Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors & Therapists ___________________ Continuing Education Requirements 1September 2012

Continuing Education Content Timing Duration Sponsor Presenter Accessibility Documentation 2

Content Is the course intended for mental health professionals? Does the topic meet the needs of your clients? Does it fit in one or more of the following content areas? 3

Content Areas Theory and techniques Human development Social and cultural foundations Helping relationship Group dynamics Lifestyle and career Diagnosis/assessment Research and evaluation Professional orientation and ethics Supervision training Disability and life transitions 4

Timing Will the training be completed within your two- year reporting period? 5

Duration Will the course last at least one hour? 6

Sponsor Is the sponsor a national or state mental health organization, a university, or a recognized training organization? 7

Presenter Is the presenter of the workshop a mental health professional or have expertise in the content area? 8

Accessibility Is the location of the training accessible to people with disabilities? 9

Documentation Will you have documentation of the training? The documentation must include information about the training including Number of hours awarded Sponsor name Presenter Dates 10

Other Ways Publication activities Professional presentations Leadership in the profession Receiving supervision 11

Principles Courses must have a mental health and client focus, intended for mental health professionals. Administrative, business practices, personal growth, management, marketing or other business classes do not meet CEU requirements. 12

Content meets Requirements ADA training with counseling focus Ethics Diagnosis Teaching ethics Supervisor training Hypnotherapy 13

Content Won’t Meet Requirements Marketing Business practices Yoga Training for administrative purposes Public relations Statistical analysis for quality control Tracking systems Training geared toward the general public 14

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