Section 4.035. Approved continuing education.

 

(1)  The board shall approve all of the following programs and courses, if relevant to the professional practice of psychology:

(a) Continuing education programs and courses sponsored by an organization approved by one of the following:

1. American Psychological Association.

2. National Association of School Psychologists.

3. Canadian Psychological Association.

(b) Continuing education programs and courses sponsored by one of the following:

1. Wisconsin Psychological Association.

2. Wisconsin School Psychologists Association.

(c) Educational programs recognized as approved at the time of attendance as "category I" continuing medical education programs by the council on medical education of the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association.

(d) Continuing education courses approved by the psychology licensing board in another state where the psychologist is also licensed.

(e) Graduate level courses of two semester or three quarter credits, or more, relevant to the professional practice of psychology offered by a regionally accredited college or university in which a person receives a passing grade shall be granted 20 continuing education hours.

(2)  No more than eight hours of continuing education hours may be credited per day for courses and programs in sub. (1) (a) through (d) .

(3)  Continuing education hours shall be granted for teaching or presenting any of the programs or courses in sub. (1) but no credit will be granted for any subsequent presentations of the same program or course. A teacher or presenter shall receive 2 continuing education hours for each hour of presentation with a maximum of 20 continuing education hours per biennium.

(4)  Continuing education hours shall be granted for professional activity consisting of 1 year of service with a minimum of 6 total contact hours. A licensee shall receive 6 hours of continuing education for each professional activity, with a maximum of 12 continuing education hours per biennium.

(5)  Continuing education hours shall be granted for serving as a reviewer for a peer reviewed publication. A licensee shall receive 3 hours per publication, with a maximum of 12 continuing education hours per biennium.

(6)  Continuing education hours shall be granted for first or second authorship of a publication relevant to psychology if the publication is contained in an academic or professional book or book chapter or peer-reviewed journal article. A licensee shall receive 10 continuing education hours per authorship, with a maximum of 20 continuing education hours per biennium.

(7)  Continuing education hours shall be granted for earning board certification by the American Board of Professional Psychology. A licensee who successfully completes board certification shall receive 40 continuing education hours. The ethics, risk management, or jurisprudence requirement may not be met unless the board certification process included at least six hours on those topics.

(8)  Continuing education hours shall be granted for completion of a master's or doctoral degree in psychopharmacology from a regionally accredited college or university. Licensees who complete a master's or doctoral degree in psychopharmacology shall receive 40 continuing education hours. The ethics, risk management or jurisprudence requirement may not be met unless the coursework included those topics.

(9)  Continuing education hours shall be granted for providing supervision to one or more psychological trainees. The supervisor shall receive 1 continuing education hour for every 4 hours of supervision, with a maximum of 20 continuing education hours.

(10)  

(a) Continuing education hours shall be granted for the evaluation of a community mental health program, as defined in s. 51.01 (3n) , Stats., and approved by the department of health services according to rules promulgated under s. 51.42 (7) (b) , Stats. Four hours of assistance, including hours in training required by the department of health services, are equal to one continuing education hour for the purposes of this section.

(b) A licensee wishing to apply for continuing education credit under this subsection shall register in advance with the board, and shall notify the board on a form provided by the board of the dates and the total number of hours in any biennium for which the applicant will be available to provide assistance. The board shall make referrals to the department of health services in the order applicants are received.

CR 13-103 : cr. Register December 2015 No. 720 , eff. 1-1-16; correction in (2) made under s. 35.17 , Stats., Register December 2015 No. 720 .