Nev. Admin. Code § 641.136 - Continuing education: Requirements for renewal of license as a psychologist; acceptance of courses and programs by Board
1. To renew his
or her license, a psychologist must certify to the Board that during the 2
years immediately preceding the date he or she submits an application for
renewal, he or she has completed 30 hours of continuing education in courses
approved by the Board. At least 6 hours must include instruction in scientific
and professional ethics and standards, and common areas of professional
misconduct. At least 2 hours must include instruction in evidence based suicide
prevention and awareness. At least 2 hours must include instruction relating to
cultural competency and diversity, equity and inclusion. Not more than 15 hours
may be obtained from an approved home study course. A licensee may not receive
credit for continuing education for a course in which he or she is the
instructor.
2. Except as otherwise
provided in subsection 3, the Board will accept the following types of
continuing education courses or programs:
(a)
Formally organized workshops, seminars or classes which maintain an attendance
roster and are conducted by or under the auspices of an accredited institution
of higher education offering graduate instruction.
(b) Workshops, seminars or classes which
maintain an attendance roster and are certified or recognized by a state,
national or international accrediting agency, including, but not limited to:
(1) The American Psychological
Association;
(2) The American
Psychiatric Association;
(3) The
American Medical Association;
(4)
The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy;
(5) The American Counseling
Association;
(6) The International
Congress of Psychology; or
(7) The
National Association of Social Workers.
(c) Other workshops, classes, seminars and
training sessions in psychology or a closely related discipline which have a
formal curriculum and attendance roster and receive approval by the
Board.
(d) Home study courses in
psychology or a closely related discipline that are approved by the
Board.
3. Before a
licensee may receive credit for continuing education for a course in scientific
and professional ethics and standards and common areas of professional
misconduct, for a course in evidence-based suicide prevention and awareness, or
for a course relating to cultural competency and diversity, equity and
inclusion, the licensee must submit information concerning the course to the
Board for approval of the course unless the Board has previously approved the
course. The Board will make available at its office a list of courses and
programs that are currently approved by the Board.
Notes
Added to NAC by Bd. of Psychological Exam'rs, eff. 12-28-95; A by R090-01, 2-7-2002; R117-08, 12-17-2008; R209-09, 10-15-2010; R038-16, 12-21-2016
; A by R171-18A, eff.NRS 641.100, 641.110 and 641.220, as amended by section 4 of Assembly Bill No. 327, chapter 188, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 889
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