Continuing education is important for continued
competency for all professionals, but is mandatory for certified
CASLPA members. Continuing education has been a requirement
for maintenance of certification since 1995. Certified CASLPA
members are required to collect and report a minimum of 45 hours
of continuing education equivalents (CEEs) over a three-year
cycle. The start of the cycle is determined by the year that
the member became certified, that is, the year in which the
Certificate of Certification was issued. To become certified,
the member must have passed the certification exam, arranged
to have university transcripts indicating graduate degree awarded,
and verified 350 hours of clinical practicum sent to CASLPA
by the end of the year in which the exam was written.
The continuing education requirement starts
in the January following issuance of the Certificate of Certification
and members are urged to report annually. Certified members
are assigned a cycle for the duration of their professional
career, no matter if they take a leave or move from one province
to another. You cannot carry over activities from one cycle
to another and must continue to accumulate continuing education
even while on leave. Certified members do have 3 years to reach
the minimum of 45 hours, however, so even with the one year
maternity leave it is possible to achieve this standard. Forty
five hours is also the minimum for part time certified members
as you cannot be part time certified.
Certified members will receive a CEE form
and an annual report of recorded totals. Those who do not maintain
membership or who do not meet the continuing education requirement
of 45 hours over three years, will lose their certification
and will be required to rewrite the examination to become certified.
There are various categories of activities
that can be counted for continuing education and these are described
on the continuing education form. Activities, including workshops,
do not need to be preapproved by CASLPA. An audit will take
place each year, and certified members are required to keep
proof of activities one-year post completion of the rotation
of the cycle.
PAPER
CEE REPORTING FORM
ONLINE
CEE REPORTING FORM
CEE ACTIVITY CODES
THE
CHALLENGE OF COLLECTING CEEs
GUIDELINES FOR MEMBERS WHO ARE AUDITED
FOR CEE ACTIVITIES
sharon@caslpa.ca
