SECTION 86:10-17-3. Acceptable continuing education

  Continuing education (C.E.) is acceptable to the Board when it:

(1)   Approximates the content of any of the academic areas listed under OAC 86:10-9-2 of this chapter and;

(2)   Is presented by a person who:

(A)   is licensed or certified by counseling related professions;

(B)   is a licensed or certified member of a non-counseling field, i.e. medicine, law if the content of the presentation is counselor related and falls within the presenter's area of training; or

(C)   has experience teaching, at the graduate level, in a regionally accredited college or university from any of the knowledge areas listed in OAC 86:10-9-2 ; or

(D)   the person is presenting or has presented at a national mental health conference provided by the American Counseling Association (ACA), or any of its divisions, American Psychological Association (APA), Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), National Association for Social Workers (NASW), the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), or other nationally recognized professional organization in the mental health field; or

(E)   is presenting in a program sponsored or provided by a state or federal government agency with responsibility for mental health and substance abuse services; and

(3)   Takes place in the context of:

(A)   a college course, in-service training, institute, seminar, workshop, conference or a Board pre-approved home-study or technology-assisted distance learning course;

(B)   takes place in the context of a national mental health conference provided by the American Counseling Association (ACA), or any of its divisions, American Psychological Association (APA), American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), National Association for Social Workers (NASW), the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), or other nationally recognized professional organization in the mental health field; or

(C)   a program approved or offered by a state or federal government agency with responsibility for mental health and substance abuse services; or

(D)   Current LPC Board members shall receive clock hours of acceptable continuing education for attendance and participation in Board or Committee meetings.

(4)   Is accrued during the twelve (12) months preceding the renewal deadline or, in the case of the first licensing period, twenty-four (24) months preceding.

[Source: Added at 32 Ok Reg 139, eff 4-23-14 (emergency); Added at 32 Ok Reg 1547, eff 9-11-15]