N.J. Admin. Code § 13:34-24.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 13:34-24.3 - Approval of courses or programs

(a) The following are acceptable sources of continuing education courses, programs and articles, as long as the courses, programs or articles fall within the content areas set forth in (c) or (d) below or are directly related to rehabilitation counseling:

1. Courses or programs approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors; the American Counseling Association; the American Psychological Association; the American Psychiatric Association; the National Association of Social Workers; the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy; the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselors Certification; the American Orthopsychiatric Association; the American Medical Association; the American Nursing Association; the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors; the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association; the National Rehabilitation Association; the member boards of the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Inc.; and the Commission on Certification of Work Adjustment and Vocational Evaluation Specialists;

2. Teaching or completing graduate coursework at a regionally accredited institution of higher education;

3. Authoring a refereed article published in a professional journal within the preceding biennial period; and

4. Presentation of a course or program approved by one of the organizations listed at 13:34-24.3(a)1.

(b) Prior to seeking approval of continuing education credit from the Committee for attending or presenting a course or program that has not been approved by any of the organizations listed in (a)1 above, the rehabilitation counselor shall first apply to and obtain approval from one of the listed organizations.

(c) The following are acceptable content areas for continuing education:

1. Counseling practices, theories and techniques;

2. Personality theories;

3. Psychosocial aspects of disability;

4. Medical aspects of disability;

5. Evaluation and assessment;

6. Rehabilitation services and resources;

7. Research methods;

8. Practicums or internships; or

9. Ethical and legal standards in the counseling profession.

(d) A course or program in the subject area of social and cultural competence for the purpose of fulfilling the three contact hour continuing education requirement shall be obtained consistent with (a) above or shall be subject to the approval of the Committee. A course or program in the subject area approved by the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners, the Board of Social Work Examiners, or the Alcohol and Drug Counselor Committee shall be deemed acceptable by this Committee.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:34-24.3

Amended by R.2008 d.120, effective 5/5/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 2199(a), 40 N.J.R. 2281(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (a), inserted "or (d)"; and added (d).
Amended by R.2009 d.301, effective 10/5/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 1946(a), 41 N.J.R. 3813(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (a), inserted a comma following the first occurrence of "articles"; in (a)1, substituted "the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association; the National Rehabilitation Association;" for "and" following the second occurrence of "Counselors;" and "and" for "or" following "Inc.;"; deleted former (c)6; recodified former (c)7 through (c)10 as (c)6 through (c)9; in (c)6, substituted "services and resources" for "case management"; and in (c)9, deleted "rehabilitation" following "the".