Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 155 - PSYCHOLOGY LICENSES › Section 172-155-014 - CONTINUING EDUCATION

Current through June 17, 2024
Psychologists holding an active license in the State of
				  Nebraska must complete at least 24 hours of acceptable continuing education
				  hours during the 24-month period prior to the expiration date. This section
				  does not apply to individuals who hold a provisional license or temporary
				  license.
014.01
REQUIRED
				HOURS.
At least 3 of the 24 hours of continuing education must be
				in ethics relating to psychology.
014.02
CONTINUING EDUCATION
				ACTIVITIES.
Continuing education must directly relate to the
				practice of psychology as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									38-3108. Continuing education
				hours are determined as follows:
014.02(A)
DEVELOPING AND TEACHING A GRADUATE ACADEMIC COURSE.
Developing and teaching a graduate academic course in an institution accredited
				by a regional accrediting agency is an approved continuing education activity.
				Hours will be granted only for the first time the licensee teaches the course
				during the renewal period and cannot be used for subsequent renewal periods. 1
				semester hour of graduate academic credit equals 15 hours of continuing
				education.
014.02(B)
COMPLETING A GRADUATE LEVEL COURSE.
Satisfactorily
				completing a graduate level course offered by an institution accredited by a
				regional accrediting agency is an approved continuing education activity. Hours
				will be granted only for the first time it is completed, and it must be
				completed during the renewal period for which it is submitted. 1 semester hour
				of graduate academic credit equals 15 hours of continuing education.
014.02(C)
AUTHORING OR EDITING A
				PEER-REVIEWED PSYCHOLOGICAL PRACTICE ORIENTED PUBLICATION.
Continuing education hours may be earned only in the year of publication or
				first distribution. Hours are granted as follows:
(i) Senior or 1st
				author of a peer-reviewed psychological practice oriented professional or
				scientific book equals 16 hours of continuing education;
(ii) Senior or 1st
				author of a peer-reviewed psychological practice oriented professional or
				scientific book chapter equals 8 hours of continuing education;
(iii) Senior or
				1st author of a peer-reviewed psychological practice
				oriented professional journal article equals 8 hours of continuing education;
				and
(iv) Editor of a peer-reviewed
				psychological practice oriented professional or scientific book or journal
				equals 16 hours of continuing education.
014.02(D)
PRESENTING, ATTENDING,
				OR COMPLETING PROGRAMS.
Presenting or attending workshops,
				seminars, symposia, colloquia, invited speaker sessions, meetings of
				professional or scientific organizations, homestudy, or videos are acceptable
				continuing education activities.
014.02(D)(i)
HOUR.
60 minutes of presentation or attendance equals
				1 hour of continuing education.
014.02(D)(ii)
APPROVED CONTINUING
				EDUCATION PROVIDERS.
Only activities approved by the following
				organizations are acceptable for renewal or reinstatement:
(1) American Association of Marriage and
				Family Therapists (AAMFT) or its state Chapters;
(2) American Counselors Association (ACA) or
				its state chapters or National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC);
(3) American Nurses Credentialing Center's
				Commission on Accreditation (ANCCC);
(4) Nebraska Medical Association
				(NMA);
(5) Nebraska Nurses
				Association (NNA);
(6) National
				Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC);
(7) National Association of Social Workers
				(NASW) or its state chapters;
(8)
				The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME);
(9) The American Medical Association (AMA) or
				its state chapters;
(10) The
				American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCCCA);
				and
(11) The American Psychological
				Association (APA) or its state
				chapters.