CE Co-Sponsorship
CE Co-SponsorshipACBS is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. We offer the opportunity for non-profit associations and the general public to hold training events where they are able to offer CEs for Psychologists through ACBS. In order to do so, an organization or individual must complete the Co-Sponsor Application Form and then be approved by the Continuing Education Committee of ACBS. Please see the information packet below to find out more and to view the application form. Note that ACBS can only co-sponsor live events, co-sponsorship of pre-recorded video presentations is not available.
The Association for Contextual Behavioral Science is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Association for Contextual Behavioral Science maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Please check with the appropriate state agencies in your area to see if these APA credits may work for your event.
ACBS is not an ongoing provider of CEs through any other organization.
Discounted Fees
Although this CE co-sponsor opportunity is only available to events within the subject area of contextual behavioral science (CBS), all non-profit associations, ACBS affiliated chapters, and Peer-Reviewed ACT Trainers can obtain greatly discounted fees for the application process of becoming a CE co-sponsor.
*The fee charged is based on the organization or individual contact indicated in part 1 of the application.
If you have any questions, please email ACBS at support@contextualscience.org.
A little more about CEs
A little more about CEsACBS is a sponsor of CEs for psychologists (APA type).
ACBS is not a sponsor of continuing education credit for other types of credit.
You should also check... some state counselling boards and social work boards, will accept APA type CEs. Depends on the state (some will allow only a certain percentage to be APA for that person when they report them to their licensing agency). Again something to check with your local state licensing boards.
The CE vs. CEU question is complicated. APA and some others call them "CEs". (The APA forms for approval that ACBS has to comply with tell us that "these are CEs, not CEUs, so NEVER call them that".) My understanding, with some groups, is that "CEUs" are groups of hours, so like 10 hours is 1 CEU. I don't know who uses them though and if the ratio is always 10/1. Nurses? You'd really need to investigate that on your own with each individual agency you're thinking of. I'm afraid I have no solid knowledge of CEUs.
For CEs, events must be a minimum of 1 hour, and we can award to the quarter hour. So for a 1.25 hour event, you'd get 1.25 CEs. Coffee breaks, non-educational portions, lunch, etc. must be subtracted, etc.
I can't stress strongly enough how important it is to read this from the APA: http://www.apa.org/ed/sponsor/resources/approval-standards.pdf It may take a little time to get through, but it really does answer every question you might have about providing CEs for Psychologists.
One example question that we get is "I'm not a Clinical Psychologist with a Ph.D.. Can I still provide a training with co-sponsored CEs for Psychologists?". This question is answered at the link above (page 6) about APA standards. "Although it is not required that instructors be psychologists, they must have expertise and be competent in the areas in which they teach. Expertise might be demonstrated by some combination of the following: relevant educational experience such as holding a doctoral degree in psychology, review of records of previous teaching experiences, year of clinical experience, publications in areas relevant to the content being taught, evaluation forms from previously offered programs, personal knowledge of the instructor’s teaching ability, and references."
I hope that helps,
Emily
ACBS