Section Psyc 402.01 - Approved Continuing Education Units (CEU's)(a) The board of psychology shall assume no role in the review, pre-approval, post program approval, evaluation, accreditation, or certification of any continuing education seminar, workshop, home study course, or academic course.(b) The board shall recognize for continuing education credit those educational experiences that are designed to continue the education of the licensee in current developments, skills, procedures, or treatment in the licensee's field of practice in the following settings: (3) Home study courses; or(c) All continuing education experiences required by this chapter shall be permitted to be received remotely or in person.(d) Category A seminars, workshops, and home study shall consist of sessions or study materials that are offered through or approved by one of the following groups: (1) American Association of Group Psychotherapists;(2) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy;(3) American Association of Pastoral Counselors or their accredited training programs;(4) American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors & Therapists;(5) American Counseling Association;(6) American Medical Association;(7) American Medical Seminars;(8) American Mental Health Counselor Association;(9) American Nurses Association;(10) American Nurses Credentialing Center;(11) American Psychological Association;(12) American Board of Professional Psychologists;(13) American Psychiatric Association;(14) Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards;(15) National Association of Social Workers;(16) National Board for Certified Counselors;(17) National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology;(18) National Association of School Psychologists;(19) New Hampshire Psychological Association;(20) A national, state, or county psychological or medical society;(21) A state or provincial psychology licensing board approved entity; or(22) A department of psychology or other department in the behavioral sciences, psychiatry, medicine, nursing, addiction studies, holistic medicine, or integrated care at a regionally accredited school, college, or university.(e) Category A hours for academic activities and presentations shall be granted as follows: (1) Graduate courses, that the licensee is registered in, is related to the licensee's psychology expertise, and is offered by an entity qualified under (d) above, shall be counted as follows: a. Each semester hour of course credit shall count as equivalent to 6 continuing education hours; andb. Each quarter hour of course credit shall count as 4 continuing education hours;(2) Teaching a graduate academic course related to the licensee's psychology expertise shall be counted as follows: a. Preparation of a syllabus and teaching of a new semester or quarter length course shall count as 10 hours; andb. Updating of a previously offered semester or quarter length course, including preparation of a new syllabus, review of the literature, preparation of reading lists and course assignments shall count as 5 hours; and(3) Seminar preparation or presentation to professionals listed in 403.02 (b) shall count as 10 hours.(f) Category B activities shall include any combination of the following: (1) Participation in continuing education experiences of (b) above not meeting the requirements of Category A;(2) Researching, editing, writing, and publishing articles related to the practice of psychology in professional journals or books;(3) Mental health workshops or seminars to professionals, non-healthcare professionals, or the public; or(4) Teaching, non-graduate courses related to the licensees' professional expertise.N.H. Admin. Code § Psyc 402.01
Derived From Volume XXXVI Number 49, Filed December 8, 2016, Proposed by 12035-B, Effective 11/4/2016, Expires 11/4/2026.Amended by Number 41, Filed October 12, 2023, Proposed by #13738, Effective 11/7/2023, Expires 11/7/2033.