The Institute for Continuing Education is a co-sponsor of the 16^th National Indian Nations Conference. The program offers a total of 21.00 contact hours as follows: December 4^th 6 hours; December 5^th 6 hours; December 6^th 6 hours; December 7^th 3 hours. The CE processing fee is $25.00 per person and may be paid with registration or on-site.

 

Who Should Attend: Psychologists, social workers, counselors, marriage/family therapists, mental health professionals, nurses, attorneys, Native American advocates, and all allied health professionals who work with Native Americans.

 

Course Completion: Continuing education credit is awarded on a session-by-session basis with full attendance required for each session attended. Partial session credit is not offered. To qualify to receive continuing education credit, attendees must complete the CE materials, sign in/out daily at designated locations, and complete an evaluation of the sessions attended. CE verification is mailed to attendees following the Colloquium.

 

Questions: If you have questions regarding continuing education, the program, faculty, grievance issues, or for a listing of learning objectives, comprehensive speaker bios, please contact The Institute at: 800-557-1950; e-mail: instconted@aol.com.

 

Learning Objectives: For a listing of learning objectives by session, contact The Institute at: instconted@aol.com

 

Commercial Support: The Institute for Continuing Education receives no funds from any commercial organization for financial support of its activities in providing continuing education sponsorship of the Colloquium. The Institute’s sponsorship of this Conference does not imply endorsement of featured exhibits.

 

Skills Level: Scheduled sessions are open to all Conference registrants. Sessions have not been ranked according to skill level, due to the interdisciplinary nature of this event. Registrants are urged to review the program descriptions to determine appropriateness for personal and professional goals.

 

Non-Credit Sessions: Continuing education credit is not offered for breakfast, luncheon, dinner, reception events; poster sessions, board meetings, networking sessions, and/or advocacy meetings. If you have questions regarding events for which continuing education is offered, please contact The Institute for Continuing Education at the numbers listed above.

 

Note: It is the responsibility of attendees to determine if continuing education credit offered by The Institute for Continuing Education meets the regulations of their licensing/certification board.

 

Continuing Education Offered
 

Psychology
The Institute for Continuing Education is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Institute for Continuing Education maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Not all sessions may be approved for psychology credit. The CE materials received at the time of check-in at the CE desk will indicate any non-approved sessions.

 

Counseling
The Institute for Continuing Education is recognized as a provider of continuing education by the Ohio Board of Counseling, Provider RCS 030001. 

• Florida: The Institute for Continuing Education is recognized as a provider of continuing education by the Florida Dept. Health, Division of Counseling, Social Work, MFT, Provider BAP 255, expiration 03/2019. 
• New York: The Institute for Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. Provider MHC-0016.
   

Not all sessions may be approved for social work credit. The CE materials received at the time of check-in at the CE desk will indicate any non-approved sessions.

NOTE: NBCC credit is not offered.

 

Social Work
The Institute for Continuing Education, provider #1007, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards ( ASWB ), www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education ( ACE ) program. The Institute for Continuing Education maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 4-13-2018 - 4-13-2021. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits. Social workers participating in this program may receive up to 21.00 clinical continuing education contact hours. Not all sessions may be approved for social work credit. The CE materials received at the time of check-in at the CE desk will indicate any non-approved sessions.

• New York: The Institute for Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. Provider No. SW-0025.
  
   

Marriage/Family Therapy
The Institute for Continuing Education is recognized by the Florida Dept. Health, Division of Counseling, Social Work, MFT, as a provider of continuing education, Provider BAP 255, expiration 03/2019.

• New York MFT: The Institute for Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. Provider MFT-0012.
• Ohio: Provider RTX 100501.
• Texas: The Institute for Continuing Education is recognized as a provider of continuing education by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapy, Provider 177.
• California Professionals: The Institute for Continuing Education, Provider 56590, is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs. The Institute for Continuing Education maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This Course meets the qualifications for up to 21.00 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCC, as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
  
   

Nursing
The Institute for Continuing Education is an approved provider of continuing education in nursing by the California Board of Nursing, Provider No. CEP 12646.

 

Legal
Application will be made to the State Bar of California for approval of appropriate Conference workshops for continuing legal education.

Law Enforcement
Law enforcement professionals who make application for continuing education will receive verification of contact hours earned in Conference participation, which may not be submitted to their POST. It is the responsibility of law enforcement professionals to check with their POST to determine if such documentation will qualify for the awarding of POST credit.

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