The Board will accept a generic certificate of attendance for the NGA Conference, October 4-7, 2008. You do not need to purchase a certificate from the NGA in order to claim continuing education hours for this conference. Note: due to unforeseen circumstances, the final speaker was not able to attend. Total number of hours approved has been reduced from 17.75 to 17.25.
Certified guardians and provisionally certified guardians must complete at least six hours of continuing education for each year of the two-year certification period. Each year's six hours of continuing education must include at least one hour of ethics, and one hour of legislative update is required for each two-year certification period. Up to two hours of continuing education may be carried forward for the following year's requirements, but ethics hours may not carry forward. To claim continuing education credit, an activity must be an organized program of learning (no self-study is allowed) and must be approved by the Board. The Board will make every effort to identify relevant activities and post them to the website as approved activities in advance. Approval of continuing education activities may be requested by using the form provided. You will be required to obtain documentation of attendance or completion of CE activities from the sponsoring entity. The Verification of Attendance form may be used if a certificate of attendance/completion is not provided by the sponsoring entity.
Continuing education credit may also be earned by speaking at a seminar, teaching a course, or authoring a book or article. Documentation showing the course or speech is completed, or the book or article is published, will be required. Please use the form provided to request credit for teaching, speaking or writing. Do not submit verification of attendance forms to the Board as you complete the activity; verifications will be required at the time you renew your certification.
NOTE: Under Rule XIII(a), the activity for which approval is sought must be an organized program of learning dealing with matters that are directly related to the guardianship profession, the services guardians provide, and the legal process involved in guardianship proceedings. "Automatic" approval for certain sponsoring entities is not granted; a request form and appropriate supporting documents must be submitted to the Board for approval of each activity. Click here for a list of previously scheduled Board-approved courses. Details on upcoming approved courses are listed below. Details on upcoming approved courses are listed below. Approved courses with limited enrollment (e.g., restricted to employees and volunteers of a specific guardianship program) are not listed on the website, but are maintained separately by Board staff. See the Board's Rules VII and XIII for more details. See the Board's Rules VII and XIII for more details.
Upcoming Courses
Memorial Hermann Prevention and Recovery Center will present workshops at its location in The Woodlands on the second Tuesday of each month, beginning on July 14, 2009. The amount of credit approved by the Board for these events will be posted on this website when information about the course content becomes available.
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First Friday at the Travis County Probate Court
Sponsored by The Bar Association of Travis County Probate Court No. 1
Register by e-mail, Tanya.Scanlon@co.travis.tx.us. Registration for each session opens after the previous session is over. Visit the Probate Court's website for the 2009 schedule and detailed course descriptions, which are posted for the upcoming session each month.
April 3, 2009 (Part 1); May 1, 2009 (Part 2)
Guardianship Ad Litem Certification
Sponsored by The Bar Association of Travis County Probate Court No. 1
[approved for 1.5 hours each, no ethics and no legislative update. You must attend Part 1 in order to attend Part 2. Note: this course is intended for attorneys seeking attorney ad litem certification for guardianship work.]
