Racial/Ethnic Training Requirement

In last month's newsletter, we announced that there would be a new educational requirement of racial/ethnic training for all new certifications and recertifications, effective June 1.

While IBC's Board of Directors strongly believe that this type of training is essential for all of IBC's certified professionals, there has been ample concern regarding the availability of such training opportunities throughout Iowa. Therefore, the Board has unanimously voted to change the requirements which were announced in the last newsletter, as follows:

• There will be no racial/ethnic training hours required for recertification for any of IBC's credentials. Certified professionals are encouraged to obtain hours in this area, but they will not be required for recertification.
• Applicants applying for certification for all of IBC's credentials will be required to obtain 9 hours of Special Populations, 3 of which must be in the area of racial/ethnic training. This will go into effect on June 1, 2009.

The definition which will apply to racial/ethnic training is as follows: "The racial/ethnic category covers training including, but not limited to, the following categories: American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, African American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic/Latino.

Other Recertification News

Effective June 1, 2009, certified professionals of all credentials will no longer need to obtain hours in any category other than ethics. The number of total recertification hours required will remain at 40 every two years, 3 of which must be in ethics, and the remaining hours must be relevant to the professional's position and field.
 

The Online Ed link on the navigation bar above is a quick and easy way for certified professionals to find distance learning organizations. For your information and convenience, each online education provider has included a brief message and a direct link to their site.
 

Certified professionals can now check their expiration dates by searching the IBC Database of Certified Professionals located on the navbar tab "Search Certifications" [http://www.iowabc.org/search.html]. When checking, be sure to use your name as if appears on your certificate.