CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS INFORMATION
Please read the following information regarding CE requirements:

Certificates of attendance are suitable for use to meet professional development requirements for educators and clinicians. Attendees can earn 16 contact hours of credit by attending the three-day conference. An additional 4 hours of credit are available for educators and some clinicians for attending pre-conference workshops for a total of 20 hours. The conference is 16 contact hours = 1.6 CEU or 16 PDPs and CEs. Speech-language credits (1.6 CEUs) are available only for the conference and not for pre-conference workshops. Speech-language professionals must sign in and out each day, and must pick up an ASHA participation form at the conference Help/Information Desk.

In order to receive any professional development credits, you must do three things at the conference:

1. Sign in on your first day of the conference when you do check-in registration,
2. Sign out on the last day of the conference,
3. Fill out the evaluation/learning outcomes questionnaire in your program book and leave the form at the conference registration desk on your last day at the conference. Certificates will be emailed to you four weeks after the conference.

Psychologists and School Psychologists must complete the evaluation form in their program book.

You can also receive additional credits by writing a paper on how you applied what you learned. For more details and questions, contact the CE Director, Mr. Kelly Williams, at (781) 449-4010 ext. 105.

CE Available Credits are:

Credits for Speech/Language Pathologists:

Boston University is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. This program is offered for 1.6 CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area). ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.

SLP participants will be able to:

• Explain how attention networks function in the brain and can be improved
• Apply strategies to enhance student concentration, motivation and memory
• Explore how student motivation, attention and ADHD are interconnected
• Examine how movement, music, exercise and meditation improve attention skills
• Discover new insights into interventions for autism, ADHD, math and reading
• Discuss ways to improve executive function, self-regulation and achievement
• Use strategies to help girls, children and teens deal with attention challenges
• Identify brain differences in ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia and auditory attention

Credits for Psychologists and School Psychologists - American Psychological Association

Public Information Resources, Inc. (PIRI) is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. PIRI maintains responsibility for the program. Psychologists and school psychologists must complete the evaluation form in their program book in order to receive credit.

Credits for Certified Counselors - National Board of Certified Counselors

PIRI has been approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors to award CEU credits for certified counselors. (Provider #5947)

Credits for Educators: State Department of Education

PIRI is able to provide credits that qualify for the education departments in most states and are accepted by most districts. You may wish to check whether your state’s Department of Education requires special approved provider status. PIRI is a specifically approved provider in the Departments of Education in the states of PA, IL, GA, TX, NJ, CT, MN, and MA.

Credits for Connecticut Educators

Public Information Resources (PIRI) is an Approved CEU Provider with the State of Connecticut Department of Education (Provider #230). For five hours of additional credits, you can write a 4-5-page paper on how you applied what you learned at the conference to your classroom, school or clinical work. For more information, call CE coordinator Kelly Williams at 781-449-4010 ext. 105.

Credits for CA Social Workers/Marriage and Family Therapists/Educational Psychologists

PIRI is approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences to offer CE credits to Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT); Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW); Licensed Educational Psychologists (LEP); MFT Interns; and Associate Clinical Social Workers (ASW) in the State of California. (PCE#2072)

Credits for School Social Workers

Check with your state on the acceptance of NBCC and APA credits for social workers.

Educational Incentive Program:

Rockefeller College, University of Albany, State University of New York Scholarship funding to participate in this training may be available through the Educational Incentive Program (EIP). For more information or to apply for a scholarship, visit www.ecetp.pdp.albany.edu. You may also contact EIP at eip@pdp.albany.edu or 800-295-9616.

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