I am assuming you are not a licensed psychologist, but forgive me if I am incorrect. Typically when one is licensed in a state as a psychologist, one needs so many CEUs (continuing ed units, or credits as you put it) to maintain licensure. Here in GA it's 40 hours in every two year cycle. Roughly speaking, one CEU is one clock hour at a workshop specifically designated by APA as warranting that credit. So essentially one CEU = one clock hour of time spent in a workshop (you can get CEUs for other activities, but that would just complicate this answer and seems irrelevant to your question). If I understand your summary of the HR dept, however, they are saying that one CEU=a session, so if you went to a 3 hour workshop (as you did), they are claiming that's only worth one CEU? Is that the discrepancy? David Wasieleski
From: Christine Grela [mailto:cgr...@mchenry.edu] Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 11:01 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] continuing education credit Colleagues, Please see the message below that I sent to the contact at the APA - she's out of her office, so I was hoping a colleague might be able to clarify. Has anyone else run into problems like this? Here's my issue: I am having some issues with my Human Resources department about the APA's use of the term "CE credits". My faculty contract has "clock hours" and "CEUs", and my HR department is arguing that a "CE credit" is the same as a "clock hour" - meaning credit for the length of the seminar/workshop, etc. Is this accurate? So, for example, I attended a seminar/workshop at the APS convention in May, and I received "APA credit" according to the website (http://www.psychologicalscience.org/convention/program_2012/search/viewProgram.cfm?Abstract_ID=25706&AbType=&AbAuthor=&Subject_ID=&Day_ID=all&keyword=) and the certificate I received said "3 CE credits". What does that mean exactly? Thanks for clarification on this issue. I would like to take advantage of some of the other opportunities offered for continuing education through the APA, but I don't want to continue to argue with my HR department..... Christine L. Grela Instructor of Psychology McHenry County College 8900 US Highway 14 Crystal Lake, IL 60012 Office: C-124 Phone: 815-479-7725 cgr...@mchenry.edu<mailto:cgr...@mchenry.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: dwasi...@valdosta.edu<mailto:dwasi...@valdosta.edu>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13191.978362ce7b096266e2cefb878aa3250b&n=T&l=tips&o=20222 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-20222-13191.978362ce7b096266e2cefb878aa32...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-20222-13191.978362ce7b096266e2cefb878aa32...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=20224 or send a blank email to leave-20224-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
