*The Composite Board has passed rule 135-12-02 and the Governor has signed it. This rule requires all individuals who are licensed in GA (and work with MH, DD, SA populations) to have taken a graduate level course OR an approved 45 hour training program in psychopathology/diagnosing by December 31, 2017 if they have not been independently licensed for 10 years or more.
As 2017 is coming to a close all of my training dates have been completed. Download the catalog below to see if my colleagues have any options available. I wrote very helpful blog post about additional training options, just scroll down to the bottom of this blog to find my suggestions. Diagnosis Related CE’s Complying with Senate Bill 319 and Composite Board Rule 135-12
Thanks for your participation in this program!
This series is sponsored by the GA Society for Clinical Social Work www.gscsw.org. All allied professionals are . Please download and review the course catalog below you can see the entire series and obtain the addendum checklist in the course catalog below. Download the pdf.
Download- Revised- CE Catalog for Diagnosis Event Allied Professionals-GSCSW (7)
All who are seeking continuing education are welcome to attend these training events. You do not have to be meeting the GA Composite Board for Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists as it relates to completing the 45 CE’s in Diagnosis/Psychopathology training in lieu of a graduate course due to the passage of State Bill 319 in 2016.
- CE Approval: Each workshop in this series offers 5 CE hours approved by GSCSW.
- Time: from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm.
- Payment: We are not offering an option or discount to pay for all 8 of your selected workshops at once. However, as you review this catalog and select your workshops you can register for more than one workshop at a time on each facilitator’s website.
- No Refunds: If you are not able to attend a workshop that you have already registered and paid to attend. You can attend a future date or another workshop offered by this allied professional group. Just contact the facilitator whose event you were unable to attend and they will forward your registration request to one of their peers at no additional fee.
- Locations: Our workshop series is offered at various locations around metro Atlanta. Pay careful attention to location details as you register for events.
- Certificates: At the end of each event you will receive a certificate issuing your CE’s (continuing education hours).
- Documentation: There is a checklist (addendum) attached to the course catalog. This checklist is a record of materials covered as you complete these 45 CE hours if you are completing the entire diagnosis course. It represents the educational standards set forth by graduate programs in Clinical Social Work and Clinical Mental Health Counseling. It represents the 9 content areas and learning objectives set by the allied professional associations for Social Work, Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy.
- Fees for GSCSW members: per workshop fee- $100 when registered 1 week in advance, $110 if your register the week of the workshop.
- Fees for (Counselors, MFT’s & non GSCSW Social Worker’s): per workshop $125 when registered at least 1 week in advance, $135 when you register the week of the event.
- Registration: See workshop and registration details below. Please download the course catalog to best navigate and identify your preferred workshops.
If you need to reach me Ruby Blow the best way is via e-mail on my contact page follow this link –Request more information. Below are the links to my colleague’s registration pages.
Nathaniel “Nate” Ellis, LPC of ANEW Perspective at anperspective.com/
Melanie Storrusten, LCSW of Align Wellness, LLC at www.alignwellnessatl.com/
Kristin Ryan, LPC of Grow Deep Counseling, LLC at www.growdeepcounseling.com/
Edward “Eddie” Valentin, LCSW of the Showcase Group www.showcasegroup.org/ce