Credential Renewal Fees
Continuing Education Requirements
M/S Renewal Requirements
CAPF, CPT and PTR credentials are renewed biennially (every two years), due on July 31st of even years. All who hold credentials as a CAPF, CPT or PTR will receive invoices for renewing. Please be aware, proof of 20 hours of continuing education per renewal period will be required beginning in 2012. Fees for credential renewal can be paid online via our ONLINE SHOPPING CART.
The following documents must be provided with your renewal fee:
- Signed Adverse Action Statement (http://nfbpt.com/PDF/NFBPTAdverseAction.pdf) including endorsement of the NFB/PT Code of Ethics ( http://nfbpt.com/codeofethics.html )
- Your current contact information including physical address/mailing address, phone number, email.
- A photocopy of your CAPF. CPT, or PTR credential with your certification or registration number.
- For clinicians, a photocopy of your current license, valid for the State where you practice.
- Your check for the correct amount. (CAPF/CPT - $100; PTR - $120)
AdministratorNFB/PT expects that all renewals will be complete when submitted by the due date (July 31). Incomplete renewal packets and/or late submissions are subject to an additional administration fee of $15.00.
National Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy
1625 Mid Valley Dr. #1, Suite 126
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
NOTE: If you do not renew, your current credential will become inactive on Aug 1 of the current renewal cycle. Renewals delinquent beyond October 30 of the renewal year will be reinstated subject to current Federation policies.
CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Beginning with the 2012 renewal cycle, 20 hours of continuing education credit (CEU) will be required for each two year renewal period. It is acceptable to use CEUs which you have obtained for another license or credential, assuming they are relevant to poetry therapy. Mentor/Supervisors who have already accrued CEUs for their M/S renewal will not be required to earn additional hours.
The Federation has established the following criteria to satisfy the requirement for continuing education:
- Attending workshops, conferences, seminars
- Taking relevant college/university courses (such as poetry, therapy, literature)
- Presenting at national or professional conferences
- Receiving supervision from an NFB/PT mentor/supervisor
- Professional publication activities( for example, about poetry therapy, clinical studies, literature)
- Research activity relevant to biblio/poetry therapy—including independent reading of recent books and articles
- Advocacy/Leadership (includes participation on NFB/PT board, NAPT board, and related committee activity)
In addition, as part of the continuing education hours, each credential holder must document completion of ONE Ethics and Record Keeping course every four years (minimum equivalent of 3 CEUs/3 contact hours). Such courses are available online or through local community colleges.
MENTOR/SUPERVISOR RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS
By August 30, 2011, we will need the following information and documentation:
1. A copy of the signed Adverse Action and Code of Ethics Statement. Click here to download a copy of this agreement.
2. Documentation of your current CPT/CAPF/PTR credential.
3. Submission of a completed Training Curriculum Questionnaire that meets NFB/PT training requirements in all areas of training as well as core competencies.
4. Documentation of liability insurance coverage. We strongly urge, but do not require, mentor/supervisors to have liability insurance coverage for their supervision, and to indicate whether or not they have such insurance coverage, either through a professional liability policy or through a homeowner’s or renter’s umbrella coverage.
5. M/S $100.00 credential renewal fees. Such fees are specific to M/Ss, and are in addition to the PTR/CPT/CAPF renewal fees. The renewal fee of $50 per year is payable every 2 years. With the fee, you are asked to submit the necessary paperwork for recertification as a mentor/supervisor. Click here to pay your $100.00 renewal online>>
6. Timeline for implementation of these requirements. The M/S renewal items are due on June 30, 2011 (excluding the questionnaires which we already have). The next renewal date will be June 30, 2013.
7. Documentation of a Federation board-approved ethics course.
At least 4 hours of an approved ethics course will be required every 4 years.
If you are in a discipline or located in a jurisdiction that requires an ethics course for license renewal (e.g., licensed psychologists, LCSWs, and MFTs in California, or licensed social workers in Maryland, DC, or Virginia) you can submit evidence of license renewal at the frequency specified by your discipline and jurisdiction, and will not have to take an additional ethics course for M/S renewal.
8. Documentation of an approved course in supervision, either in poetry therapy or in a professional field specific to the M/S.
At least 4 hours of an approved supervision course will be required every 4 years.
This requirement can be met by your having attended the supervision workshop at the April 2008 NAPT Conference, or by documentation of study of the recording of this supervision workshop available for purchase through the NFBPT website, or by attending and documenting another supervision workshop or course acceptable to the Federation. We anticipate offering supervision courses at future Annual NAPT Conferences.
If your profession requires a supervision course to maintain licensure, you can submit such evidence and will not have to take an additional supervision course for M/S renewal.
9. Documentation of continuing education in poetry therapy, or pertinent training, curriculum, or adult education.
At least 30 hours of continuing education are required every 2 years. The total hours can include the ethics and supervision courses. Up to half of this requirement can be satisfied by annotations based on independent study. Participation in the Mentor/Supervisor Support Circles will also satisfy some of these hours.
Continuing education credit is available for any topic that would also qualify as didactic hours for trainees (e.g., continuing education in therapy, poetry therapy, other creative arts therapies, creativity, poetry, literature, etc.). This can be accomplished through documented independent study or attendance at workshops, conferences, classes, or online courses. To document self-study work, please submit a 2-3 page annotation that summarizes the information and outlines your opinion of the most significant learnings of the work.
Please send the documentation to:
Administrator
National Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy
1625 Mid Valley Dr. #1, Suite 126
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
Thank you again.
