Credits and Accreditation
Credits:
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are based on a standard of 1 unit per ten hours of classroom instruction. At the conclusion of this conference, each participant will be
awarded the CEUs earned (1.1 for the full program), which will be added to your Penn State Continuing Education transcript. If you would like a certificate, please ask for one at the
registration desk and it will be mailed to you after the conference.
Accreditations:
Nurses
Penn State University School of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing education by the Pa State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Social Workers
Application has been made for approval to offer continuing education credit for licensed social workers through the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family
Therapists, and Professional Counselors.
Health Educators
Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) may self-report for category II Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH). Category I approval has not been applied for. The category II form
is available online at http://www.nchec.org/_files/_items/nch-mr-tab6-78/docs/catiiclaimform.pdf.
Teachers
Penn State is an Act 48-approved provider. This program is approved for 11 Act 48 hours. Professional educators are encouraged to confirm that this program fits their school
district's professional development plan for Act 48. For additional information, please refer to the Web site at www.outreach.psu.edu/info/act48.
