Australia
Below you will find summaries of the continuing education requirements for mental health and addiction counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, nurses and psychologists and links to the appropriate regulations.
Professions
Addiction Professionals
Ongoing Professional Development
Any AllCEUs Course 1-6 hours=3points // more than 6 hours= 6points
Mental Health Counsellors
Ongoing Professional Development
Any AllCEUs Course 1-6 hours=3points // more than 6 hours= 6points
Nurse and Midwife
Ongoing Professional Development
CPD activities must be relevant to your area of professional practice, and have clear aims and objectives that meet your self-assessed requirements
Social Workers
Accepted Approvals:
Any activity that a social worker participates in, that contributes towards their learning and development
Psychologists
Accepted Approvals:
The Board will recognise any CPD activity you complete that directly contributes to the achievement of your CPD goals
Courses
Attachment
Continuing education courses on attachment theory, attachment trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES), attachment styles, abandonment anxiety and more.
Addiction
Precertification/prelicensure curriculum and ongoing continuing education for addiction counselors, recovery support specialists and other addiction professionals.
Child Development & Parenting
Online courses on child development adolescent development, parenting skills and special needs of college students.
Diagnosis and Treatment
Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of common mental disorders in the DSM 5 TR and ICD-11
Goal Setting & Motivation
Explore goal setting best practices, types of motivation, ways to enhance motivation, causes for resistance and behavior modification techniques.
Integrative / Holistic & Neuropsychology
Learn about neurotransmitters, the relationship between hormones and mental health, the HPA, HPG and HPT-Axes; the gut brain axis and mental health; the importance of circadian rhythms on mental health, the connection between inflammation and mental illness and more.
Mindfulness & Meditation
Explore mindfulness and meditation practices and benefits for treating mental health issues, cognitive and attentional issues, pain, sleep disorders and more.
Older Adults
Explore unique needs of older adults, signs of dementia, dementia prevention strategies, special needs of caregivers, and communicating with the cognitively impaired.
Professional Development
Ethics, documentation, domestic violence, health and safety and supervision.
Tools and Techniques
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Person Centered Therapy. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. EMDR and more…
Trauma, Crisis and Suicide
Explore current best practices for assessment, early intervention and treatment of trauma, crisis and suicidal and nonsuicidal ideation.