Live and Online (Home Study) Courses

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Community Counseling for Individuals and Families, Inc. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6849. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified.  Community Counseling for Individuals and Families, Inc. is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

 

Please Note: It is the responsibility of the professional to keep up to date with the appropriate board in order to ensure the course meets needed requirements.

 

Presenters: Carolyn Costin serves as the primary presenter for the continuing education programs offered through Community Counseling.  Occasionally there may be other professionals who will present topics in their area of knowledge and expertise.

 

Target Audience: Our courses are intended for all health and mental health providers, educators, and researchers interested in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders or related conditions.

 

Course Completion: Participants will receive a certificate of completion after paying for the course, completing the course evaluation, and passing the course quiz with a score of 85% or higher. All steps need to be completed in order to earn full course credit. No partial credit available. Courses must be completed within 90 days of registration. A student is considered “registered” after paying for the course. After 90 days, students will no longer have access to course material, whether he/she has completed the course or not.

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Certificates of Completion:

 

For live events, certificates of completion are distributed upon completion of the full program and given to individuals who complete the sign-in/out documents and turn in the evaluation. If for any reason certificates of completion are unable to be provided after the completion of the course, a certificate will be mailed to the participant. Certificates of completion will be provided within 30 days of the course date.

 

For online (home study) events, certificates of completion are automatically generated after participants pay the course fee (if applicable), complete the course and course evaluation, and pass the course quiz with a score of 85% or higher. If participants are unable to download and print the certificate for any reason, the operations administrator will fax or mail a copy to the participants upon request.

 

For online (home study) courses, you can attempt the course quiz up to 5 times over a 4-week period. After you pass the quiz, you will be able to print out a certificate of completion as evidence you completed the course.  After passing the course (or exceeding the maximum number of attempts), you will no longer have access to the course.

 

If you have difficulty downloading and printing your certificate, please email the Operations Administrator at cassie@carolyncostin.com in order to request a copy be mailed or faxed.

 

Verifying Attendance:

 

For live events, in order to receive continuing education credit(s), participants need to fully complete the sign-in sheet by providing their name, contact information, and license type and number (if applicable) and indicating if CE credits are desired. Participants must also sign out at the end of the course in order to receive continuing education credits.

 

For online (home study) courses, participants are required to use a secure log-in to access online course content. Participants are required to complete course components in a fixed order and are unable to skip modules. To take the course quiz or fill out the program evaluation, participants need to view all course material.

 

Relevant Teaching/ Learning Methods/ Course Materials:

 

Home study courses are offered live and/or via an online format.  Instructional methods include reading materials, didactic presentation, clinical case studies, online discussion boards, web-based video recordings, books or book chapters, handouts, course quizzes, and/or course satisfaction surveys.  Additionally, participants are provided with the contact information for the course presenter(s) and program and operations administrator for any questions or concerns related to course content or operation.

 

Credibility: The interventions described in our programs rely upon core cognitive behavioral, client-centered, family systems, developmental, mindfulness and/or attachment theory concepts, all with empirical foundations.

 

Disability Access: Please let us know how we can serve you. If you require ADA accommodations please contact us at cassie@carolyncostin.com

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Staffing/ Program Administrator:

 

If for any reason the Program Administrator (Carolyn Costin) is unable to maintain role as the Program Administrator for Community Counseling’s Continuing Education Program, the Operations Administrator will temporarily cover responsibilities until a new Program Administrator is implemented.

 

The Operations Administrator will notify appropriate CE Boards within 15 calendar days of change in Program Administrator.

 

Complaints and Grievances:

 

Community Counseling is committed to conducting activities in conformance with California Association for Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) Ethical Standards and American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Code of Ethics.

 

We comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, course content, and in the treatment of course participants. The monitoring and assessment of compliance with these standards will be the responsibility of the President/ Program Administrator.

 

Community Counseling goes to great lengths to assure a positive learning experience for all participants.  However, if an issue does arise, participants are encouraged to put the complaint in writing and email or mail to the President/ Program Administrator at the following:

 

Email: Carolyn@carolyncostin.com

 

Mailing Address: 30765 Pacific Coast Hwy, #373, Malibu, CA 90265

 

All complaints will be reviewed within 5 business days and will be responded to within 10 business days.

 

The Operations Administrator and President/Program Administrator will evaluate all grievances and take any necessary corrective action, which may include:

 

Specifically correcting the issue as requested by the participant,

 

Providing a credit for a subsequent course, or

 

Providing a partial or full refund of the course fee.

 

All complaints are carefully and regularly considered for course and service enhancement.

 

Refund Policy: We work hard to ensure the quality of our courses and educational materials.  If you believe you have a good reason to request a refund, please email your request with an explanation to cassie@carolyncostin.com within 2 weeks of signing up for the course. We will review your request and determine whether or not to refund the amount you paid.

 

If you have questions or concerns regarding our grievance or refund policy, please feel free to contact us at 310-457-6890.

