North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 111 - Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Board › Article 111-02 - Licensure and Fees › Chapter 111-02-01 - General Provisions › Section 111-02-01-06 - Continuing education

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. A licensee must
				regularly engage in continuing education related to the practice of marriage
				and family therapy as defined in this section.
2. Licensed marriage and family therapists
				must complete a minimum of thirty hours of continuing education every two
				years, of which six hours must be ethics. Licensed associates must complete
				fifteen hours of continuing education every year, of which three hours must be
				ethics. A board approved supervisor or American association for marriage and
				family therapy approved supervisor shall dedicate ten percent, three continuing
				education units, of continuing education in courses on supervision. The
				required number of hours shall be prorated for persons who are initially
				licensed during a given reporting period. Licensed marriage and family
				therapists shall attest to the board as to completion of the required hours
				upon renewal of the license in each odd-numbered year. Licensed associate
				marriage and family therapists shall attest to the board as to completion of
				the required hours upon renewal of the license each year. At the time of
				license renewal in each odd-numbered year or at the time of application for
				reinstatement of a license, a licensed marriage and family therapist shall
				attest to completion of a minimum of thirty approved continuing education hours
				since last renewal or the minimum number required for reinstatement. Failure to
				complete the attestation required results in nonrenewal of licensure.
3. When the licensee applies for renewal of
				the license in the odd-numbered year or is audited, the licensee must submit
				documentation of the licensee's completion of the required hours of continuing
				education on an appropriate form furnished by the board. A receipt for payment
				of the fees for the course is not sufficient evidence of completion of the
				required hours of continuing education. Licensees shall keep attendance
				certificates for at least five years as the board may conduct random audits to
				verify compliance with subsection 2.
4. A course may not be counted toward a
				licensee's continuing education requirements unless it has been approved by the
				board according to the procedures in this subsection and subsections 5 to 10.
				Courses may be approved for all attendees when submitted by the sponsor as
				prescribed in subsection 11 or a licensee may request individual approval as
				prescribed in subsection 6. The board shall consider the following factors in
				determining whether a course should be approved:
a. The course's relevance to the therapeutic
				practices of marriage and family therapy.
b. Whether the course is structured on sound
				educational principles and fits into one of the following categories:
(1) Structured educational programs with an
				instructor as a part of conventions, workshops, seminars, lectures, interactive
				media, and graduate and postgraduate courses from regionally accredited
				institutions. All coursework must include the areas described in subdivision d;
				and
(2) Home study courses related
				to marriage and family therapy as described in subdivision d. Programs must
				have an independently graded test component. No more than one-half, or fifteen
				continuing education unit hours, of the required thirty continuing education
				hours may be earned by this method.
c. Whether the course is at least one hour in
				length. "One hour" means at least fifty minutes spent as a student in direct
				participation in a structured educational format. Time for home study courses
				shall be based on developer's research on average time to complete.
d. Whether the subject of the course is
				related to marriage and family therapy with an emphasis upon systemic
				approaches or the theory, research, or practice of psychotherapeutic work with
				couples or families. Continuing education for marriage and family therapy
				generally evolves from the following areas:
(1) Historical, theoretical foundations, and
				contemporary conceptual directions of the field of marriage and family
				therapy;
(2) Assessment, diagnosis,
				and treatment in marriage and family therapy including both dysfunctional
				relationship patterns and nervous and mental disorders, whether cognitive,
				affective, or behavioral;
(3)
				Family studies including the life cycle of the family, the process and
				modification of family structures over time, and issues related to ethnicity,
				race, socioeconomic status, culture, gender, and sexuality;
(4) Human development including human
				behavior, personality theory, sexuality, psychopathology, behavior pathology,
				and physical and mental impairments and disabilities that affect normal
				development;
(5) Ethics and
				professional studies covering legal responsibilities and liabilities of
				licensure, clinical practice, research, family law, and confidentiality issues;
				and
(6) Supervision in marriage and
				family therapy including theories and practices.
e. Whether the course's instructors or
				developers are qualified by practical or academic experience to teach, lecture,
				make presentations, or develop courses.