N.H. Admin. Code § Fam 404.01

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024

Section Fam 404.01 - Required Continuing Education

(a) The continuing education required for renewal of certification shall:

(1) Total at least 24 hours of board-approved courses for each separate 3-year renewal cycle;

(2) Include, in the required 24 hours, at least 3 hours on each of the following topics:

a.Recent changes in law and procedure in matters related to divorce and parental rights and responsibilities, also known as "legal updates", as further specified in Fam 404.03;

b.Ethics for mediators, as further specified in Fam 404.04;

c.Domestic violence, as further specified in Fam 404.05;

d.Mediation skills, as further specific in Fam 404.06; and

e.Family dynamics, as further specified in Fam 404.07;

(3) Include, for the balance of the required 24 hours, one or more courses on:

a.Any of the topics listed in (a)(2) above if the courses have not already been taken for credit during the same renewal cycle; and

b.Any board-approved courses on the other additional continuing education topics listed in (b) below when given by a presenter qualified in accordance with Fam 404.07; and

(4) Include, in the required hours, at least 16 hours of attendance at, or participation in, a live course presentation.

(b) Other additional continuing education topics shall be:

(1) Current research on conflict and conflict resolution as applicable to family mediation;

(2) Mediation theory and history;

(3) The impact of differences in culture, gender, ethnicity, religion, and race on mediation;

(4) How to determine whether other professional services might be helpful and identification of such services;

(5) Professional resources for mediators, such as professional associations and publications; and

(6) Any other course topic or educational opportunity that would increase the relevant knowledge and professional competency of the mediator.

(c) The board shall credit a presenter of a board- approved course with continuing education credit in the form of:

(1) Two hours of credit for each hour spent presenting the course, to a maximum of 12 hours;

(2) Credit for attendance at a live presentation; and

(3) Credit given only once during the renewal cycle, no matter how often the presenter presents the course.

(d) The board shall credit an applicant who has served as an internship supervisor during the renewal cycle with up to 3 hours of continuing education in mediation skills per intern supervised:

(1) To a maximum of 12 hours; and

(2) Providing that the board has received:

a.The evaluation further described in Fam 302.04(l) for each case co-mediated and supervised; and

b.A letter addressing the intern's adherence to the "Model Standards of Practice for Family and Divorce Mediation" developed by The Symposium on Standards of Practice and finalized on August 5, 2000, and available as noted in Appendix II, and competence as further described in Fam 302.05 for each intern supervised.

N.H. Admin. Code § Fam 404.01

(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Fam 400), #9672, eff 4-2-10

Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 41, Filed October 11, 2018, Proposed by #12635, Effective 10/2/2018, Expires 10/2/2028.

Amended by Volume XL Number 7, Filed February 13, 2020, Proposed by #12988, Effective 2/6/2020, Expires 2/6/2030.