Psycholgists
Social Workers
Counslors/Licensed Mental Health Counselors
Marriage and Family Therapists
Family Life Educators
Teachers
Frequently Asked Questions

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2009 Smart Marriages/Happy Families Conference
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS (CE): Up to 63 hours of credit
are available for the conference AND institutes for:
Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists,
Psychologists and Family Life Educators.
There is no fee for CE credit, it's included in the Conference Registration.
You will evaluate the conference on-line at the conclusion of the conference
and print out your CE Certificate/Certificate of Attendance.
On-line evaluation link will be available July 11, 2009 at www.smartmarriages.com.

 

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Psychologists

This course is co-sponsored by Amedco and CMFCE. Amedco is approved by the
American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for
psychologists. Amedco maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Maximum
of 63.5 hours.

The conference is also approved for the following state boards:

California
The California Psychological Association accepts courses offered by APA-approved providers.
Psychologists are responsible for reporting their
credits and paying their reporting fee to MCEP.
For more inforamtion and to download a reporting form, visit:
http://www.calpsychlink.org/accrediting_agency/files/MCEP_Reporting_Form.pdf

 

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Social Workers
This course is co-sponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars and Foundations Associates. R. Cassidy Seminars, ASWB provider #1082, is approved as a provider for continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards, (www.aswb.org), phone: 1- 800-225-6880) through the Approved Education (ACE) program. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers will receive up to 64.5 continuing education clock hours in participating in this course.

This approval is usually accepted by the appropriate social work boards/associations in the following states, but check with your state for any recent changes:
Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia (core hours), Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Alabama:
Approved by the Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners
for up to 63.5 hours of continuing education credit.

California:
Course meets the qualifications for up to 63.5 hours
of continuing education credit for MFCC's
and/or LCSW's as required by the CA Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider #PCE875.

Florida:
Programs offered by NBCC-approved providers are acceptable for credit in
Florida. Please see NBCC language under the counselor section.
For courses taken outside the state which includes the Annual Smart Marriages
Conference, simply go to the www.smartmarriages.com website after the
conference and complete your evaluation. Then print out your paper certificate and
submit it to your Florida board.

Illinois:
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation,
Approved CE Sponsor #159-000454.
Approved for 63.5 hrs.

• Louisiana:
This program was approved for 63.5 General contact hours of continuing
education credit by the National Association of Social Workers˜Louisiana Chapter
as authorized by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners.

Nevada:
Approved by Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers for up to 63.5
continuing education hours. Approval #A-408-05.

Ohio:
The Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board has not pre-reviewed the conference for CE credit, but instead requests that licensees complete a post-program approval form to obtain CE credit for sessions attended. Questions and requests for forms may be directed to the board by calling 614-466-0912.

Pennsylvania:
Provider is approved by APA and NBCC. Per Section 47.36 of the State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors amended continuing education requirements, programs offered by approved providers of APA or NBCC are accepted towards relicensure requirements.

Utah:
This course has been approved by the Utah Chapter of NASW for 63.5 Category 1 continuing education credits. .

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Counselors
This program is co-sponsored by Amedco and CMFCE.
Amedco is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
to offer continuing education for certified counselors.
We adhere to NBCC continuing education guidelines.
Amedco maintains responsibility for this program. Provider #5633.
Maximum of 63.5 hours.

NBCC covers Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, DC,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana,Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico,
New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont,
Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Florida:
For courses taken outside the state which includes the Annual Smart Marriages
Conference, simply go to the www.smartmarriages.com website after the
conference and complete your evaluation. Then print out your paper certificate and
submit it to your Florida Social Work board.

Ohio:
The Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board has not pre-reviewed the conference for CE credit, but instead requests that licensees complete a post-program approval form to obtain CE credit for sessions attended. Questions and requests for forms may be directed to the board by calling 614-466-0912.

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Marriage & Family Therapists

In 2009, NBCC covers Marriage and Family Therapists in
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Maryland, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah,
Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming.
Applications have been submitted to state boards not covered by NBCC.

California:
Course meets the qualifications for up to 59.75 hours
of continuing education credit for MFCC's
and/or LCSW's as required by the
CA Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider #PCE875.

Connecticut:
This program has been approved for a maximum of 63.5 continuing
education hours by the Connecticut Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Certification #CT-2283.

Georgia:
Approved by GAMFT for up to 63.5 CE hours. Approval #48-2008.

Florida:
For courses taken outside the state which includes the Annual Smart Marriages
Conference, simply go to the www.smartmarriages.com website after the
conference and complete your evaluation. Then print out your paper certificate and
submit it to your Florida board.

Illinois:
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation,
Approved Continuing Education Sponsor #168-000147
Maximum of 63.5 hours.

Kentucky:
Application for CE credit has been made to the the KY Board of Licensure of Marriage and Family
Therapists for up to 63.5 continuing education hours. Check back periodically for updated information.

Louisiana:
Approval is granted by the MAMFT (Mississippi),
an affiliate of AAMFT, and is therefore accepted for
CE credit by LAMFT (Louisiana) for up to 63.5 hours.

