Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-6-803 - Continuing Education Documentation

A. A licensee shall maintain documentation of continuing education for 24 months following the date of the license renewal.

B. The licensee shall retain the following documentation as evidence of participation in continuing education:

1. For conferences, seminars, workshops, and in-service training presentations, a signed certificate of attendance or a statement from the provider verifying the licensee's participation in the activity, including the title of the program, name, address, and telephone number of the sponsoring organization, names of presenters, date of the program, and clock hours involved;

2. For first-time presentations by a licensee, the title of the program, name, address, and telephone number of the sponsoring organization, date of the program, syllabus, and clock hours required to prepare and make the presentation;

3. For a graduate or undergraduate course, an official transcript;

4. For an audited graduate or undergraduate course, an official transcript; and

5. For attendance at a Board meeting, a signed certificate of attendance prepared by the Board.

Repealed

A. To be eligible to renew a license, a licensee shall complete a minimum of three clock hours of continuing education in behavioral health ethics or mental health law and a minimum of three clock hours of continuing education in cultural competency and diversity during the two years before the license renewal date.

B. To be eligible to renew a license, a substance abuse technician, associate substance abuse counselor and an independent

substance abuse counselor shall complete a minimum of 20 clock hours of continuing education in any combination of the following categories during the two years before the license renewal date:

1. Pharmacology and psychopharmacology,

2. Addiction processes,

3. Models of substance abuse treatment,

4. Relapse prevention,

5. Interdisciplinary approaches and teams in substance abuse treatment,

6. Substance abuse assessment and diagnostic criteria,

7. Appropriate use of substance abuse treatment modalities,

8. Recognizing needs of diverse populations,

9. Substance abuse treatment and prevention,

10. Clinical application of current substance abuse research, or

11. Co-occurring disorders.

C. Clinical supervision of a supervisee for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, professional counselor, clinical social worker, or independent substance abuse counselor. Beginning on July 1, 2006, a licensee acting as a clinical supervisor shall complete continuing education as follows:

1. Between July 1, 2004, and the individual's first license expiration date following July 1, 2006, at least 12 clock hours shall be taken in the following categories:

a. The role and responsibility of a clinical supervisor;

b. The skill sets necessary to provide oversight and guidance to a supervisee who diagnoses, creates treatment plans, and treats clients;

c. The concepts of supervision methods and techniques; and

d. Evaluation of a supervisee's ability to plan and implement clinical assessment and treatment processes; and

2. A licensee who seeks to continue providing clinical supervision after completion of the requirements under subsection (C)(1) shall complete at least six clock hours of continuing education as provided in subsection (C)(1)(a) through (d) between the date the Board receives the licensee's last renewal application and the next license expiration date.

D. Clinical supervision training required pursuant to subsection (C) shall be waived if the clinical supervisor holds any of the following certifications or designations if the certification or designation is current as of the clinical supervisor's license renewal date:

1. NBCC/CCE Approved Clinical Supervisor certification.

2. ICRC Clinical Supervisor certification.

3. American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists Clinical Member with Approved Supervisor designation.

E. Continuing education clock hours completed pursuant to this Section may be submitted to meet the general continuing education requirements described in R4-6-801(A) .

F. The agency shall begin enforcement of this Section on July 1, 2006.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-6-803

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 2700, effective July 1, 2004 (Supp. 04-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 2630, effective 11/1/2015.