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The 65th AAMFT
Annual Conference
Healing
Fractured Relationships in the 21st Century
Long Beach, California
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October 11-14, 2007
Earn Continuing
Education
The 65th
AAMFT Annual Conference is approved to provide 23 contact
hours of continuing education for marriage and family
therapists and allied professions by most major mental health
organizations, including:
American Psychological
Association (APA)
The AAMFT is approved by
the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing
education for psychologists. The AAMFT maintains
responsibility for this program and its contents.
National Association of
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)
The AAMFT is approved by
the NAADAC Approved Education Provider Program. The AAMFT
provider number is 000160.
National Board of Certified
Counselors (NBCC)
The AAMFT is recognized by NBCC to offer continuing education
for National Certified Counselors. The AAMFT adheres to NBCC
Continuing Education Guidelines. (NBCC #5209)
National Association of Social
Workers (NASW)
This program has been approved for Category 1 Continuing
Education for re-licensure, in accordance with 258 CMR.
Continuing education at the AAMFT Annual Conference is
accepted by all state licensing boards for marriage and family
therapy and many other regulatory boards and organizations.
Please check directly with the board or organization for
continuing education requirements. Contact information for MFT
state licensure and certification boards can be found
here.
Continuing education hours are verified on a contact hour
basis as follows:
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Pre-Conference Institute: 5 hours
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Workshops: 2
hours for each of the four workshop sessions
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Seminar: 3
hours for the Sunday Seminar
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Plenary
Sessions: 1.5 hours for each of the three plenary sessions
on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday morning.
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Saturday
Afternoon Plenary: 1 hour
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Poster
Session: 1.5 hours
Attendees do not earn continuing education credit for
participation in conference events not listed above.
California Board of Behavioral Sciences (PCE. 253)
CE Requirements for Licensed MFTs and Social Workers
In California, the host state for this year’s conference,
licensed marriage and family therapists and social workers
have specific continuing education requirements. This
conference program is designated to help meet those
requirements.
Law and Ethics
– All licensees are required to complete at least six hours of
continuing education in the area of Law and Ethics as a
condition of each renewal. The six hours shall be
considered part of the 36 hour CE requirement. Sessions
#202, #409, and sessions, #607, and #612
may be combined to complete the requirement.
Aging and Long Term Care –
All licensees are required to complete a 3-hour continuing
education course in aging and long term care. The course
could include, but is not limited to, the biological,
social, and
psychological aspects of aging. Session
#215 and #507 will fulfill this requirement.
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