Behavioral Health Case Management Continuing Education Unit (CEU) FAQ's

 1. How many hours of Continuing Education Units (CEU's) do I need to maintain my certification?

• Applicants are required to have 12 CEU's per calendar year. 
• For specific requirements regarding the CEU's, review case management Chapter 50 Standards 450:50-5-4. Continuing Education Requirements.

 2. What type of classes are needed for me to maintain my CEU?

• Applicants are required to have three(3) CEU's per calendar year in Ethics.  
• Applicants are required to have three(3) CEU's per calendar year in a Strengths Based Recovery Principle.  
• Applicants can select the remaining six (6) CEU's in areas of their choice.  
• CEU's must be requirements of approval by a major licensure board to be accepted for Case Management. 
• For specific requirements regarding CEU's, review the Case Management Chapter 50 Standards 450:50-5-4. Continuing Education Requirements.

3. Do I have to get CEU’s every year to maintain my certification or can I get them all in one year?

• Applicants are required to have 12 CEU's per calendar year.

4. Where can I go to obtain the needed CEU's in general and those for the specific requirement of Ethics or for Strengths Based?

• Visit the CEU Opportunities page of our website and 
• ODMHSAS has a list of training's offered by the department on the Calendar of Events
• More ODMHSAS Sponsored Training's and Events

5. Does my college credit count towards CEU renewal?

• Yes, if the courses are focused on behavioral health and substance abuse concerns.
• Case Management will only accept official transcripts along with a copy of the course syllabus.
• Applicants will be required to meet all CEU requirements as outlined in Chapter 50 Standards 450:50-5-4. Continuing Education Requirements for specific topic areas.

6. Can you do a transcript review for my CEU credits?

• Not at this time. Case Management will review information during renewal periods. 
• Applicants are required to submit an official transcript and if the course work focused on behavioral health and substance abuse, it will be considered. 
• Applicants should keep a Class Syllabus to submit with their renewal information to indicate specific course work they wish to count for Ethics or Strengths Based Recovery Principles.

 7. What training's will count towards Strengths Based Recovery Principles?

• Applicants will receive credit for training that focused on ways for an applicant to develop and use their own strengths for daily success. 
• Applicants do not have to take training that only has "Strengths Based" in the title of the workshop.
•Any training provided by ODMHSAS is considered "Strengths Based".

8. What is the Strengths Based Recovery Principle?

• The strengths model posits that all people have goals, talents and confidences. All environments contain resources, people and opportunities. This model is about providing new perceptions in relation to those factors that affect a person’s life and the methods by which these can be altered and resources can be accessed. There are four types of strengths: personal attributes talents and skills, environmental, interest and aspirations.  Workshops and training's that help to promote this within an individual is considered strengths based. It would not be an assessment tool that a clinician learns to use to gather information.

Strengths Model: Case Management with People with Psychiatric Disabilities                                       
Charles Rapp and Richard Goscha

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