What are the types of setting requirements for continuing education?
• in-services • conferences • teaching • other In-services are less structured educational experiences. They are often offered within the work facility or in local special interest group meetings. The Board will only allow 4 of the 16 hours required to come from this type of education. Conferences, workshops, and seminars are more structured and often sponsored through professional organizations or companies that specialize in providing continuing education. Teaching includes experiences where the practitioner presents information related to occupational therapy to others (occupational therapy students and peers or other consumers of OT services). Teaching may be formal through an educational setting as an instructor or professor as well as a guest lecturer. Only a maximum 8 hours of credit will be allowed per renewal period from this type of continuing education. Other experiences can include various types of structured or less structured education as detailed in the question below. 2
The SCBOT has elected to divide educational experiences into four types or settings: 1) in-services, 2) conferences, 3) teaching, and 4) other experiences. In-services are less structured educational experiences. They are often offered within the work facility or in local special interest group meetings. The Board will only allow 4 of the 16 CE hours required to come from this type of education. Conferences, workshops, and seminars are more structured and often sponsored through professional organizations or companies that specialize in providing continuing education. Teaching includes experiences where the practitioner presents information related to occupational therapy to others (occupational therapy students and peers or other consumers of OT services). Teaching may be formal through an educational setting as an instructor or professor as well as a guest lecturer. Only a maximum 8 hours of credit will be allowed per renewal period from this type of continuing education. Other exper
