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NASP Convention - Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Credit

Convention participants may earn continuing professional development (CPD) credits for attending most convention activities. By participating in 2008 convention sessions, you may earn between 35 and 40 CPD credits. The exact number will depend on the final program.

The number of CPD credits available for paid workshops is specified in the information about each workshop. Participants who attend convention workshops can pick up CPD letters verifying attendance on site at the end of each workshop. Please note that CPD letters of attendance verification will not be mailed to attendees. You must arrive on time and stay until the end of the workshop to receive a letter of attendance.

Participants also may earn credit for attending the general session, featured sessions, special sessions, papers, symposia, mini-skills presentations, and poster sessions. No letters of attendance verification will be awarded at the conclusion of these sessions.

NASP recommends that convention attendees complete the Activity Documentation Forms, available in the NCSP renewal booklet and in convention packets, for each convention activity they complete.

NASP is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. NASP maintains responsibility for this program and its content. NASP also is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) to offer continuing education for nationally certified counselors (NCCs). The National School Psychology Certification System no longer requires CPD credit in predetermined areas. Rather, each school psychologist is expected to develop a personal plan for the required 75 hours of professional development that includes a broad range of experiences and topics. Beginning January 2009, all renewal applicants must complete three contact hours of professional development training in the areas of ethics or professional practices.

For information about the categories in which you can earn CPDs, including ceiling limits, please review the NCSP renewal guidelines at www.nasponline.org/certification.

Participants wishing to claim CPD credit for their activities during the convention must evaluate each learning activity by asking themselves the following four questions:

  1. Did the activity enhance or upgrade my professional skills or add to my knowledge base?
  2. Was the activity relevant to the professional practice of school psychology?
  3. Did the activity fit into my personal plan for continuing professional development?
  4. Did the activity go beyond the ordinary aspects of my employment?

Participants must judge each activity according to its “fit” with their personal plans for professional development. To facilitate this planning, convention workshops have been coded according to the professional practice domains outlined in the NASP Standards for the Credentialing of School Psychologists. Practice domain (PD) codes are outlined here.

Members of the NASP Professional Development Committee will be available at the NCSP booth during the convention to answer your questions. Check your final program (available at the convention) for more information about documenting your CPD credits. For further information, call or e-mail the NASP Certification Department, (301) 347-1648, or e-mail cert@naspweb.org.