West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 27 - Counseling › Title 27 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Series 27-03 - Licensed Professional Counselor License Renewal and Continuing Professional Education Requirements › Section 27-3-6 - Approved programs of continuing professional education

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
6.1. The goal of the Board's continuing
				professional education requirements are to: enable licensees to maintain and/or
				expand professional expertise; become aware of new professional developments;
				provide responsible and quality service to clients and community; and continue
				to conduct professional practice in an ethical and appropriate manner. The
				Board will not grant credit for continuing education to promote personal growth
				of the licensee.
6.2. A licensee
				may obtain continuing education credits in 5 ways: programs offered by approved
				providers; approved programs of continuing professional education;
				post-approved programs; home study programs and publications and presentations
				as cited in subsections 4.3. and 4.4. of this rule. The Board or its designee
				shall approve providers, programs, and home study programs and offer
				post-program approval according to the following guidelines:
6.2.a. Guidelines for program approval:
6.2.a.1. Academic course offered in
				accredited education institutions by counseling degree programs are
				automatically granted program approval; and
6.2.a.2. Approved programs may be sponsored
				by departments of accredited educational institutions; national, regional,
				state, or local professional organizations or associations; public or private
				human service agencies or organization; private consultants; or individuals.
				The organization or individual shall make application for approval on a form
				designated by the Board and pay the appropriate fee. In order to obtain
				approved status from the Board, a program shall meet the following
				requirements:
6.2.a.2.A. Competent individuals
				as documented by appropriate academic training, master's level or above and
				professionally recognized experience shall present the program. Presenters
				should have an identifiable involvement with human services. In approving a
				particular presenter, the Board shall be guided by the following range of
				presenter qualifications:
6.2.a.2.A.1.
				Counselors with appropriate credentials and appropriate expertise in the
				content area shall clearly be accepted;
6.2.a.2.A.2. A related presenter with the
				ability to connect content to counseling practice shall usually be
				accepted;
6.2.a.2.A.3. Expert
				presenters with no apparent link to counseling may or may not be acceptable
				based upon the content to be presented and intended audience;
6.2.a.2.A.4. A presenter with no apparent
				professional qualifications nor link to counseling or human services shall not
				be accepted; and,
6.2.a.2.A.5. A
				presenter providing training in a practice area that would require licensure
				shall show evidence of current licensure in West Virginia or another
				state.
6.2.a.2.B. The
				program shall meet the professional needs of the intended clientele, which
				shall include counselors;
6.2.a.2.C. The program shall have a minimum
				duration of 1 contact hour;
6.2.a.2.D. The program shall have written
				goals and objectives that are responsive to the needs of prospective counselor
				attendees;
6.2.a.2.E. The program
				shall have an agenda, clearly listing the time and date of the program,
				including starting and ending times and refreshment and meal breaks;
6.2.a.2.F. The program shall be related to
				counselor content areas as cited in subsection 2.5. in this rule;
6.2.a.2.G. The program shall be disseminated
				via appropriate instructional methods, such as lecture, group discussion,
				video, film, interactive webinar or interactive teleconferencing;
6.2.a.2.H. The program shall include an
				evaluation component directly related to its stated goals and
				objectives;
6.2.a.2.I. The program
				shall be offered in a site that shall be accessible under the provisions of the
				Americans With Disabilities Act;
6.2.a.2.J. The organization or individual
				shall submit their program approval request for review, on a form designated by
				the Board, at least 60 days prior to the scheduled program date;
6.2.a.2.K. The program's promotional
				information shall state that program approval has either been applied for or
				has been granted; and,
6.2.a.2.L.
				The provider of the program shall provide program participants certificates of
				completion, which contain the following information:
6.2.a.2.L.1. The title and dates of the
				program and the Board's program approval number;
6.2.a.2.L.2. The name of the sponsoring
				agency or organization;
6.2.a.2.L.3. The name of the participant and
				the number of contact hours of continuing professional education earned by the
				participant;
6.2.a.2.L.4. The
				presenters name and his or her credentials; and,
6.2.a.2.L.5. The signature of the presenter
				and/or the official representative of the sponsoring organization.