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2008 Idaho Conference on Health Care

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) / C.E. Credit Information

Continuing Education Units are the way of recording contact hours (for relicensing, recertification, promotions, maintaining professional memberships and registrations, etc.) when attending continuing education or professional development activities such as workshops, seminars, short courses or conferences. This is a nationally recognized standard which verifies quality content and instruction. CEUs are normally recorded as 1/10 CEU for every contact hour, although different professional associations may record contact hours differently. CEUs do not accumulate for college credit and cannot be used towards a degree.

The Idaho Conference on Health Care will offer CEUs/C.E. credits through the following professional organizations; the cost is included in the conference registration fees. (CEUs issued by ISU are also available for all portions of the conference for a $20 fee per session).

Idaho Psychological Association (IPA)
National Association for Social Workers (NASW)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC)
Commission on Dietetic Registration / American Dietetic Association (CDR/ADA)

Idaho Psychological Association (IPA)

The Idaho Psychological Association is co-sponsoring the presentations below and is providing up to 16.5 C.E. credits for psychologists. IPA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor C.E. credit for psychologists.

• "Preparing for the Age Tsunami: Psychological Practice with Older Adults" – Dr. Peter Lichtenberg (Wednesday, October 22, 1:00 – 5:15 pm) – C.E. credit = 4 hours
• "Meth Dependence and Its Long Term Consequences: It’s All in Your Brain" – Dr. Glen Hanson (Thursday, October 23, 10:45 am – 12:00 pm) – C.E. credit = 1 hour
• "Meth Addiction and Children: A Toxic Mix" – Jay Wurscher (Thursday, October 23, 1:00 – 2:00 pm) and "Comeback Kids’: Children of Meth Addicted Parents Return Home" – Jay Wurscher (Thursday, October 23, 2:15 – 5:00 pm) – C.E. credit = 3.5 hours (must attend both sessions to receive C.E. credit)
• "Functional Family Therapy: Treatment for Conduct-Disordered and Substance-Abusing Youth" - Dr. James Alexander (Friday, October 24, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm and 1:00 – 4:15 pm; continued on Saturday, October 25, 8:45 am – 12:00 pm) – C.E. credit = 8 hours (must attend all sessions to receive C.E. credit)

Note: No IPA C.E. credit is available for Alvaro Fernandez’s "Cognitive and Emotional Training (Brain Fitness) for Healthy Aging" presentation but a certificate of attendance will be issued upon request.

National Association for Social Workers (NASW)

The NASW has approved a total of 16.00 CEUs for the following presentations:

• "Cognitive and Emotional Training (Brain Fitness) for Healthy Aging" – Alvaro Fernandez (Wednesday, October 22, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm) – CEUs = 2.75 for LSW, LMSW, and LCSW
• "Preparing for the Age Tsunami: Psychological Practice with Older Adults" – Dr. Peter Lichtenberg (Wednesday, October 22, 1:00 – 5:15 pm) – CEUs = 4.00 for LSW, LMSW, and LCSW
• "Meth Dependence and Its Long Term Consequences: It’s All in Your Brain" – Dr. Glen Hanson (Thursday, October 23, 10:45 am – 12:00 pm) – CEUs = 1.25 for LSW, and LMSW (Note: Not approved for LCSW; decision is being appealed)
• "Functional Family Therapy: Treatment for Conduct-Disordered and Substance-Abusing Youth" - Dr. James Alexander (Friday, October 24, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm and 1:00 – 4:15 pm; continued on Saturday, October 25, 8:45 am – 12:00 pm) – CEUs = 8.00 for LSW, LMSW, and LCSW (must attend all three sessions to receive C.E. credit)

Note: No NASW CEUs are available for Jay Wurscher’s presentations ("Meth Addiction and Children: A Toxic Mix" or "Comeback Kids’: Children of Meth Addicted Parents Return Home") but a certificate of attendance will be issued upon request.

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

C.E. credits for LCPs and LCPCs are provided by the ISU Department of Counseling through NBCC for the following presentations:

• "Cognitive and Emotional Training (Brain Fitness) for Healthy Aging" – Alvaro Fernandez (Wednesday, October 22, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm)
• "Preparing for the Age Tsunami: Psychological Practice with Older Adults" – Dr. Peter Lichtenberg (Wednesday, October 22, 1:00 – 5:15 pm)
• "Meth Dependence and Its Long Term Consequences: It’s All in Your Brain" – Dr. Glen Hanson (Thursday, October 23, 10:45 am – 12:00 pm)
• "Meth Addiction and Children: A Toxic Mix" – Jay Wurscher (Thursday, October 23, 1:00 – 2:00 pm) and "Comeback Kids’: Children of Meth Addicted Parents Return Home" – Jay Wurscher (Thursday, October 23, 2:15 – 5:00 pm)
• "Functional Family Therapy: Treatment for Conduct-Disordered and Substance-Abusing Youth" - Dr. James Alexander (Friday, October 24, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm and 1:00 – 4:15 pm; continued on Saturday, October 25, 8:45 am – 12:00 pm)

National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC)

Idaho State University is designated as a provider of Category I continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. The Idaho Conference on Health Care has been approved the following presentation for up to 10 CECH:

• "Nutrigenomics Research for Personalized Nutrition and Medicine" – Dr. James Kaput (Wednesday, October 22, 1:00 – 5:00 pm)
• "Mindless Eating, Mindless Weight Loss, and ‘Secrets’ of Sustained Change" – Dr. Ron Guymon (Thursday, October 23, 10:45 am – 12:00 pm)
• "Nutrigenomic Approaches to Understanding Obesity, Diet, and Cancer Prevention" – Dr. Sharon Ross (Thursday, October 23, 2:00 – 3:30 pm)
• "It Matters at Any Age: Substance Use Disorders and Older Adults" – Jean Woodward, MH (Thursday, October 23, 3:30 – 5:00 pm)

Commission on Dietetic Registration / American Dietetic Association (CDR/ADA)

The Commission on Dietetic Registration has approved the following three sessions for a total of 6.50 CPEUs at the CPE Level 2 for RDs and DTRs.

• "Nutrigenomics Research for Personalized Nutrition and Medicine" – Dr. James Kaput (Wednesday, October 22, 1:00 – 5:00 pm) – CPEUs = 4.00
• "Mindless Eating, Mindless Weight Loss, and 'Secrets' of Sustained Change" – Dr. Ron Guymon (Thursday, October 23, 10:45 am – 12:00 pm) – CPEUs: 1.00
• "Nutrigenomic Approaches to Understanding Obesity, Diet, and Cancer Prevention" – Dr. Sharon Ross (Thursday, October 23, 2:00 – 3:30 pm) – CPEUs = 1.50

Please contact Victoria Bañales at (208) 282-1049 or banavict@isu.edu if you have any questions about CEUs or C.E. credits for the conference.