We will provide certificates of attendance for this event. In past years, we have applied directly to Alaska Board of Social Workers and Alaska Board of Professional Counselors for preapproved continuing education credits for our training institutes. We were informed by both boards in late 2025 that they will no longer complete preapprovals because the training activity already neets Alaska Administratrive Code requirements for continuing education credit, and the preapproval is not necessary.
Information provided to us by the Board of Professional Counselors:
12 AAC 62.320. APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION:
(a) To be accepted by the board, continuing education must contribute directly to the professional competency of a professional counselor and must be directly related to the skills and knowledge required to implement professional counseling principles and methods.
(b) The following continuing education will be accepted by the board if related to professional counseling as provided in (a) of this section:
(1) postgraduate courses, seminars, and workshops offered or approved by a regionally or nationally accredited institution of higher education, either audited by the licensee or taken for academic credit;
(2) courses, seminars, and workshops offered or approved by the (A) American Counseling Association;
(B) Alaska Counseling Association;
(C) American Psychological Association;
(D) Association of Social Work Boards;
(E) National Association of Social Workers;
(F) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy;
(G) National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC);
(H) Alaska Commission for Behavioral Health Certification;
(I) Alaska Psychological Association;
(J) Alaska School Counselor Association;
(K) Alaska Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers;
(L) American School Counselor Association;
(M) Department of Health or Department of Family and Community Services;
(N) Co-Occurring Disorders Institute, Inc.;
(O) Alaska Training Cooperative;
(P) NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals;
(Q) Regional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor Training Program;
(R) Association for Play Therapy (APT);
(3) cross-disciplinary courses, seminars, or workshops in the fields of medicine, law, behavioral sciences, ethics, or other disciplines;
(4) first-time preparation and presentation of a professional counseling course, seminar, or workshop; the board will accept up to a maximum of 10 contact hours allocated among all professional counselors involved in the preparation and presentation;
(5) first-time preparation or publication of an article or book chapter related to the practice of professional counseling that was presented at a state or national association meeting or published by a publisher accepted by the board as recognized by the profession; the board will accept up to a maximum of 10 contact hours allocated among
all professional counselors involved in the preparation or publication;
(6) completion of a correspondence, video tape, audio cassette, or other individual study program; a program
under this paragraph is acceptable only if
- (A) the program requires registration and provides evidence of successful completion; or
- (B) the licensee submits a signed statement from an approved counselor supervisor who supervised the study program verifying that the licensee has successfully completed the program;
(7) up to 15 contact hours of continuing education in other courses, seminars, workshops, and in service training not covered under (1) - (6) of this subsection that are not specifically preapproved by the board, but meet the standards contained in (a) of this section.
(c) Time spent in job orientation may not be accepted as continuing education contact hours.
From the Alaska Board of Social Workers:
12 AAC 18.220 - Approved continuing education activities:
(a) To be accepted by the board, continuing education must contribute directly to the professional competency of a social worker and must be directly related to the skills and knowledge required to implement social work principles and methods as defined in AS 08.95.990.
(b) The following continuing education activities are acceptable if they are related to social work in accordance with (a) of this section:
(1) postgraduate courses in social work given by an academic institution, either audited or for credit;
(2) courses offered by or certified by the Association of Social Work Boards;
(3) courses offered by or certified by the National Association of Social Workers or any state chapter of the National Association of Social Workers;
(4) courses offered by a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education;
(5) seminars, workshops, or mini-courses offered by professional organizations;
(6) cross-disciplinary courses, seminars, or workshops in the fields of medicine, law, behavioral sciences, or other disciplines;
(7) other courses not covered under (1) - (6) of this subsection that are specifically preapproved by the board, up to a maximum of 15 contact hours;
(8) first-time preparation and presentation of a social work course, seminar, or workshop, up to a maximum of 10 contact hours allocated among all social workers and other professionals involved; and
(9) first-time presentation or publication of an article or book chapter related to the practice of social work that was presented at a state or national association meeting or published by a publisher recognized by the profession, up to a maximum of 10 contact hours allocated among all social workers and other professionals involved.
(c) Hours spent in job orientation may not be accepted as continuing education contact hours.