Release

I hereby request that the Pennsylvania Certification Board grant the credential to me based on the following assurances and documentation:

I subscribe to and commit myself to professional conduct in keeping with the PCB Code of Ethical Conduct;

I hereby certify that the information given herein is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I also authorize any necessary investigation and the release of information relative to my certification. Falsification of any records or documents in my application will nullify this application and will result in denial or revocation of certification;

I consent to the release of information contained in my application and any other pertinent data submitted to or collected by PCB to officers, members, and staff of the aforementioned Board;

I consent to authorize PCB to gather information from third parties regarding continuing education and employment and understand that such communication shall be treated as confidential;

Allegations of ethical misconduct reported to PCB before, during, or after application for certification is made will be investigated by PCB and could result in the nullification of the application or denial or revocation of certification.

You can use the same education for multiple credentials under the following conditions: they are in the correct two-year time frame (example if your credential was issued on 1/1/2021 and expires on 1/1/2023, you can use education after 1/1/2021) and it is relevant to the education requirements.

 

College/university course may be used.  A three-college credit college course equals 45 hours. 

 

Trainings, workshops, seminars, and conferences offered by professional associations, treatment providers, governmental agencies may be used.

 

PCB does not accept general staff meetings, supervision, staff rounds, or case management as education.

 

Distance learning/online courses/webinars are acceptable. There is no limit to the number of distance learning/online courses that can be used.

 

Acceptable documentation of education must include the professional’s name, title, date, number of hours and the organization.  Training registration forms and/or training sign-in sheets are not acceptable forms of documentation.

 

Training must be non-repetitive meaning the same training cannot be claimed more than one time even if the training is taken on different dates from different providers.

 

Official employer training tracking system/learning management system reports may be acceptable forms of documentation for education/training provided that the report contains the name of the employee/applicant, titles of each training, dates of each training, the number of hours of each training, and is signed by the applicant’s supervisor.

 

Published work written by the certified professional and published by a professional publishing house may meet up to 10 hours of education. 

 

A certified professional who provides education to other professionals may receive hours toward their own recertification.  The presenter will receive the same number of hours as the participant; and the presentation can be used for credit once in each recertification period.

Auditing

Documentation of continuing education is only required for recertification if a certified professional is randomly selected for review, or audit of their education hours. Audits occur twice per year (every January and July). Those selected for audit will be notified and must submit documentation of the appropriate number of hours of education/training that they completed in the prior two-year period.  Since the audit process is random, individuals may be selected for audit multiple times.  

Non-compliance with the required education/training for recertification is viewed as a breach of professional ethics.

DO NOT SEND IN COPIES OF YOUR CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION FOR TRAININGS WITH YOUR RECERTIFICATION APPLICATION. THESE WILL NOT BE REVIEWED AT THE TIME OF YOUR RECERTIFICATION AND WILL BE DISCARDED. YOU WILL ONLY SEND COPIES OF TRAINING CERTIFICATES IF YOU ARE RANDOMLY SELECTED FOR A RECERTIFICATION AUDIT.