NAMA CEU Information
The
National Anger Management Association (NAMA) endorses the concept that treatment
of anger management is a specialty field that requires performance by competent
and professional individuals. The standards for certification are weighted on
the side of proven competency, experience and education.
Anger Management Specialists fill a unique role among health and human service
professionals, working in a variety of settings, utilizing numerous treatment
perspectives and recognizing the need to ensure quality care for consumers. NAMA
designed this voluntary credentialing system for treatment professionals who
provide services to adult, couples and juvenile dysfunctional anger management
problems. The demonstrated link between dysfunctional anger management, domestic
violence, substance use/abuse, criminal behavior and criminal involvement has
resulted in the development of this credentialing process.
NAMA
realizes that Anger Management Specialists are educated in a wide range of
disciplines including, education, addictions, social work, mental health,
psychology and other mental health disciplines. The NAMA CEU system offers to
all those interested training to provide quality anger management education and
case management services to individuals, couples and juveniles.
Definition of CEU
One CEU = one contact unit of participation in an organized
continuing education/training experience provided by a NAMA Authorized
Supervisor (CAMS-III) or a NAMA Authorized Basic Content Provider (CAMS-IV, V).
All learning program calculation of CEUs must be approved by NAMA.
Definition of
Contact Unit
One contact unit = A NAMA designated and approved unit of
interaction between learner and instructor or between learner and materials
which have been prepared by a NAMA Authorized Supervisor (CAMS-III) or a NAMA
Authorized Basic Content Provider (CAMS-IV, V) to facilitate learning. All
learning program calculation of contact units must be approved by NAMA.
Please Note:
Contact implies a
connection between a learner and a learning source. For the purpose of the CEU,
that connection is two-way. The instructor or learning source must monitor the
learner’s progress and provide some form of feedback to the learner. This
definition and requirement apply to face-to-face interaction as well as distance
learning programs.
Calculation of
Contact Units for LIVE (face-to-face) Learning
Live (face-to-face) learning programs include workshops,
seminars, courses, conferences, and other learning programs in which the
participants and instructors are both physically present. The calculation of the
number of contact units is based on the actual number of instructional hours =
the number of contact units. (2 hour course = 2 contact units) NAMA reserves the
right to designate a different calculation for certain learning programs.
Calculation of Contact Units
for Distance Learning
Distance learning programs include learning opportunities in
which participants progress at their own pace either online (web-based), or
through the use of DVDs, CDs, books, or other written material. The calculation
of the number of contact units is based on an average number of hours required
by several representative participants to complete the program. (3 hours to
complete course = 3 contact units) Program developers must apply for NAMA
approval of all contact units calculation. NAMA reserves to right to designate a
different calculation for certain learning programs.
Calculation of
Contact Units for Supervision
NAMA’s strong belief in the value of supervision is
emphasized by the designation of 5 contact units for each individual (30 - 45
minute) supervision session. Supervision sessions may be live (face-to-face),
phone, or Skype, or other audio/visual conferencing systems. NAMA Supervision
must always be done by a NAMA Approved Supervisor (CAMS-III).
Please Note:
If more than one
participant is involved in the Supervision session the number of contact units
shall be divided by the number of participants. In other words, if there are two
participants on a Supervision session each would be awarded 5/2 or (2.5) contact
units.
What Can Be Counted
The following are some examples of types of acceptable
activities approved for CEUs:
Classroom or meeting session time led (Live) or prepared
(Distance Learning) by an approved basic content provider and/or supervisor;
activities in which a participant is engaged in a planned learning program in
which their progress is monitored and the learner receives feedback. (Examples
include, but are not limited to, workshops; seminars, courses, conferences,
phone or Skype sessions, independent study, computer-assisted instruction,
online and web based learning.)
What Cannot Be
Counted
While unplanned and unsupervised activities may produce
worthy learning and are occasionally recognized by other the professions and
licensing boards, they do not meet NAMA’s requirements for CEUs with the
exception of certain NAMA Instructional Conference events. The following
activities do not qualify for CEUs. Association membership and leadership
activities, Committee meetings, entertainment and recreation; Mass media
learning programs (i.e., through television, radio, newspaper)
Validation of Continuing Education
Anger
Management Specialists seeking level upgrade (e.g. CAMS-I to CAMS-II) must
document they have obtained CEUs and submit the appropriate validation for each
educational experience. Acceptable validation (documentation) will be as
follows:
