New Zealand
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 in your state and links to the appropriate regulations.
Professions
Addiction Professionals
Continuing Professional Development: Attend non-dapaanz workshops, seminars, conferences and webinars in person or online relevant to Addiction Competencies. 5 points (1-2 hours) 10 points per half day (3-4 hours) (Max 40 points, but an additional 30 can be gained for the following…)
Mental Health Counselors
Accepted Approvals:
Our ondemand courses may meet the criteria for Formal Clinical CPD online courses that include facilitated online discussions or forums and may also include assessment components.
AllCEUs courses have a post-test which must be passed with at least an 80% to earn a certificate.
Social Workers
Accepted Approvals:
Learning opportunities that allow you to reflect on the SWRB’s ten core competence standards.
Nurses
Continuing Education
Professional development can include a variety of learning activities such as degree courses, short courses, seminars, conferences, in-service education, professional supervision or online learning and Internet-based courses.
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.