Psycholgists
Social Workers
Counslors/Licensed Mental Health Counselors
Marriage and Family Therapists
Family Life Educators
Program-at-a-Glance - see CE hrs for each session
Frequently Asked Questions about CE & Institutes

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2010 Smart Marriages/Happy Families Conference
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS (CE): Up to 69 hours of credit
(including 3hrs Ethics CE - see session #613 & #713) are available for the conference AND institutes for:
Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists,
Psychologists and Family Life Educators.
There is no fee for CE credit, it's included in the Conference Registration.
You will evaluate the conference on-line at the conclusion of the conference
and print out your CE Certificate/Certificate of Attendance.
On-line evaluation link will be available July 8, 2010 at www.smartmarriages.com.

The following sessions do not qualify for CE by mental health professional boards because they relate to fundraising, webdesign, etc
915 - Tech Boot Camp
620 – Grant Writing

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Psychologists

This course is co-sponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars and Foundations Associates and CMFCE. R. Cassidy Seminars is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. R. Cassidy maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Maximum of 69 hours.

The conference is also approved for the following state boards:

California
The California Psychological Association accepts courses offered by APA-approved providers.
Psychologists are responsible for reporting their credits and paying their reporting fee to MCEP.
For more inforamtion and to download a reporting form, visit:
http://www.calpsychlink.org/accrediting_agency/files/MCEP_Reporting_Form.pdf

 

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Social Workers
This course is co-sponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars and Foundations Associates. R. Cassidy Seminars, ACE provider #1082 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. Approval Period: April 15, 2009-April 15, 2012. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers will receive up to 69 continuing education (66 clinical, 3 social work ethics) clock hours in participating in this course. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers will receive up to 69 continuing education clock hours in participating in this course.

This approval is usually accepted by the appropriate social work boards/associations in the following states, but check with your state for any recent changes:
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia (core hours), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

No CE requirement in Colorado, Hawaii or New York.

California:
Course meets the qualifications for up to 69 hours of continuing education credit for MFCC's
and/or LCSW's as required by the CA Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider #PCE418.

Florida:
Programs offered by ASWB providers are accepted by the Florida Social Work Board. Please see ASWB language under social worker section. Simply go to the www.smartmarriages.com website after the conference and complete your evaluation. Then print out your paper certificate and submit it to CE Broker.

Louisiana:
This program was approved for up to 66 General contact hours & up to 3 Ethics contact hours of continuing education credit by the National Association of Social Workers – Louisana Chapter as authorized by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners. Program # 708 “The Four Axis of Infidelity” qualifies for 1.5 Clinical contact hours. Programs #613 “Ethics Part I” and #713 “Ethics Part II” qualify for 1.5 Ethics contact hours each for up to 3 contact hours of ethics.

Nevada:
Approved by Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers for up to 69.0 continuing education hours and up to 3.0 CE hours of ethics. Approval # A-410-43.
 
Ohio:
Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for up to 69 clock hours, #RCST110701

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Counselors
This program is co-sponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars and Foundations Associates and CMFCE.
R. Cassidy Semnars is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
to offer continuing education for certified counselors. We adhere to NBCC continuing education guidelines.
R. Cassidy maintains responsibility for this program. Provider #6735.
Maximum of 69 hours.

This approval is usually accepted by the appropriate counselor boards/associations in the following states, but check with your state for any recent changes:

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,  South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

These states do not require CE’s for counselors:
California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New York

Florida:
Programs offered by NBCC providers are accepted by the Florida Mental Health Counselor Board.
Please see NBCC language under counselor section. Simply go to the www.smartmarriages.com
website after the conference and complete your evaluation. Then print out your paper certificate
and submit it to CE Broker.

Ohio:
Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for up to 69 clock hours, #RCST110701
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Marriage & Family Therapists

This program is co-sponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars and Foundations Associates and CMFCE.
R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for certified counselors.  We adhere to NBCC continuing education guidelines.  Provider #6375.  Up to 69 hours.

This approval is usually accepted by the appropriate counselor boards/associations in the following states, but check with your state for any recent changes:

Marriage and Family Therapists in:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming.

Applications have been submitted to state boards not covered by NBCC.

California:
Course meets the qualifications for up to 69 hours of continuing education credit for MFCC's
and/or LCSW's as required by the CA Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider #PCE418.

Georgia:
This conference has been approved by the Georgia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
ID# 54-2010 for up to 66 core hours and up to 3 ethics hours for a maximum total of 69 CE hours.

Florida:
Programs offered by NBCC providers are accepted by the Florida Marriage and Family Therapist Board. Please see NBCC language under counselor section. Simply go to the www.smartmarriages.com website after the conference and complete your evaluation. Then print out your paper certificate and submit it to CE Broker.

Illinois:
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, Approved Continuing Education Sponsor #168-000147
Maximum of 69 hours.

Kentucky:
The Kentucky Board of Licensure for Marriage and Family Therapist has approved
this program for up to 69 hours of continuing education units.

Louisiana:
This program was approved by the Louisiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy for up to a
maximum of 69 contact hours of continuing education credit.

