How do I know if the continuing education/or contact hours I have completed for my recertification is going to be accepted by CTRAC?

All applicants for recertification must submit documentation verifying the completion of 2.0 continuing education units (ceu’s) or 20 contact hours from a certified and/or CTRAC approved educational source.  In addition all 2.0 ceu’s/or 20 contact hours MUST correspond to one of the areas of CTRAC’s Body of Knowledge: (must have been completed during the last two year period.)

  • Advancement of Therapeutic Recreation/Activities Profession
  • Documentation
  • Human Development
  • Management and Leadership
  • Clients Served with Challenges
  • Therapeutic Program Development and Implementation
  • Treatment Modalities
  • Continuing Education Unit’s must come from four distinct areas of the Body of Knowledge.
    • Online Continuing Education Unit’s:  limited to 1.0 ceu or ten contact hours presented within the 2 year recertification period.
    • Presentations are limited to no more than 1.0 ceu or 10 contact hours  presented within the two year period.
    • Professional Professional presentations by a sole presenter will be acknowledged as: ie,  .4 ceu’s for a two hour workshop and as .6 ceu.s for a three hour session. (CEU.s are inclusive of all activities related to the development and implementation of the presentation.); not to include introductions, breaks, or meals.
    • Written Publication:  books, articles, thesis, dissertations
      • Sole authored publications in  professional journals are awarded  1.0 ceu or 10 contact hours for approved author of current published textbook/thesis & dissertation during the two year cycle.
      • Co-author publications not accepted
    • CTRAC has an obligation to verify that Continuing Education Units (C.E.U.’s) submitted for recertification are from a recognized C.E.U. approval source.  C.E.U. certificates submitted must clearly list the approving organizations name, provider C.E.U. approval number, title of presentation, presenter information and number of C.E.U.s allotted. C.E.U.s (Example: 2.0 C.E.U.’s. = 20 clock hours) must represent 4 distinct areas from the CTRAC Body of Knowledge. Check CTRAC website for other related criteria. Submit questions to info@ctractexas.org.
      • Effective 7/1/2018 when C.E.U.’s are being submitted to CTRAC for recertification that are not Therapeutic Recreation/Activities based conferences/workshop approved, the description from the session/ workshop and objectives must be submitted with the certificate.  In addition, certificates must come from a recognized C.E.U approval agency.   
      • AUTOMATIC APPROVAL IS NOT guaranteed for any session.

 

Category: Recertification