West Virginia
Profession State Board State Association Continuing Education Requirements
Alcohol & Drug West Virginia Certification 40 hours every 2 years of continuing education is
Abuse Counselors Board of Addiction Professionals required. 6 hours must be addiction specific. All
P.O. Box 6761 courses must be pre-approved by the Board.
Wheeling, WV 26003-6761
Tel: (304) 233-6404
Psychologist West Virginia Board of Examiners West Virginia Psychological Psychologist - 20 hours every 2 years, 10 of
of Psychologist Association those hours must be APA, NASP, CPA approved
P.O. Box 3955 www.marshall.edu/wvpa or WVPA approved. Pre-approval is needed for
Charleston, WV 25339-3955 P.O. Box 58058 interactive television and computer courses
Tel: (304) 558-0604 Charleston, WV 25358
Fax: (304) 558-0608 Tel: (304) 345-5805 School Psychologist Independent Practitioner
wvpsychdb@earth1.net Fax: (304) 345-3905 - 30 hours every 3 years
Email:
wvpsychbda@earth1.net School Psychologist - 30 hours every 3 years
Contact: Executive Director
Jimelle Rumberg
President, Jeannie Sperry,
Ph.D
Social Workers West Virginia Board of Social 50 contact hours every 2 years is required for
Work Examiners continuing education. 30 hours must in
P.O. Box 5459 workshops or conferences. Up to 20 hours may
Charleston, WV 25361 come from individual professional activities. If a
Tel: (304) 558-8816 course is approved by the NASW in another state
Email: mail@naswwv.htm then it is also approve in West Virginia.
www.naswwv.org/continuingeducati
on.htm
Attorneys West Virginia State Bar 24 hours over 2 years including 3 hours of ethics,
2006 Kanawha Boulevard, East office management or substance Abuse. Only
Charleston, WV 25311-2204 correspondence courses are allowed for self-
Tel: (304) 346-5688 study. Reporting date June 30th.
Fax: (304) 346-5689
www.wvbar.org/barinfo/cle/cle.htm
Physicians West Virginia Board of Medicine 50 CME hours every 2 years.
101 Dee Drive
Charleston, WV 25311
Tel: (304) 558-2921
Fax: (304) 558-2084
Contact: Ronald D. Walton, Exec.
Director
No website available
Nurses West Virginia Board of Examiners LPN’s are required to complete 24 hours of
for Licensed Practical Nurses continuing education and engage in 400 clock
101 Dee Drive hours of LPN practice in each 2-year period.
Charleston, WV 25311 Reporting occurs on the even years
Tel: (304) 558-3572
Fax: (304) 558-4367
Contact: Nancy Wilson, RN Exec.
Secretary
www.lpnboard.state.wv.us
West Virginia Board of Examiners
for Registered Professional Nurses RN’s are required to complete 30 hours over a 2-
101 Dee Drive year period. All continuing education classes
Charleston, WV 25311 have to be issued with a WVBRN provider
Tel: (304) 558-3596 number. A total of 5 hours of reading or other
Fax: (304) 558-3666 programmed instruction may be claimed.
Contact: Laura Rhodes, MSN, RN,
and Exec. Director
www.state.wv.us/nurses/rn
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