Massachusetts
This activity has been certified by the Massachusetts Association for Marriage & Family therapy, Inc. for professional continuing education for up to 69.0 CE hours. Certification #s (PC-08948-51 & PC-08953-56).

Mississippi:
The Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Marriage & Family Therapists has approved the Smart Marriages: Happy Families 14th Annual Conference 2010 for a maximum of 69 General CE Hours. Approval # M10-031.

Minnesota:
This course has been approved by the Minnesota Board of Marriage & Family Therapists for up to a
maximum of 69 hours of credit.  Approval CE: 2010-131.
 
Nevada:
Approved by the Nevada Board of Marriage and Family Therapists Examiners for 69 hours. 
Approval #MFT10061103.

Ohio:
Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
for up to 69 clock hours, #RCST110701

Texas:
R. Cassidy is an approved CE Sponsor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of
Marriage & Family Therapists. Up to 69 credit hours. Provider #151

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Certified Family Life Educators
The National Council on Family Relations
approves the conference for CE for the Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE):

Conference:
Thursday - 1.75 Contact hrs/ .175 CEUs
Friday – 6.75 Contact hours /.675 CEUs
Saturday – 9 Contact hours / .9 CEUs
Sunday – 9.25 Contact hours / .925 CEUs

Total for conference –  Contact Hours / 2.675 CEUs

Pre-conference Institutes – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 7.5 Contact hours/ .75 CEUs per day

Post-Conference Institutes – Monday & Tuesday – 7.5 Contact hours /.75 CEUs

Banquet Friday - 2 Contact hrs/.2 CEUs

Thursday Luncheon - 1.25 Contact hrs/.125 CEUs

Singles Only Seminar - 1.5 Contact hrs/.15 CEUs

Total (if you attend everything) = 69 Contact hours /6.9 CEUs

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Call your state boards with questions, or call Cassidy
at 866-992-9399 ext 100 and we may be able to help you.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED CE QUESTIONS:
I'm only attending one day. How many CE credits will I earn?

Please see the program-at-a-glance in the conference
brochure or on-line at program.html.
Hours vary by day and credits vary by professional boards. The CE instruction hours are written next to each
session. Add them for your total. If you attend the full conference plus all possible training institute hours,
banquet, Thurs Luncheon, and the Singles seminar Thurs night, you can earn up to 69 hours of CE.

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I'm still not clear how the pricing and CE credits work.
If I attend a training institute, how much will it cost? How many CE credits can I earn?

That of course, depends on which institute you attend. Some are one-day, some
two-day, some three-days.

Let's use the PREP 3-day pre-conference Institute as an example.

Institutes are $185 per day if you attend only institutes (you do not attend the conference.)

Institutes are $135 per day if you also attend the conference.

You earn 7.5 hrs of CE for each day of institute attendance.

You earn 26.75 hrs if you attend the full conference. The full conference includes
11 keynote plenary sessions, and seven 1.5-hr workshops.

You can also add the Fri night banquet & the Thurs lunch for an additional 1.75 & 1.25 hrs respectively for 30 hrs CE.

Full conference registration (Thurs 6:30pm - Sat 9:45 pm) is $365.

a.) If you attend only the three-day PREP pre-conference institute it would
cost $545 or $185 a day. You would earn 22.5 CEUs.

b.) If you attend the full conference ($365) and the
three-day PREP training institute ($405 at the
"with conference rate" of $135 per day) - you pay a total of $770.
You would earn 49.25 hrs CE.
In other words, you can attend the 3-day PREP institute
plus the entire 3-day conference -
including 11 keynote sessions & seven 90-min workshops and three built-in lunches
for only an additional $225 ($770 instead of $545 – in effect adding the full conference for $225.)

You can, also, of course, add a post conference institute at $135 and increase the number
of CEUs earned by 7.5 or 15 hrs. For example, you could attend the post-conference
EFT training, for an additional $135 per day for a total of $1040 and a total of 64.25 CEUs.

If you add the Fri night banquet ($39) and the Thurs Lunch ($26) and
increase any of the above CE totals by 2 hrs and 1.25 hrs - or, if you attend everything, bring your total to 67.5 hrs.

And, if you're single and attend the Singles Seminar on Thurs night (no additional fee),
you can add an additional 1.5 hrs and bring your total CE hrs to 69.

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If I attend an institute, and it says I'm qualified or certified
to teach the course, does that mean I'll also receive CEs for attending?

Attending various institutes can "certify" or "qualify" you to teach those programs
and/or to use the materials in your practice. This depends on which institute you
attend - click on the link "Click for more Information" on each institute
descriptions for specifics.
The certification or qualification, if awarded, is awarded through the organization
that is presenting/teaching the institute.

Professional CE Certification is a totally separate issue/process.
You will also receive CE credits for each day of institute training you attend.
To receive your CEs for the courses attended you will simply go to www.smartmarriages.com
after the conference and complete an on-line evaulation and print out your CE certification.
All your CE hours -- for institutes, conference workshops & keynotes, banquets --
for whatever you attend, will be included on one CE certificate.
There is no fee for this ON-LINE certification process.
Note that certain Instituttes do not qualify for CE credits.

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