The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) is a not-for-profit, independent certification organization whose primary purposes are to establish and monitor a national certification system and to identify those counselors who have voluntarily sought and obtained board certification. The organizational mission is to advance counseling as the premier certification body of the profession with a vision of enhancing society worldwide through quality counseling. NBCC and Affiliates is comprised of three organizational affiliates: the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE), and the NBCC Foundation (NBCCF). NBCC and Affiliates has operations and partnerships in 40 countries providing certification, training programs, and public mental health services through institutes and residencies. Over 66,000 board certified counselors serve the public and advance mental health efforts across the globe. With a portfolio of nine credentials related to professional counseling, mental health, addictions, human services, and career development, NBCC and Affiliates seeks to expand the professional capacity of counselors and human service professionals. NBCC is focused specifically on credentialing, certification, and quality assurance, while CCE focuses on providing education and training opportunities and leveraging credentials to best serve communities. Additionally, CCE provides organizational management services for associations, boards, and other management clients. NBCCF engages in capacity building, seeking to expand access to mental health services in underserved and never-served communities and increase the accessibility of high-quality professional development resources for counselors. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDER DEPARTMENT The Continuing Education Department’s mission is to provide quality assurance of continuing education (CE) programs and providers that enable graduate-level counselors to maintain, develop, and increase professional competencies. Housed within the Credentialing and Quality Assurance Division, the department ensures that only organizations who offer NBCC credit for qualifying CE programs meet and maintain the highest level of quality in content, development, delivery, documentation, and all other aspects needed for effective, evidence-based programming. The Continuing Education Reviewer is responsible for critical thinking regarding CE program content, provider eligibility, and Policy compliance. The Continuing Education Reviewer will also engage in regular communications with CE providers and applicants. The department staff currently includes one continuing education team leader, two continuing education coordinators, one continuing education reviewer, and administrative support staff. The Continuing Education Reviewer is responsible for timely reviews, providing active feedback and input into the processes within the department, as well as participation in team discussions with the goal of continued improvement, consistency, and quality assurance for all reviews. POSITION REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Continuing Education Reviewer will help to review all applications and audits within the Continuing Education Provider Department. The following responsibilities and duties are a summary of the essential roles and functions of the position. Other duties may be performed as needed or requested to achieve department, division, and/or organizational goals. - Reviews Approved CE Provider (ACEP) Audits.
- Performs prompted audits of current ACEPs and Single Program providers.
- Reviews applications for ACEP status.
- Reviews applications for Single Program Approval.
- Reviews cosponsorship applications.
- Produces written communication and decision letters to applicants, ACEPs, and others.
- Communicates verbally with applicants, ACEPs, and others.
- Other duties as assigned.
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