NorthCarolinaPsychologistsRequirementsforContinuingEducation

andLicenseRenewals

NorthCarolinalicensedpsychologistshaveabienniallicenserenewalwithadeadlineofSeptember
30th,evenyears.

Eighteen(18)continuingeducationhoursarerequiredforlicenserenewal.

Nine(9)hoursmustbefromCategoryA,andtherearenohomestudylimitsifAPAapproved.Three(3)
hoursofethicsandlegalissues(mustbeCategoryA)arerequiredateachrenewal.

ProfessionalDevelopmentResourcesisapprovedbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA)to
sponsorcontinuingeducationforpsychologists.ProfessionalDevelopmentResourcesmaintains
responsibilityforallprogramsandcontent.

ContinuingEducationRequirements

PsychologistslicensedinthestateofNorthCarolinahavealicenserenewaleverytwoyearswitha
deadlineofSeptember30th,evenyears.Eighteen(18)continuingeducationhoursarerequiredfor
licenserenewal.Nine(9)hoursmustbefromCategoryA,andtherearenohomestudylimitsifAPA
approved.Three(3)hoursofethicsandlegalissues(mustbeCategoryA)arerequiredateachrenewal.

InformationobtainedfromtheNorthCarolinaPsychologyBoardonJuly25,2014.

ContinuingEducationCoursesforPsychologists:

CaregiverHelpPartI:CopingwithAngerandGuiltisa2houronlinevideocontinuingeducationcourse.
Theemotionalstressofcaringforpersonswhoareaging,chronicallyillordisabledcanbedebilitating
forfamilymembersaswellasprofessionalcaregivers.Thiscourseaddressescaregiverangerandguilt,
andprovidesathreestepprocessthathelpscaregiversdevelopanattitudeofwhatisdescribedas
creativeindifferencetowardthepeople,situationsandeventsthatcausethemthegreatestamount
ofemotionalstress.Bygaininginsightsintohowdegenerativeandprogressivediseasesaffectthelifeof
thecaregiver,thementalhealthprofessionalwillbeinabetterpositiontoempathizewiththe
caregiverssituationandprovidestrategiesthatwillhelpthemmanagethestressofcaringforsomeone
whosesituationwillneverimprove.Thesignificanceofhonoringandsupportingcaregiversfeelingsand
helpingthemunderstandtheimportanceofselfcarecannotonlyimprovetheirphysicalandemotional
wellbeing,butcanalsohaveahugeimpactonthequalityofcaretheyareabletoprovidetotheircare
receiver.Thiscourseincludesdownloadableworksheetsthatyoucanuse(onalimitedbasis)inyour
clinicalpractice.Course#2084|2014|15posttestquestions

FromContentiontoContemplation:OvercomingCoreImpassesinCouplesTherapyisa1houronline
videocontinuingeducationcourse.Manycouplescometotherapyemotionallydisconnectedfromeach
other,polarizedbyaconstantstateofstruggleandunabletoseepastthelastfight.Couplesoften
engageinarepetitivecycleofinteraction,resultingintheirfeelingstuckandhopeless.Oncethis
reciprocalpatterncanbeidentified,couplescanbeempoweredtobreakthepatternandlearnnew
waysofrelatingtooneanotherthatbettersatisfiestheirneeds.Thepurposeofthiscourseistotrain
therapiststoconductastrengthbasedassessmentandidentifythosedynamicsinacouplesinteraction
thatservetoperpetuateunsatisfactoryrelationshippatterns.Therapeutictechniquesdiscussedinclude
diagrammingacouplesvulnerabilitycycleusingpictorialrepresentationsandfacilitatingnewpatterns
byidentifyingthepartnersbeliefsandcorepremisesandprovidingtraininginretroactiveanalysisof
conflictualinteractions.Course#1079|2014|54minutevideo|7posttestquestions

BuildingResilienceinyourYoungClientisa3houronlinecontinuingeducationcourse.Ithaslongbeen
observedthattherearecertainchildrenwhoexperiencebetteroutcomesthanotherswhoare
subjectedtosimilaradversities,andasignificantamountofliteraturehasbeendevotedtothequestion
ofwhythisdisparityexists.Researchhaslargelyfocusedonwhathasbeentermedresilience.Health
professionalsaretreatinganincreasingnumberofchildrenwhohavedifficultycopingwith21stcentury
everydaylife.Issuesthatarehardtodealwithincludeexcessivepressuretosucceedinschool,bullying,
divorce,orevenabuseathome.Thiscourseprovidesaworkingdefinitionofresilienceanddescriptions
ofthecharacteristicsthatmaybeassociatedwithbetteroutcomesforchildrenwhoconfrontadversity
intheirlives.Italsoidentifiesparticulargroupsofchildrenmostnotablythosewithdevelopmental
challengesandlearningdisabilitieswhoaremostlikelytobenefitfromresiliencetraining.Thebulkof
thecoursepresentedintwosectionsoffersawidevarietyofresilienceinterventionsthatcanbe
usedintherapy,school,andhomesettings.Course#3072|2014|53pages|21posttestquestions

TheMindfulnessWorkbookforAddictionisa5hourtestonly(booknotincluded)CEcourse.ThisCE
testisbasedonthebookTheMindfulnessWorkbookforAddiction:AGuidetoCopingwiththeGrief,
StressandAngerthatTriggerAddictiveBehaviors(2012,232pages).Thisworkbookpresentsa
comprehensiveapproachtoworkingwithclientsinrecoveryfromaddictivebehaviorsandisuniquein
thatitaddressestheunderlyinglossthatclientshaveexperiencedthatmaybefuelingaddictive
behaviors.Counselingskillsfromthefieldofmindfulnesstherapy,cognitivebehavioraltherapy,
acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy,anddialecticalbehavioraltherapyareoutlinedinaclearand
easytoimplementstyle.Healthystrategiesforcopingwithgrief,depression,anxiety,andangerare
providedalongwithwaystoimproveinterpersonalrelationships.Course#5014|30posttestquestions

EthicsandSocialMediaisa2houronlineCEcourse.Isitusefulorappropriate(orethicalor
therapeutic)foratherapistandaclienttosharethekindsofinformationthatareroutinelypostedon
SocialNetworkingServices(SNS)likeFacebook,Twitter,andothers?Howarepsychotherapiststo
handleFriendingrequestsfromclients?Whatarethethreatstoconfidentialityandtherapeutic
boundariesthatareposedbytheuseofsocialmediasites,texts,ortweetsintherapistclient
communication?Thepurposeofthiscourseistoofferpsychotherapiststheopportunitytoexamine
theirpracticesinregardtotheuseofsocialnetworkingservicesintheirprofessionalrelationshipsand
communications.Includedareethicstopicssuchasprivacyandconfidentiality,boundariesandmultiple
relationships,competence,thephenomenonoffriending,informedconsent,andrecordkeeping.Afinal
sectionoffersrecommendationsandresourcesfortheethicaluseofsocialnetworkingandthe
developmentofapracticesocialmediapolicy.Course#2075|2013|28pages|14posttestquestions

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