August 7, 2009
Less Restrictive Alternatives to Guardianship of the Person and Estate
[approved for 1.0 hour, no ethics and no legislative update]
November 6, 2009
Starting a Guardianship of the Estate or Dependent Administration
[approved for 1.0 hour, no ethics and no legislative update]
- September 30 [Fort Worth]
Mental Health Ethics and the Law
Sponsored by Tarrant Area Gerontological Society
Register online at http://www.tagstarrant.org/ethicsreg.php
[approved for 3.0 hours, all in ethics]- October 3-6 [Las Vegas, NV]
2009 National Conference on Guardianship
Sponsored by National Guardianship Association
Registration information: http://www.guardianship.org/09Conference/default.htm or call 877/326-5992
[approved for 13.5 hours, with an additional 5.5 hours for pre-conference intensive, no ethics and no legislative update]
Note: a generic certificate of attendance is acceptable to claim guardianship certification continuing education.- October 6 [Webcast]
Legislative Update: Estate Planning and Probate
Sponsored by State Bar of Texas
Register online: www.texasbarcle.com (choose Webcasts, then scroll down to find this course)
[approved for 1.5 hours, all in legislative update]- October 7 [Webcast]
Representing Families Affected by Alzheimer's
Sponsored by State Bar of Texas
Register online: www.texasbarcle.com (choose Webcasts, then scroll down to find this course)
[approved for 1.0 hour, with .5 hour in ethics]- October 13 [Houston]
Legislative Update
Sponsored by Harris County Protective Services Guardianship Program
[approved for 1.0 hour, all in legislative update]
Note: Preference is given to Harris County Guardianship Program employees; space is limited to 15 other attendees. Call Lanita Nickerson or Linda Kie, 713/363-2300, to register for an available slot.- October 14-16 [League City]
Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar
Sponsored by Paralegal Division, State Bar of Texas
Register online at www.txpd.org
[approved for 6.0 hours on October 15 only (see list of approved topics), with 1.0 hour legislative update and no ethics]- October 15-17 [Fort Worth]
2009 NASW/TX Annual State Conference
Sponsored by National Association of Social Workers/Texas
For more information or to register www.naswtx.org
[approved for 18.25 hours, including the preconference sessions, with up to 16.5 hours ethics and no legislative update]
Verification of attendance at approved ethics sessions is required to claim ethics hours; see list of hours approved by day, including ethics hours.- October 27-30 [San Antonio]
20th National Adult Protective Services Association/26th Adult Protective Services Conference
Sponsored by NAPSA/Texas APS
Register online at http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Adult_Protection/Adult_Protective_Services_Conference/default.asp
[approved for up to 20.5 hours, no ethics and no legislative update. Click for hours breakdown by day]- October 29-30 [Longview]
2009 Regional Education of Aging, Caregiving & Health Care (REACH) Conference
Sponsored by East Texas Area Agency on Aging
Contact Priscilla Jones for registration information: phone 903/984-8641; e-mail priscilla.jones@etcog.org
[approved for 10.0 hours, with up to 2.0 hours in ethics, no legislative update. Click here for a list of approved topics, including ethics, by day]- November 18-20 [Waco]
Texas Guardianship Association Fall Conference
Sponsored by Texas Guardianship Association
Registration information online http://www.texasguardianship.org
[approved for 9.0 hours, with up to 2.0 ethics hours and 1.5 hours legislative update. Workshops approved for ethics hours are Ethical Decision Making Strategies for Guardians and The Ethics of Investing.]- Dynamic Learning Online
Website: http://www.dynamic-online.com/home/
Capacity Evaluation and the Appointment of a Guardian in the "Court of Last Resort"1
[approved for 2.0 hours, no ethics and no legislative update]
End of Life Issues: A Guide for the Health Care Professional2
[approved for 7 hours; no ethics, no legislative update]
The Effective Caregiver: Creating an Environment to Foster Independence2
[approved for 6 hours; no ethics, no legislative update]
Guardianship of Elderly Wards: Understanding the Issues for Effective Caregiving2
[approved for 4 hours; no ethics, no legislative update]
Current Trends and Treatment in Dementia Management3
[approved for 10.0 hours, no ethics and no legislative update]
I.D.E.A.S., Inc.: Home Modifications for People with Dementia3
[approved for 2.0 hours, no ethics and no legislative update]
1Capacity Evaluation is approved for the period 2/1/2009 through 11/30/2009
2End of Life Issues, The Effective Caregiver and Guardianship of Elderly Wards are approved for the period 12/10/2007 through 11/30/2009.
3Current Trends and Treatment and I.D.E.A.S., Inc.are approved for the period 12/01/2008 through 11/30/2009.Updated: 02-Oct-2009
- September 30 [Fort Worth]
