The board shall act upon the application within ninety (90) days of receipt. The approval, if granted, is effective until April 1 of every even-numbered year.(c) An approval to provide continuing education units for:(8) LCACs; will expire on April 1 of the even-numbered years.
(d) The sponsor of the program is responsible for monitoring attendance in such a manner that verification of attendance throughout the entire program can be reliably assured.(e) The sponsor shall maintain attendance records for a minimum of four (4) years from the date of the program. These records must include the following: (1) The date of the program.(3) The presenter's name.(4) The names of all participants.(5) The number of continuing education hours granted each participant.(f) Continuing education programs that are sponsored, accredited, or approved by the following organizations shall be deemed approved, and no prior approval by the board shall be required: (1) Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine.(2) Academy of Family Mediators.(3) Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (programs or seminars related to mental health).(4) American Association for Continuity of Care.(5) American Association for Diabetes.(6) American Association for Social Work with Groups/Spinal Cord Injury.(7) American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.(8) American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists.(9) American Cancer Society.(10) American Counseling Association.(11) American Health Care Institute (programs or seminars related to mental health).(12) American Hospital Association (programs or seminars related to mental health).(13) American Medical Association (programs or seminars related to mental health).(14) American Mental Health Counselors Association.(15) American Psychiatric Association.(16) American Psychological Association.(17) American Red Cross (programs or seminars related to mental health).(18) Arthritis Association.(19) Association of Oncology Social Work.(20) Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Work.(21) Association for Treatment of Sexual Abusers.(22) Association of Social Work Boards.(23) Chicago Center for Family Health.(24) Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.(25) Employee Assistance Professional Association.(26) Employee Assistance Society of North America.(27) Federation of Societies for Clinical Social Work.(28) Federation of Society of Sex Educators and Therapists.(31) Hoosier Oncology Group.(32) Hospice Foundation of America.(33) Indiana Association of Home and Hospice Care.(34) Indiana Commission on Continuing Legal Education (programs or seminars related to mental health).(35) Indiana Council of Nephrology Social Workers.(36) Indiana Council on Adolescent Pregnancy.(37) Indiana Counselors Association for Alcohol and Drug Abuse.(38) Indiana Healthcare Ethics Network.(39) Indiana Hospice Association.(40) Indiana Hospital and Health Association (programs or seminars related to mental health).(41) Indiana Organ Procurement Organization.(42) Indiana Perinatal Association.(43) International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.(44) Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.(46) Mental Health Association.(47) Midwest Regional Network for Intervention with Sex Offenders.(48) National Association for Family-Based Services.(49) National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors.(50) National Association of Liver Transplant Social Workers.(51) National Association of Perinatal Social Work.(52) National Association of Social Workers.(53) National Board for Certified Counselors.(54) National Board of Addiction Examiners.(55) National Brain Tumor Foundation.(56) National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse.(57) National Council of Community Mental Health Centers.(58) National Council of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity.(59) National Hospice Association.(60) National Kidney Foundation.(61) National Organization for Victim Assistance.(62) National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice.(63) National Spina Bifida Association.(64) Society of Heart and Lung Transplant Social Workers.(65) Solutions Training Institute.(66) The Alfred Adler Institute of Chicago.(67) The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.(68) The Center for Family Studies, Chicago, Illinois.(69) The Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute.(70) The Family Institute of Chicago.(71) The Family Institute/Center for Family Studies.(72) The Gestalt Institute of Cleveland.(73) The Indianapolis Gestalt Institute.(74) The Institute for Clinical Social Work, Chicago, Illinois.(75) The Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago, Illinois.(76) The International Institute of Object Relations Therapy.(77) The Jungian Institute of Chicago.(78) The National Association of Family Mediators.(79) The National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect.(80) The National Children's Advocacy Center.(81) The Society of Social Work Leadership in Health Care.(82) A national, regional, state, district, or local organization that operates as an affiliated entity under the approval of any organization listed in subdivisions (1) through (81).(83) Any institute or program focused on self-psychology.(84) Any institute or program approved by the social worker, marriage and family therapist, mental health counselor, and addiction counselor board of another state.(85) A university, college, or other teaching institution accredited by the United States Department of Education or the Council on Postsecondary Education.(86) A federal, state, or local government agency that coordinates and presents continuing education courses and programs in conjunction with this rule.Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board; 839 IAC 1-6-2; filed Dec 29, 1998, 10:57 a.m.: 22 IR 1512; readopted filed Dec 2, 2001, 12:30 p.m.: 25 IR 1314; filed Jun 1, 2006, 9:45 a.m.: 29 IR 3373; filed Jun 29, 2011, 9:12 a.m.: 20110727-IR-839090811FRA; filed Aug 1, 2012, 11:01 a.m.: 20120829-IR-839110676FRAReadopted filed 11/29/2018, 10:34 a.m.: 20181226-IR-839180402RFAReadopted filed 6/24/2024, 3:49 p.m.: 20240724-IR-839230815RFA