 

Records:  Community Counseling collects and maintains program evaluations, participant rosters, records of payment, information on program presenters, program content and descriptions, course quiz results (if applicable), promotional and marketing materials, learning objectives, and program materials distributed to participants for at least five (5) years from the date of each program.  Community Counseling will provide CE Approval Boards with updates on changes made to programs in response to issues or requests on participants’ program evaluations. 

 

Credit Measurement:  Community Counseling for Individuals and Families, Inc. follows NBCC requirements for measuring credits.

 

Text Home Study Programs:

 

6,000 words = 1 hour

 

3,000 words = 30 minutes (0.5 hours)

 

1,500 words = 15 minutes (0.25 hours)

 

Audio and Visual Home Study Program:

 

60 minutes of listening and/or viewing time = 1 hour

 

15 minutes of listening and viewing time = 0.25 hours

 

Program Evaluations:

 

For live events, participants are given a program evaluation form at the end of the course, to be completed on-site. The program evaluation form will then be collected by a staff member.  Participants' responses will be summarized and reviewed with the Program Administrator/President in order to inform implementation of future programs or ongoing online courses.

 

For online (home study) events, program evaluations are completed via the Talent LMS Online Learning Management System utilized by Community Counseling. Participants are unable to complete evaluations until all course material has been viewed.

 

Privacy: In the event of case studies, individuals will not be referenced by name and will instead be referenced as "client" or "patient" or assigned a pseudo name in order to ensure confidentiality.  Additionally, all other identifying information will be changed. In the case of video material, signed informed consents are on file for any clients being shown.

 

Participant Agreement:

 

By using this website, participants are bound by the following agreement, operating rules and policies:

 

Access Rights: Participants have the right to access and use the website in accordance with this agreement.  Participants are not granted any rights to copy the website or any written code from the site.  Participants agree to access the website only through the interface that is provided.  If a participant uses the website or its contents in a manner that violates this agreement or intent of this agreement, the participant’s access rights will be terminated.  Community Counseling reserves the right to refuse access to any person or group, at its sole discretion.

 

Participants agree to comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations regarding use of this website and purchased courses.

 

Community Counseling reserves the right at any time to modify or withdraw from the website any course material.

 

Participants grant Community Counseling the right to use aggregate statistical and demographic information in its operation of the website and in reports shared with Continuing Education Approval Boards or other accrediting organizations as required for compliance and accreditation.

 

Participants agree to indemnify and hold harmless owners of the website, its officers, directors, employees, and agents, from issues arising out of participant’s use of the website. Visitor and participants agree that Community Counseling and agents of this site shall not be responsible or liable for any damages or loss caused by the use of this site or its resources.

 

Community Counseling, its officers, directors and employees and agents of the website shall not be liable, under any circumstance, for any loss of business, profits or goodwill, loss of use of data, interruption of business, or any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages that result in any way from visitors’ and participants’ ability or inability to use the website, or that may result from errors, defects, omissions, delays in operation or transmission, or any other failure of performance of service.

 

COURSE MATERIAL USE AGREEMENT:

 

Participant conduct

 

Use of material: Community Counseling grants participants a nonexclusive, nontransferable use of the course materials for which participants are registering and paying the applicable fees. Community Counseling retains all title and ownership rights to the course material.

 

No visitor or participant is allowed to remove proprietary information without the written consent from Community Counseling.  Participants may not sell, rent, lend, or otherwise transfer the course materials to another party. Courses contain copyrighted materials and other proprietary material.

 

Participants agree to register for courses in their own name, not to impersonate any other person or entity, and to provide truthful and accurate information.

 

By taking a course, participants certify that they have the necessary knowledge and skills required to enter into the course, as specified in the target audience section.

 

Participants agree that any tests or other course work submitted for credit will be solely their own original work.

 

Participants agree not to post or transmit through website features and services any unlawful, harassing, discriminatory, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable material of any kind or nature. Participants further agree not to post or transmit any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable law or regulation. Participants agree not to post or send transmissions through the website, which attempt to hide their identity or represent themselves as someone else.

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Contact Us:

 

We are here to make your learning experience a positive one. If you have any questions or concerns about our program, please contact us at the following:

 

President/ Program Administrator:

 

Carolyn Costin, MA, MEd, LMFT, CEDS, FAED

 

CA LMFT#: 13192

 

OR LMFT#: T0535

 

Operations Administrator:

 

Cassie Copperfield Slosser

 

Mailing Address: 30765 Pacific Coast Hwy, #373, Malibu, CA 90265

 

Telephone: 310-457-6890

 

Technical or Program Assistance:

 

For questions about the format of the course, course credits, completion requirements, special accommodations for disability, fees, cancellation, refunds, or to resolve any technical issues, please contact the Operations Administrator at cassie@carolyncostin.com 

 

Clinical Assistance:

 

For questions specific to course content or clinical material or to request clinical consultation services, please contact Carolyn Costin at Carolyn@CarolynCostin.com