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With our Disability & Mental Health Summit coming up in just a few weeks, we wanted to be sure you were aware of the various options for Continuing Education credits at this year’s event. Continuing Education credits will be available as described below for programming on May 8th at CCAC’s Allegheny Campus on the North Side.
Act 48 Credits for Educators
- All sessions are approved – 19 to choose from
- Up to 6 credit hours available
- NO cost for credits earned at this event
To ensure that your Act 48 hours are correctly reported to PDE, provide your seven-digit Professional Personnel Identification (PPID) number when completing your form.
CEU Credits for Social Workers
- Credits pre-approved for Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists, and Licensed Professional Counselors
- All sessions are approved – 19 to choose from
- Up to 6 credit hours available
- $15 for NASW members, $25 for non-members
NASW-PA Chapter is a co-sponsor of this workshop. 6 CEs will be awarded for completion of this course. NASW has been designated as a pre-approved provider of professional continuing education for Social Workers (Section 47.36), Marriage and Family Therapist (Section 48.36) and Professional Counselors (Section 49.36) by the PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.
CEU Credits for Rehabilitation Counselors
- All sessions are approved – 19 to choose from
- Up to 5 credit hours available
- NO cost for credits earned at this event
All sessions are approved for credit through the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and will satisfy CRC requirements of continuing education for rehabilitation counselors.
CLE Credits for Attorneys
- 5 sessions have been approved for credit
- Up to 5 credit hours available
- Pay only $1.50 per credit earned
Legal sessions approved for continuing education:
- 10 a.m. - Disability Rights PA: Focus on Mental Health Rights
- 11 a.m. - Continuum of Interventions for Preventing Gun Suicide
- 11 a.m. - Disability Benefits 101: Understanding and Navigating Social Security Disability and VA Disability Compensation
- 12 p.m. - Politics and Governing with a Diagnosis
- 2 p.m. - Legislative Panel (2 credits)
Individuals will be responsible for completing and mailing all forms, along with the appropriate fee (payable to PACLE), to the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board.
Several Summit sessions are nearing capacity, so please consider pre-registering if you haven’t already done so!
For a full schedule of everything that is happening and details about this year’s sessions and speakers, please visit DisabilitySummit.com. To pre-register to attend, please click here.
We hope to see you there!
If you need help or have questions about the Summit or any state matter, please contact my office by emailing repmiller@pahouse.net or calling 412-343-3870.
P.S. - Our office will close at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, and reopen on Monday, April 21, at 8:30 a.m. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to serving you then.
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