This amendment to Section 1887 of Article 8, Division 18 of Title
16, of the California Code of Regulations:
"Effective February 1, 2003, licensees may obtain all of their
hours of required continuing education through interactive, electronic
means. This includes online, teleconferencing, and videotape viewing."
Every
course at www.psychceu.com qualifies as an online course according
to the ruling of the Behavioral Board of Sciences, because we process
our exams interactively, and offer a discussion forum for clinicians.
So you may take all 36 of your California ces at www.psychceu.com.
No more hotel costs, meals out, parking expenses, childcare,
worrying what to wear, wanting to get up and wiggle around every
50 minutes...
This means that all California LCSWs and MFTs
can now take all of their ceus online!!!!!!!!!
We
do adhere to the American Psychological
Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists.
Our courses are carefully screened by the Planning Committee to
adhere to APA standards. We also require authors who compose Internet
courses specifically for us follow APA ethical standards.
Many
of our courses contain case material, and may use the methods of
qualitative research and analysis, in-depth interviews and ethnographic
studies. The psychotherapeutic techniques depicted include play
therapy, sandplay therapy, dream analysis, drawing analysis, client
and therapist self-report, etc. The materials presented may be considered
non-traditional and may be controversial, and may not have widespread
endorsement within the profession. www.psychceu.com maintains responsibility
for the program.
Q.
I am a California Psychologist. Do your courses count?
A.
Our
approval by American Psychological Association
to offer continuing education for psychologists is accepted by MCEP,
which administers the CA BOP ceus.
The California Board of Psychology states:
The
MCEP Accrediting Agency (MCEPAA) is the approved entity to administer
the Board's continuing education program. They are solely responsible
for approving and maintaining a list of qualified providers. To
obtain a provider list, contact MCEPAA by phone at 916-325-4720
(Fax: 916-325-4748) or by visiting their website at www.calpsychlink.org.
Which courses count toward the continuing education requirements?
The following courses count toward the continuing education requirements:
* Courses that are approved by MCEPAA
* Courses that are provided by American
Psychological Association (APA) approved sponsors
* Courses that are Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses
specifically applicable and pertinent to the practice of psychology
and that are accredited by the California Medical Association
http://www.psychboard.ca.gov/licensing/education.html
Q.
How do you handle ethical content in your courses?
A. We do adhere
to the American Psychological
Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists.
Our courses are carefully screened by the Planning Committee to
adhere to APA standards. We also require authors who compose Internet
courses specifically for us follow APA ethical standards.
Many
of our courses contain case material, and may use the methods of
qualitative research and analysis, in-depth interviews and ethnographic
studies. The psychotherapeutic techniques depicted include play
therapy, sandplay therapy, dream analysis, drawing analysis, client
and therapist self-report, etc. The materials presented may be considered
non-traditional and may be controversial, and may not have widespread
endorsement within the profession. www.psychceu.com maintains responsibility
for the program.
Q.
How do you ensure that these facilities are
private enough to safeguard the confidentiality of case materials
or work samples being presented?
A. As we are concerned about access
to psychologically sensitive material on the Internet, all courses
have a password protection mechanism, requiring a login user name
and a password, which is assigned when the course is ordered.
In course material, all identifying material is changed to protect
confidentiality. If answers to post-test questions require discussion
of clinical material, we remind the student taking the course to
change identifying material. In addition, post-test questions are
carefully constructed to allow discussion of therapeutic themes,
or countertransference material, rather than clinical vignettes
presented by the student.
Q.
What is
your Grievance Procedure?
A.
www.psychceu.com is fully
committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance
with the American Psychological Association's
Ethical Principles of Psychologists. www.psychceu.com
will comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be
non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content
and in the treatment of program participants. The monitoring
and assessment of compliance with these standards will be the
responsibility of the Program Committee in consultation with
our Psychologist consultant and the President of www.psychceu.com
While www.psychceu.com goes to great lengths to assure fair
treatment for all participants and attempts to anticipate problems,
there will be occasional issues which come to the attention
of the staff which require intervention and/or action on the
part of the staff or an officer of www.psychceu.com. This procedural
description serves as a guideline for handling such grievances.
When a participant, either orally or in
written format, files a grievance and expects action on the
complaint, the following actions will be taken:
1. If the grievance concerns an author,
the content presented by the author, or the style of presentation,
the individual filing the grievance will be asked to put his/her
comments in written format, or to call or e-mail the president.
The president will then pass on the comments to the author,
assuring the confidentiality of the grieved individual.
2. If the grievance concerns a course
offering, its content, level of presentation, or the
post-test, the president or administrator will offer a full
refund, as all of www.psychceu.com’s
courses are 100% guaranteed. If
the student purchases a course and doesn’t like it, prior
to the receipt of the certificate or letter of completion, he
or she may return the materials in their original condition.
www.psychceu.com will then refund the purchase price, less postage
and handling.
3. If the material in any course
is not satisfactory for any reason, (including
evoking too much personal discomfort or stress to complete the
course), please remember that are courses are 100% guaranteed.
If you purchase a course and do not like it, for any reason,
return the materials to us in their original condition, prior
to the issuance of a Certificate of Completion, we will refund
the purchase price, less postage and handling.
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Q.
How do accommodate for people with disabilities in your courses?
A. Our Internet courses are often written
in large font, for easier reading (and those of us with 'old eyes!')
We strive to have written material, or transcripts, available, should
there be difficulty hearing a video. All of our online courses can
be purchased in an optional ‘hard copy’ in the event
that there are difficulties taking a course from the computer. The
lack of a time frame for course completion is helpful to those with
learning differences. We also use the “person with…”
terminology in our online courses, as advocacy for those with disabilities.
(An example of this is when we talk about a “person with a
disability, rather than a ‘disabled person’, as we believe
the language with which we communicate can be as vital as the content
of what we communicate!) While we currently only offer courses in
English, we have worked with students whose primary language is
not English, to assist them in understanding the material as needed.
Q.
How do you choose your faculty?
A. We actively seek out experts in
the field to teach our courses, i.e. Jungian courses are written
by Jungian analysts; sandplay therapy courses are by teaching members
of the International Society for Sandplay Therapy, psychopharmacology
courses by a professor of clinical psychology, specializing in psychopharmacology,
etc. In our self-study courses, selection criteria includes that
the course material is clear, clinically relevant, accurate, ethical
and well written.
We also work with the planning committee, our professional consultants,
and professional organizations for suggestions for faculty, authors,
publications and topics that would be clinically relevant for post-doctoral
level psychologists and postgraduate professionals within the fields
of psychology, social work, nursing and education.