Massachusetts
This activity has been certified by the Massachusetts Association for Marriage & Family Therapy, Inc.
for professional continuing education. Certification numbers PC-07125, PC-07126, PC-07127, PC-07128.
Maximum of 63.5 contact hours.

Mississippi:
Approved by MAMFT for up to 63.5 hours. Approval #M08-32.

Minnesota:
This course has been approved by the Minnesota
Board of Marriage & Family Therapists for up to
63.5 hours of credit. Approval #CE:3451.

Nevada:
Approved by the Nevada Board of Marriage and Family Therapists Examiners for up to 63.5 hours. Approval #MFT080521007.

Ohio:
The Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board has not pre-reviewed the conference for CE credit, but instead requests that licensees complete a post-program approval form to obtain CE credit for sessions attended. Questions and requests for forms may be directed to the board by calling 614-466-0912.

South Carolina:
Provider approved by the Board for Counselors, Therapists and
Psycho-Educational Specialists for up to 63.5 hours. Provider #PO92.

Texas:
Amedco is an approved CE Sponsor through the Texas State Board of
Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapists. Maximum of 63.5 credit hours.

Certified Family Life Educators
The National Council on Family Relations
approves the conference for CE for the Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE):

Conference:
Wednesday - 2 Contact hrs/ .2 CEUs
Thursday – 7.25 Contact hours /.725 CEUs
Friday – 9.5 Contact hours / .95 CEUs
Saturday – 9.25 Contact hours / .925 CEUs

Total for conference – 28 Contact Hours / 2.8 CEUs

Pre-conference Institutes – Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday - 7.5 Contact hours/ .75 CEUs per day

Post-Conference Institutes – Sunday – 7.5 Contact hours /.75 CEUs

Banquets Tues and Thurs - 2 Contact hrs each/.2 CEUs

Total (if you attend everything) = 62 Contact hours /6.2 CEUs

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Call your state boards with questions, or call Amedco
at 800-736-6261 and we may be able to help you.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED CE QUESTIONS:
I'm only attending one day. How many CE credits will I earn?

Please see the program-at-a-glance in the conference
brochure or on-line at program.html.
Hours vary by day and credits vary by professional boards. The CE instruction hours are written next to each
session. Add them for your total. If you attend the full conference plus all possible training institute hours,
banquets, and the Singles seminar Wed night, you can earn up to 60 hours of CE.

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I'm still not clear how the pricing and CE credits work.
If I attend a training institute, how much will it cost? How many CE credits can I earn?

That of course, depends on which institute you attend. Some are one-day, some
two-day, some three-days.

Let's use the PREP 3-day pre-conference Institute as an example.

Institutes are $185 per day if you attend only institutes (no conference.)

Institutes are $135 per day if you also attend the conference.

You earn 7.5 hrs of CE for each day of institute attendance.

You earn 28 hrs if you attend the full conference. The full conference includes
11 keynote plenary sessions, and seven 1.5-hr workshops.

You can also add the Tues & Thurs night banquets for an additional 2 hrs each for 28.25 hrs CE.

Full conference registration (Wed 6:30pm - Sat 10:30pm) is $365.

a.) If you attend only the three-day PREP pre-conference institute it would
cost $545 or $185 a day. You would earn 22.5 CEUs.

b.) If you attend the full conference ($365) and the
three-day PREP training institute ($405 at the
"with conference rate" of $135 per day) - you pay a total of $770.
You would earn 50.5 hrs CE.
In other words, you can attend the 3-day PREP institute
plus the entire 3-day conference -
including 11 keynote sessions & seven 90-min workshops
for only an additional $225 ($770 instead of $545 – in effect adding the full conference for $225.)

You can, also, of course, add a post conference institute at $135 and increase the number
of CEUs earned by 7.5 hrs. For example, you could attend the post-conference
Sue Johnson Hold Me Tight training, for an additional $135 per day for a total of $905 and a total of 58 CEUs.

If you add the Tues and Thurs night banquets ($39 each) and
increase any of the above CE totals by 2 hrs for each banquet - or, if you attend everything, bring your total to 62hrs.

And, if you're single and attend the Singles Seminar on Wed night (no additional fee),
you can add an additional 1.5 hrs and bring your total CE hrs to 63.5.

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If I attend an institute, and it says I'm qualified or certified
to teach the course, does that mean I'll also receive CEs for attending?

Attending various institutes can "certify" or "qualify" you to teach those programs
or use the materials in your practice. This depends on which institute you
attend - click on the link "Click for more Information" on each institute
descriptions for specifics.
The certification or qualification, if awarded, is awarded through the organization
that is presenting/teaching the institute.

Professional CE Certification is a totally separate issue/process.
You will also receive CE credits for each day of institute training you attend.
To receive your CEs for the courses attended you will simply go to www.smartmarriages.com
after the conference and complete an on-line evaulation and print out your CE certification.
All your CE hours -- for institutes, conference workshops & keynotes, banquets --
for whatever you attend, will be included on one CE certificate.
There is no fee for this ON-LINE certification process.
Note that certain Instituttes do not qualify for CE credits.

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