● Other experience that provides direction and education in laws and ethics, including grand rounds or professional association presentations. As part of the 36-credit-hour requirement, psychologists must also complete a minimum of 4 hours in the subject of cultural diversity and/or social justice as they apply to the practice of psychology. Cultural diversity relates to differences in age, race, culture, ethnicity, nationality, immigration status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion/spirituality, and
physical disability. Social justice relates to the historical, social, and political inequities in the treatment of people from nondominant groups while addressing injustices and different types of oppression that contribute to individual, family, and community psychological concerns. Documentation must include an indication of which of the CPD activities are being used to fulfill the requirement. The following is a summary table of the CPD learning categories and activities as per the Board of Psychology Regulation Advisory.
Maximum # of Hours Allowed Each Renewal Period
Hours Credited by Activity
CE/CPD Activity
CPD Learning Category #1: Professional Activity
Peer Consultation : Including case consultation, reading or research groups. Licensees shall maintain a record of hours. The record shall include the following: date(s), type of activity, and total number of hours. Practice Outcome Monitoring : Assessing patient/client outcomes via protocol, including the use of repeated standardized outcome assessment protocols to assess patient/client outcomes. Licensees shall maintain a record of this activity as documentation of compliance. This record shall include the following: date(s) of monitoring, client identifier, and how outcomes were measured. Professional Services : Including serving on psychological association boards or committees, editorial boards or peer-reviewed journals related to psychology, scientific grant review teams or board member of regulatory body, program development, and/or activities in service of psychology. Licensees shall maintain a record of this activity as documentation of compliance. This record shall include the following: board or program name, role of licensee, dates of service, and term of service (six months or one year). Conference/Convention Attendance : Attendance at professional gatherings, either in person or via electronic means, that consists of multiple concurrent or sequential free-standing presentations related to the practice of psychology. Licensees shall maintain a record of this activity as documentation of compliance. This record shall include the following: name of conference/convention attended, proof of registration, and date(s) of conference/convention attended. Examination Functions : Serving in any function related to examination development for the Board or for the development of the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP). Licensees shall maintain a record of this activity as documentation of compliance. This record shall include the following: name of exam, dates of service, and number of hours. Expert Review/Consultation : Expert Review/Consultation means serving in any expert capacity for the Board. Licensees shall maintain a record of this activity as documentation of compliance. This record shall include the following: dates of service and number of hours. Attendance at a California Board of Psychology Meeting : Attendance at a California Board of Psychology Meeting (full Board or Committee). Licensees shall maintain a record of hours as documentation of compliance. This record shall include the following: date of meeting, name of meeting, and number of hours attended. A psychologist requesting CPD credit pursuant to this subdivision shall have signed in and out on an attendance sheet, providing their first and last name, license number, time of arrival, and time of departure from the meeting.
1 hour minimum, if used, 18 hours maximum
1 hour of activity = 1 hour credited
9 hours maximum 1 patient/client of practice outcome monitoring = 1 hour credited
4.5 hours minimum, if used, 12 hours maximum
1 year = 9 hours credited 6 months = 4.5 hours credited
6 hours maximum 1 full conference day attendance = 1 hour credited
12 hours maximum 1 hour of service = 1 hour credited
12 hours maximum 1 hour of service in expert capacity = 1 hour credited
8 hours maximum 1 day of Board or Committee
meeting = 6 hours credited For Board or Committee meetings that are 3 hours or less, 1 hour of attendance = 1 hour credited
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