refers to nurses, physician assistants, and healthcare professionals other than physicians. American Psychological Association (APA) As an organization approved by the American Psychological Association, the Employee Education System (EES) is sponsoring this activity for hour of continuing education credit. The Employee Education System maintains responsibility for this program and its content. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) VHA Employee Education System designates this educational activity for contact hour in continuing nursing education. Note: ANCC continuing nursing education contact hours are not accepted by the California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN) toward license renewal for registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice nurses (APNs), unless the nurse-participants are physically outside of the state of CA when they start and complete activities sponsored by an ANCC accredited provider of continuing education for nurses. Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) The VA Employee Education System, Provider Number 1040, is approved as a provider for continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards, 400 South Ridge Parkway, Suite B, Culpeper, VA 22701. ASWB Approval Period: 4/7/13 - 4/7/16. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers will receive continuing education clock hour for participating in this course. The targeted practice level of this course is practice social workers. Due to recently enacted legislation, NJ social workers continuing education licensure requirements have changed. This course is considered ‘in-service’ by the NJ State Board of Social Work Examiners. To meet continuing education licensure requirements, NJ social workers may claim one credit of continuing education for each credit earned; up to half of the required continuing education credits may be claimed via participation in in-service activities. Please contact your state licensing board (website: , phone: 973-504-6495) for additional information. New York State Education Department (NYSED) Social Work Board The Department of Veterans Affairs, Employee Education System SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0065. Social workers will receive continuing education clock hour for participating in this course. National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
The Veterans Affairs Employee Education System is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and designates this approved activity for clock hour. Statement of Participation A certificate of completion will be awarded to participants and accreditation records will be on file at the Employee Education System. In order to receive a certificate of completion from EES, you must register in the TMS, attend 100% of the program and complete the evaluation as directed in SEES, and then: go into your Completed Work, hover over the title, and choose View Details to print your accredited certificate. For ACPE accreditation, participants must provide their Birthdates (month and date) and their NABP e-Profile ID numbers in their Personal Profiles in TMS. Report of Training It is the program participant’s responsibility to ensure that this training is documented in the appropriate location according to his/her locally prescribed process. Program Schedule Minutes Content Faculty and Planning Committee Listing * Denote planning committee member + Denotes faculty *Georgia Castle, M.Ed. Project Manager Northport Employee Education Resource Center Northport, NY *Yeates Conwell, M.D. Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Program Co-Director, Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide Rochester, NY Planning Member for *Stephanie Gamble, Ph.D. Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention Canandaigua VA Medical Center Canandaigua, NY Planning Member for APA * Janet E. Kemp, RN, Ph.D. VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention Canandaigua VA Medical Center Canandaigua, NY