12. National Association of Social Workers (NASW) or affiliated chapters.
13. Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors (BPD)
14. Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
15. National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling (NAADAC) or affiliated divisions.
(b) Any continuing education program or course offered by a training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE).
(c) Any continuing education program approved, sponsored, or co-sponsored by a presenter approved by the Committee for the Approval of Continuing Education Sponsors of the American Psychological Association.
(d) Any educational programs, recognized as approved at the time of attendance as “Category I” continuing medical education programs by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association.
(e) Any course or continuing education program offered by an accredited college or university.
(f) Public and private agencies that provide in-house training and development programs. Only 15 of the required 30 continuing education credit hours shall be met through in-house training and development programs which are not approved by an organization identified in paragraphs (a) through (e).
(2) Continuing education hours may be awarded for the following professional activities, if relevant to the professional practice of marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, or social work:
(a) A presenter of professional material shall receive 1 continuing education credit hour per hour of continuing education. A developer of professional material shall receive 1 continuing education credit hour per hour of development of continuing education. A presenter of a semester education course shall receive 20 continuing education credit hours. No additional continuing education credit hours will be granted for subsequent presentations of the same material. A presenter of professional material at any of the following qualifies for continuing education:
1. Seminars, workshops, programs, or institutions approved in subsection (1)(a) through (f).
2. University, college, or vocational technical adult education courses.
(b) Authorship of a published textbook or professional resource book. Authors of a book shall receive 20 continuing education credit hours.
(c) Authorship of a published chapter in a textbook or professional resource book, or a professional journal article. Authors of chapters or articles shall receive 8 continuing education credit hours. No more than 16 continuing education hours may be obtained for authorship of chapters or articles.
(d) Authorship of alternative or electronic media or computer software. Authorship of these materials shall receive 8 continuing education credit hours. No more than 16 continuing education hours may be obtained for authorship of alternative or electronic media or computer software.
MPSW 19.04 Postponement, Waiver and Exemption. (1) A credential holder may apply to the section for a postponement or waiver of the requirements of this chapter on grounds of prolonged illness, disability, or other grounds constituting extreme hardship. The section shall consider each application individually on its merits, and the section may grant a postponement, partial waiver or total waiver as deemed appropriate in the circumstances.
(2) The section may grant an exemption from the requirements of this chapter to a credential holder who certifies to the section that the credential holder has retired and no longer uses the title “marriage and family therapist,” “professional counselor,” “social worker,” “advanced practice social worker,” “independent social worker,” or “clinical social worker,” and no longer practices marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, or social work. The credential holder’s status will change to non-practicing.
(3) A credential holder who has been granted an exemption due to retirement may not return to the active practice or use the title without submitting evidence satisfactory to the section that the credential holder has completed at least 30 continuing education credit hours for each of the biennia during which the credential holder was granted an exemption.
MPSW 19.05 Record retention and audits. (1) A credential holder shall retain for a minimum period of 4 years and shall make available to the board, or its agent upon request, documentation of publication or certificates of attendance issued by the program sponsor for all continuing education programs for which the credential holder claims credit for purposes of renewal of the credential. The certificate shall include the name of credential holder, date, provider name, hours, and title of program.
(2) The section may conduct audits or investigations, including random audits, to determine compliance by credential holders with this chapter.
Section 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin administrative register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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