N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-10.21

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:42-10.21 - Continuing education programs

(a) A licensee shall successfully complete at least 20 of the required 40 continuing education credits through continuing education courses or programs related to the practice of psychology, one credit for each hour of instruction. Courses or programs shall either be presented by the following or be presented by providers approved by the following:

1. American Psychological Association;

2. National Register of Health Service Psychologists;

3. Association of State and Provincial Psychology Board; or

4. American Medical Association.

(b) A licensee may complete up to 19 of the required 40 continuing education credits from the following:

1. Completing a graduate course, related to the practice of psychology, given by a school, college, or university accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, one credit for each hour of instruction up to 20 credits;

2. Authorship of a textbook or a chapter of a textbook directly related to the practice of psychology published in the biennial renewal period for which the licensee is allocating the credits, five credits for each chapter up to five credits;

3. Authorship of an article, which has been refereed through peer review, related to the practice of psychology in a psychological, medical, or health related journal published in the biennial renewal period for which the licensee is allocating the credits, five credits per article up to five credits;

4. Presenting a new lecture or seminar to professional peers, or teaching or developing the curriculum for a new continuing education course or program related to psychology. The lecture, seminar, course, or program shall be approved pursuant to (a) above. "New" means that the licensee has never presented the seminar or lecture before, or taught or developed curriculum for that course or program in any educational setting; one credit for each 50 minutes of the lecture, seminar, course, or program, up to five credits; or

5. Teaching or developing the curriculum for a new course related to psychology in a school, college, or university accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation. "New" means that the licensee has never taught or developed curriculum for that course in any educational setting, five credits of continuing education for each academic credit taught up to five credits.

(c) A licensee shall successfully complete one of the required 40 continuing education credits through completion of the Board's jurisprudence online review.

(d) At least 10 credits of the 20 required under (a) above shall be in courses or programs in which there is the opportunity for live interaction with the continuing education instructor.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-10.21

Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 1689(b), effective 6/19/2017

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 200(b), effective 2/6/2023