02-415-8 Me. Code R. § 2

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 415-8-2 - Continuing Professional Education Activities

1. Permissible Activities

Continuing professional education is a systematic learning experience directly related to the practice of psychology. Permissible continuing professional education activities include, but are not limited to:

A.Seminar, lecture, conference and workshop;

B.Televised or interactive instruction and established distance learning procedures;

C.Commercially-prepared self-study; published writing and editing of published works;

D.Successful completion of graduate level courses offered by a college or university that is accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or in candidacy for accreditation;

E.Literature review resulting in a published work, annotated bibliography or other tangible work product;

F.Documented advanced training under supervision; and

G.Instructional development as described in Section 2(2)(C) and (D) of this chapter.

2. Limitation of Permissible Activities

A.Continuing professional education credit may not be claimed for elective office or service in professional associations or societies, or for membership on governmental regulatory boards.

B.Continuing professional educational credit may not be claimed for non-instructional time such as lunch, breaks and registration.

C.A licensee may claim no more than 10 hours of continuing professional education credit for development of seminars, workshops, conference presentations, lectures or similar activities. No credit may be claimed for development of an activity that is the same or substantially the same as one for which credit has previously been claimed. No credit may be claimed for actual teaching, presentation or lecture time.

D.A licensee may claim no more than 10 hours of continuing professional education credit for development of academic courses. No credit may be claimed for development of a course that is the same or substantially the same as one for which credit has previously been claimed. No credit may be claimed for actual teaching time.

E.A licensee may claim no more than 10 hours of continuing professional education credit for literature review described in Section 3(1)(E) of this chapter.

02-415 C.M.R. ch. 8, § 2