TAKE NOTE:

• LeadingAge Texas will update this page and the designations listed within each session in the Educational Sessions page accordingly.
• Hours & credit types listed are subject to change based on approval.
• Credentialing bodies and licensing boards have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses.
• Credit hours listed reflect the maximum hours possible for an attendee in a single discipline.
  
• For all disciplines, credit may only be obtained for one seminar per time slot.
• For all professionals other than those seeking NAB or Nurse (ANCC - CNE) credit, LeadingAge Texas encourages you to submit detailed information on the sessions you attended along with a copy of your Certificate of Attendance to your professional organization for consideration of continuing education credit.
  • Due to the large number of credentialing bodies and professional organizations, it is impossible for LeadingAge Texas to obtain prior approval of conference sessions for each of them.

• Tip: Read each session description fully and verify the types of education credits offered before choosing which sessions to attend.
  

A • Nursing Home Administrators & Assisted Living Managers

This program has been approved for Continuing Education for 12.50 total participant hours (37 program hours) by NAB/NCERS—Approval #20230521-37-A82306-IN. (sessions are marked with an “A” designation).

While NAB does not have a specific standard on ethics credit, sessions marked with an “AE” designation (1C; 1D; 2C; NS-C; 5C; 6D) include ethics content/ethical topics. 
                   

N • Nurses

LeadingAge Texas is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LeadingAge Texas and its contracted Lead Nurse Planner have reviewed the program which will offer credit for up to 10 participant hours. Look for the “N” designation.

Criteria for successful completion in order to receive contact hours contact hours: To receive contact hours you must attend the entire session and complete the program evaluation.

SW • Social Workers

note: LeadingAge Texas is not a CE provider for the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC)*

This program has 10 contact hours that the association deems suitable for social workers’ continuing education*.

*As of September 1, 2020, the regulatory authority over social workers transferred from the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners to the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC), The Social Work Board has proposed repealing the requirements that CE providers be formally approved; if this proposed change is adopted, CE providers will not need to be approved by the Board or renew their approval to provide CE hours. Therefore, at this time, LeadingAge Texas is complying with the following proposed rules:

  §781.509.Types of Acceptable Continuing Education.
To be acceptable for the purposes of license renewal or satisfaction of disciplinary stipulations the education must be received from a continuing education provider that: 

(1) ensures that the education provided is directly related to the practice of social work; 
(2) ensures that the individual(s) presenting the information have the necessary experience and knowledge in the topic(s) presented; 
(3) verifies attendance of participants and provides participants with a letter, certificate, or transcript that displays the licensee’s name, topic covered, date(s) or academic period course was taken, and hours of credit earned;
(4) provides participants a mechanism for evaluation of each continuing education activity; and 
(5) maintains all continuing education records and documentation for at least three years.

Look for the “SW” designation; sessions with an “SWE” designation include ethics content/ethical topics.

HR • Human Resources
(and other disciplines not represented above)

note: LeadingAge Texas is not a CE provider through SHRM

Because LeadingAge Texas did not receive a sustainable number of registrants seeking HR credit, the association was unable to justify applying for CE credit for this program. However, the association has noted with an "HR" designation which sessions it deems suitable for HR professionals and encourages participants to use their Certificates of Attendance for these corresponding sessions to submit to their certification body for CE approval.

All other professionals are encouraged to submit detailed information on the sessions attended along with a copy of your Certificate of Successful Completion to your professional organization for consideration of continuing education credit. Due to the large number of credentialing bodies and professional organizations, it is impossible for LeadingAge Texas to obtain prior approval of conference sessions for each of them.

EVALUATIONS & CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE

Evaluations will be sent to verified attendees of a session within two weeks of the date of the presentation - you must sign in and out for each session you attended to receive an email with the evaluation link. Upon completion of each evaluation, the corresponding certificate of attendance will be posted to your LeadingAge Texas online profile in the Professional Development section.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Amanda Wiedenfeld, Director of Professional Development.