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Credentialing Notes
February 2007
In this issue of Credentialing Notes, we highlight three organizations in the "News" section that are launching new certification programs. They serve as examples of organizations that continue to offer new and specialized credentials to fill the need of professionals and the general public.
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In the News
(Certification Magazine) In professional education today, there has been a transformation in the way learning is viewed in terms of time — instead of regarding education as an event, it is being seen more as a process.
IC&RC Announces New Certification for Co-Occurring Disorders Practitioners
(www.icrcaoda.org) In its ongoing efforts to promote state-of-the-art, quality, competency-based certification programs for professionals engaged in the prevention and treatment of addictions and related problems, Jeff Wilbee, President of the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Inc. (IC&RC), today announced the IC&RC will offer an international and reciprocal certification for practitioners working with co-occurring/concurrent substance use and mental disorders.
Diploma Mills Spread in Alabama where Regulations Lax
(Daily Comet) As other states have toughened their stance on diploma mills, which offer degrees for little or no academic work, those schools have migrated to states like Alabama, which has lax regulations.
AHIMA to Offer New Certification
(Modern Healthcare Online) In April, the American Health Information Management Association will offer a new certification aimed at credentialing the healthcare privacy and security industry.
Linux Professional Institute Launches LPIC-3 Certification Program
(LinuxPR) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization and its affiliate LPI-Japan jointly launched the LPIC-3 certification program.
Thomson Prometric Takes Control of Japan-Based R-Prometric K.K.
(Certification Magazine) Thomson Prometric, a global provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment services, has completed its purchase of all shares of Japanese testing company and affiliate R-Prometric K.K., now a wholly owned subsidiary.
Legislative Activity
Visit http://thomas.loc.gov for the full text of the bills listed below.
Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 (H.R.583) To amend the Public Health Service Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly. (1/19/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.)
National Board-Certified Teachers in Low-Performing Schools Act of 2007 (H.R.280) To establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public elementary and secondary schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and for other purposes. (1/5/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.)
Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2007 (S.507 see also H.R.864) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services. (2/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.)
Blog Watch
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The Legal Questions of Trademark and Copyright
(Credentialing Talk) As new agencies emerge to certify professions in specialized fields, the need for information and resources on trademarking and copyrighting intellectual property is necessary.
Certification Network Group’s blog
Requiring Training for Certification
(Association Knowledge and Credentialing Blog) I was asked today if an organization could require candidates for their certification program to purchase their training materials. This is becoming a popular question.
Financial Planning: What’s your Designation?
(Addressing the Canny Investor) Start by learning what the different designations mean. You may have noticed that there are three popular financial designations that most financial planners hold.
Increasing Your Value As A Professional Fitness Trainer or Instructor
(KY Assn of Fitness Professionals) Let me be blatantly clear; our mission is to first protect the fitness professional that has earned their certification from an organization that either has an NCCA accreditation or is a provisional affiliate of the NBFE.
Newsletter For The Council On Licensure, Enforcement And Regulation
Dare We Do Away With Professionalism?
(Bay Area Radical Mental Health Collective) A challenge that I wish to raise, especially for clinical and social psychologists, is the radical possibility of sweeping away our procedures for professionalization.
Kryterion’s newsletter
Events
March 2-3 American Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS) Assembly Meeting
March 7-9 Performance Testing Council Summit
March 14 Generational Issues and the Disciplinary Process
March 21 Certification Network Group Meeting
March 28 Emerging Issues in Data Privacy for Testing Programs
April 3-4 National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Midyear Meeting
April 9-13 AERA Annual Convention: The World of Educational Quality
April 27-29 SIOP Annual Conference
May 16 Ethics and Mobility of Professionals
May 30 Internal Certification Issues in Corporate Settings
June 20 Certification Network Group Meeting
July 10-11 Understanding the Requirements of ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024
July 25 Government Relations
August 7-10 National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Annual Meeting
August 11-14 ASAE Annual Meeting
August 15 Remediation as Alternative to Discipline
September 6-8 CLEAR 2007 Annual Conference
September 19 Certification Network Group Meeting
September 26 Using E-learning as a Tool for Recertification and Continued Professional Development
September 27-28 Understanding the Requirements of ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024
November 1-3 National Continuing Competence Conference
November 14-17 NOCA 2007: Exploring New Frontiers in Credentialing
December 12 Certification Network Group Meeting
Careers
NOCA Certification Career Opportunities (NOCA members only)
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