Inservice Hours as
Countinuing Education
Make
sure you've got the right stuffLeNora
Hughes, ACC
Nominations Committee
The question of whether or
not inservices can be counted toward
continuing education credits is often
asked. The NCCAP Board of Directors at
their April Board Meeting voted to accept
inservices that are 30 minutes or longer
as continuing education as long as the
necessary documentation to verify the
inservice is provided. What necessary
documentation is needed? Since many
inservices do not award certificates then
the certified individual must provide the
following: a copy of the sign in sheet
with their name highlighted as an
attendee. The sign in sheet should also
include the following information - title
of the inservice, who was the presenter
and their credentials, date, time and a
signature verifying the fact that the
inservice did take place. This signature
could be either of the presenter, staff
development director or the
administrator.
Facility inservices can only
count for 20% of your total
recertification hours (AAC = 4, ADC/ADPC
= 6, ACC = 8). Many times individuals do
not understand the difference between a
facility inservice and a continuing
education/contact hour of education. A
facility inservice is an inservice that
is provided in your facility and
instructed by a staff member from your
facility or an individual who has been
contracted with by your staff development
to provide said inservice. For example,
if the American Red Cross, came into your
facility and presented a program on
“How To Prepare For A Disaster”
and they provided a certificate that
listed the American Red Cross as the
sponsor, that would not be considered a
facility inservice. However, if no
certificate was provided and only a sign
in sheet from your facility was available
- this would be considered a facility
inservice. Good luck in continuing to get
those continuing education credits. NN
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