Section 12.62.320. Approved continuing education.

	(a)  To be accepted by the board, continuing education must contribute directly to the professional competency of a professional counselor and must be directly related to the skills and knowledge required to implement professional counseling principles and methods.  
	(b)  The following continuing education will be accepted by the board if related to professional counseling as provided in (a) of this section:  
		(1) postgraduate courses, seminars, and workshops offered or approved by a regionally or nationally accredited institution of higher education, either audited by the licensee or taken for academic credit;  
		(2) courses, seminars, and workshops offered or approved by the  
			(A) American Counseling Association;  
			(B) Alaska Counseling Association;  
			(C) American Psychological Association;  
			(D) American Association of State Social Work Boards;  
			(E) National Association of Social Workers;  
			(F) American Association for Marital and Family Therapy;  
			(G) National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC);  
			(H) Alaska Commission for Behavioral Health Certification;  
			(I) Alaska Psychological Association;  
			(J) Alaska School Counselor Association;  
			(K) Alaska Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers;  
			(L) American School Counselor Association;  
			(M) Alaska Department of Health and Social Services;  
			(N) Co-Occurring Disorders Institute, Inc.;  
			(O) Trust Training Cooperative;  
			(P) National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors;  
			(Q) Regional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor Training Program;  
		(3) cross-disciplinary courses, seminars, or workshops in the fields of medicine, law, behavioral sciences, ethics, or other disciplines;  
		(4) first-time preparation and presentation of a professional counseling course, seminar, or workshop; the board will accept up to a maximum of 10 contact hours allocated among all professional counselors involved in the preparation and presentation;  
		(5) first-time preparation or publication of an article or book chapter related to the practice of professional counseling that was presented at a state or national association meeting or published by a publisher accepted by the board as recognized by the profession; the board will accept up to a maximum of 10 contact hours allocated among all professional counselors involved in the preparation or publication;  
		(6) completion of a correspondence, video tape, audio cassette, or other individual study program; a program under this paragraph is acceptable only if  
			(A) the program requires registration and provides evidence of successful completion; or  
			(B) the licensee submits a signed statement from an approved counselor supervisor who supervised the study program verifying that the licensee has successfully completed the program;  
		(7) up to 15 contact hours of continuing education in other courses, seminars, workshops, and in service training not covered under (1) - (6) of this subsection that are not specifically preapproved by the board, but meet the standards contained in (a) of this section.  
	(c)  Time spent in job orientation may not be accepted as continuing education contact hours.  

Authorities

08.29.020;08.29.140

Notes

Reference

12 AAC 62.130
12 AAC 62.310

Authority

AS 08.29.020 AS 08.29.140

History

Eff. 10/30/99, Register 152; am 1/28/2005, Register 173; am 12/29/2006, Register 180; am 5/18/2014, Register 210