Award of credit hours (Repealed)

(a) Continuing education credit hours shall be awarded as follows: (1) Courses, institutes, seminars, programs, clinics, conferences and teleconferences: one credit hour for each contact hour of attendance; (2) graduate level coursework offered by schools of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education: one credit hour for each hour of attendance. Audited courses shall have hours of attendance documented; (3) first presentation by licensee of an original paper, essay or formal lecture in clinical social work to a recognized group of fellow professionals at a scientific meeting: five credit hours; and (4) original paper published by licensee in a professional journal that accepts papers only on the basis of independent review by experts: six credit hours for the first publication only of the material. (b) Eight credit hours shall be the maximum continuing education credit hours granted for any one day's participation in the activities specified in subsection (a) of this section. (c) Continuing education activity that provides content related to organizational structure, marketing and similar topics relating to business management, shall be limited to not more than three contact hours in any one registration period. (d) Continuing education activities that are completed as part of a home study program shall be limited to not more than six contact hours in any one registration period. (e) The licensee shall successfully complete a continuing education activity for award of any continuing education credit hours.