INFORMATION ON EARNING CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE, AND CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE):

CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE:  If you complete the paperwork, the Society will issue you a Certificate of Attendance for your self-reported attendance at this meeting, excluding the Banquet, business meetings, and receptions. This is issued for attendance only and does not imply evaluation of learning or provision of learning objectives.
INTENT:  CE is intended to meet the needs of professionals with terminal degrees. Press are not to interfere with any CE sessions, and attend at the discretion of the presenter. SSSS maintains the right to refuse pre-conference CE registration to anyone whom we deem unqualified to attend CE. It is the professional's responsibility to determine the acceptability of these program offerings for specific licensure or certification needs.
APPROVAL BY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR SSSS TO OFFER CONTINUING EDUCATION:  SSSS seeks approvals to offer CE from professional organizations which set strict criteria for approval offerings. Only those sessions listed as CE sessions in the program will count for CE with the approval organizations below. In all CE sessions, participants must attend the full session, complete the sign in forms, complete a participant's satisfaction form, complete an assessment of learning, and have valid registration to earn a CE session certificate. At the time of program printing, SSSS has received the following approvals for continuing education:
PSYCHOLOGISTS: SSSS is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education credit for psychologists. SSSS maintains responsibility for the program.
CANADIAN PSYCHOLOGISTS:  SSSS is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education credit for psychologists. SSSS maintains responsibility for the program.
CALIFORNIA MFT and LCSW LICENSURE: SSSS is approved to offer continuing education for MFT, MFCDC and LCSW licensure requirements in California by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences under Provider Number: PCE 1262.
CALIFORNIA NURSES:  SSSS is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # 13479,  to offer continuing education through the Continuing Education workshops. Contact hours are determined by the actual number of hours of each workshop.
AASECT:  SSSS is approved by AASECT to offer continuing education credit. AASECT continuing education will be awarded only for those sessions which are designated as CE sessions.
COUNSELORS:  SSSS is approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc., to offer continuing education for National Certified Counselors. We adhere to NBCC Continuing Education Guidelines. Provider number 5926. 10 contact hours is equivalent to one CEU. See table on web site for NBCC areas covered.
FLORIDA BOARD OF CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING: SSSS is approved by  the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration as a provider of Continuing Education for Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors and to provide Sex Therapist Continuing Education. Provider number BAP568. See table for areas covered.
SOCIAL WORKERS:  SSSS, 1032, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the American Association of State Social Work Boards (AASSWB) through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. States under the AASSWB are:  Alaska, Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virgin Islands, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
The NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR HEALTH EDUCATION CREDENTIALING, Inc., has approved SSSS as a Multiple Event Provider, #IL0091, for continuing education contact hours.

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