24.189.2110    CONTINUING EDUCATION

(1) Board/staff will not preapprove continuing education (CE) programs or sponsors. Licensees must select activities from qualified providers that contribute to the licensee's professional knowledge and competence. 

(2) Licensees must maintain adequate CE records for three years following a reporting period and make those records available upon request.

(3) Each reporting period, psychologists must obtain 40 CE hours, of which two are in ethics and one in suicide prevention. The two-year reporting period ends on the renewal date set by ARM 24.101.413 in odd-numbered years.

(a) Psychologists licensed less than two full calendar years on the first reporting date shall obtain 20 CE hours, including one in ethics and one in suicide prevention.

(b) Psychologists obtaining postdoctoral supervised experience are not required to obtain CE during the time of supervision.

(4) Psychologists can obtain a maximum of:

(a) 30 hours from:

(i) completion of an advanced credential;

(ii) study groups;

(iii) formally organized classes at regionally accredited higher education institutions;

(iv) initial presentation of a meeting paper;

(v) publication of a review paper;

(vi) research project reported in publishable form; and

(vii) formal case presentation in a group setting;

(b) 15 hours of personal growth activities in individual psychotherapy, group therapy, and specific supervision; and

(c) ten hours in practice management.

(5) Each reporting period, behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts must obtain 20 CE hours, of which two are in ethics and one in suicide prevention. The two-year cycle ends on the renewal date set by ARM 24.101.413 in odd-numbered years.

(6) Behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts can obtain a maximum of:

(a) five hours from:

(i) initial presentation of a meeting paper or workshop;

(ii) publication of a review paper;

(iii) conducting a research project reported in publishable form; and

(iv) teaching a formally organized class; and

(b) four hours in practice management.

(7) One hour will be granted for each hour of participation.

(8) No CE is required for licensees licensed less than one full calendar year on their first reporting date.

(9) CE hours cannot be carried over.

(10) Licensees found noncompliant with CE requirements may be subject to administrative suspension.

(11) Board members may receive up to eight hours of CE per calendar year for board meetings attendance.

(12) The department determines audit percentage based on a statistically relevant sampling of the total number of licensees and the compliance rate of past audits.

History: 37-1-319, MCA; IMP, 37-1-306, 37-1-319, MCA; NEW, 2023 MAR p. 1749, Eff. 12/9/23.