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2008 Joint Council
Medical Institute and Conference

"Creating Permanency Through Families:
Intercountry Adoption's Role in Child Welfare"

Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - Saturday, April 12, 2008

The Liaison Capitol Hill, An Affinia Hotel
(formerly the Holiday Inn on the Hill, as of April 1st)
415 New Jersey Ave, NW
Washington, DC

Click HERE to learn more about the CE credits offered at Joint Council's 2008 Medical Institute & Conference, as well as workshop educational objectives, presenter information, and more.

Continuing Education credits will be offered during the Medical Institute and Conference through PsychoEducational Resources, Inc. The cost of the credits will be the same for all mental health professionals as well as those wishing to receive recognition of their attendance at the educational components of the conference. A Continuing Education evaluation form will be provided to those participating in order for them to attest with their signature and date that they have attended, in their entirety, all sessions which they have marked on the form. Continuing Education recipients will be asked to evaluate the workshops and educational sessions that they attended in order to receive credits.

Continuing Education (CE) credits are being offered through PsychoEducational Resources, Inc. (PER). Participants may earn up to twenty-three and one-quarter continuing education (23.25 CE) credits. 

PsychoEducational Resources, Inc. (PER) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PsychoEducational Resources, Inc. (PER) maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

PER is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and a co-sponsor of this program. PER may award NBCC approved clock hours for programs that meet NBCC requirements (Approval # 5536). Please check with your state counseling board to see if they accept the NBCC providership.

PER is approved as a provider for continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards, 400 South Ridge Parkway, Suite B, Culpepper, VA 22701. www.aswb.org. ASWB Approval Period: 4/15/06 – 4/15/09. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. The following state social work boards recognize the ASWB program: AK, AZ, CT, DC, DE, GA, ID, IN, IA, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, MT, NM, NC, ND, NJ, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, and WY.

PER is also an approved provider with a variety of individual state social work boards which include: the Alabama Social Work Board (#0155), the Florida Board of Licensed Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling (CE Provider Tracking #50-1657, Board Provider #351, exp. 03/31/09), the Illinois Social Work Board (159-000505), the Iowa Board of Social Work (#153), the Maryland State Board of Social Work, the Ohio Social Work Board (RSX-019601), and the Texas Board of Social Work (CS 1596).

This program meets the criteria of an approved continuing education program for social work in Arkansas.

Course meets the qualifications for continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (Provider #PCE 203).

This program meets the criteria of an approved continuing education program for social workers, professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, master's level psychologists, licensed clinical psychotherapists, and alcohol and other drug abuse counselors in Kansas.

PER is an approved provider with the Illinois Marriage and Family Therapist Board (#168-000125).

This program meets the criteria of an approved continuing education program for mental health practice and for social work in Nebraska.

This program meets the criteria of an approved continuing education program for psychologists, pastoral psychotherapists, clinical social workers, clinical mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and alcohol and drug abuse counselors in New Hampshire.

PER is an approved Counselor (RCX-129413) provider with the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board.

PER is a provider of continuing education with the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists (#98). Please note that the Board will only accept CE hours for renewal purposes that are related to the professional license that is being renewed and hours that are related to the educational requirements or subject matter that is required for the licensure.

This program meets the criteria of an approved continuing education program for social workers, professional counselors, marital and family therapists, and clinical pastoral therapists in Tennessee.

PER is an approved provider with the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#130).

PER is approved as a Continuing Education Provider by the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) Provider #374 (exp. 9/30/09). The individual sessions in this conference cover the following counselor skill groups: Ongoing treatment planning and Counseling services.  

For additional CE information please call PER at 800-892-9249
or e-mail support@per-ce.net.

PER maintains responsibility for this program and its content and adheres to all sponsorship guidelines for awarding CE credits. PER and JCICS reserve the right to change speakers and/or topics due to unforeseen circumstances.