Wis. Admin. Code Psychology Examining Board Psy 4.02 - Continuing education
(1) REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION.
(a) Unless granted a postponement or waiver
under par. (g), every licensee shall complete at least 40 hours of
board-approved continuing education in each biennial registration period, as
specified in s.
455.06, Stats. The board
may require that not more than 20 continuing education hours in each biennial
registration period be acquired within specified topic areas.
(b) Continuing education hours may apply only
to the registration period in which the hours are acquired. If a license has
been allowed to lapse, the board may grant permission to apply continuing
education hours acquired after lapse of the license to a previous biennial
period of licensure during which required continuing education was not
acquired. In no case may continuing education hours be applied to more than one
biennial period.
(c) To meet the
continuing education requirement, a licensee shall submit to the board a
certificate of attendance upon the board's request.
(d) Unless granted a postponement or waiver
under par. (g), a licensee who fails to meet the continuing education
requirements by the renewal deadline shall cease and desist from
practice.
(e) During the time
between initial licensure and commencement of a full 2-year licensure period
new licensees shall not be required to meet continuing education
requirements.
(f) Applicants from
other states applying under s.
455.04(1) (e) or (4) (f), Stats., shall submit proof of
completion of at least 40 hours of continuing education approved by the board
within 2 years prior to application.
(g) A licensee may apply to the board for a
postponement or waiver of the requirements of this section on grounds of
prolonged illness or disability, or on other grounds constituting extreme
hardship. The board shall consider each application individually on its merits,
and the board may grant a postponement, partial waiver or total waiver as
deemed appropriate.
(h) The board
may grant an exemption from the requirements of this section to a licensee who
certifies to the board that he or she has permanently retired from the active
practice of psychology.
(i) A
licensee who has been granted an exemption from the requirements of this
section based on retirement from the active practice of psychology may not
return to the active practice of psychology without submitting evidence
satisfactory to the board of having completed at least 40 credits of continuing
education for each of the biennia during which the licensee was granted an
exemption.
(2) APPROVAL
OF CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS. The board shall approve all of the following
programs and courses if relevant to the professional practice of psychology:
(a) Continuing education programs and courses
sponsored or co-sponsored by a presenter approved by the committee for the
approval of continuing education sponsors of the American psychological
association.
(b) 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.
(c) Graduate level
courses or continuing education courses relevant to the professional practice
of psychology offered by accredited colleges and universities.
(d) Continuing education courses approved by
the psychology licensing board in another state where the participant is also
licensed.
(e) Publishing a
scholarly book or article in a peer-review journal relevant to
psychology.
(3) CREDIT
FOR TEACHING AND PRESENTING. Continuing education credit shall be granted for
teaching and presenting any of the programs or courses in sub. (2) (a), (b),
(c) or (d), but no credit will be granted for subsequent presentations of the
same material.
(4) PROOF OF
ATTENDANCE AT CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS. Applicants for renewal shall
certify their attendance at required continuing education, but are not required
to submit certificates of attendance unless the board requests the applicant to
do so. The board shall conduct a random audit of 10 percent of all licensees on
a biennial basis for compliance with continuing education requirements, and
shall audit any licensee who is under investigation by the board for alleged
misconduct.
(5) APPROVAL OF
UNCOMPENSATED EVALUATION ASSISTANCE SERVICES.
(a) The board shall accept for continuing
education credit voluntary, uncompensated services provided by psychologists in
assisting the department of health services in the evaluation of community
outpatient mental health programs, as defined in s.
51.01(3n),
Stats., and approved by the department of health services according to rules
promulgated under s.
51.42(7) (b), Stats. Four hours of assistance,
including hours expended in necessary training by the department of health
services, shall be deemed to equal one hour of acceptable continuing education
for the purposes of this section.
(b) Psychologists wishing to apply for
continuing education credit under this subsection shall register in advance
with the board, and shall notify the board on forms provided by the board of
the dates and the total number of hours in any biennium for which the applicant
will be available to provide assistance. The board shall make referrals to the
department of health services in the order received pursuant to requests for
assistance received by the board from that department.
Note: Forms are available upon request to the board office located at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI 53708.
(6)
LIMITATION ON CREDIT. The board may grant no more than 20 hours of credit for
uncompensated evaluation assistance services, no more than 20 hours of credit
for publishing a scholarly book or article, and no more than 20 hours of credit
within any specific continuing education programs.
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