NAP Continuing Education Survey Results
2011
Compiled by Patricia Schuler, MA, MFT, CSP 6/1/2011 Page 1
1. Please provide contact information so that we contact you for clarification if needed. This question is optional. (If you want to be entered into the drawing for a free one year NAP membership, you must provide this information).
Number of Respondents 74
Number of respondents who skipped this question 9
2. Are you a current member of NAP? % of
Respondents Number of Respondents Yes 79.52% 66 No 20.48% 17 Number of respondents 83
Number of respondents who skipped this question 0
3. If not a member of NAP, do any of the following apply?
Former NAP member 54.55% 12
Plan on Becoming a NAP member 18.18% 4
Interested in attending NAP conference 13.64% 3
Other 13.64% 3
Total responses (some respondents chose more than one response) 22 Yes
80% No
20%
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Number of respondents who skipped this question 67
4. Do you hold a CSP (Certified Specialist in Psychometry)? % of
Respondents Number of Respondents Yes 59.04% 49 No 40.96% 34 Number of respondents 83
Number of respondents who skipped this question 0
5. Do you hold any of the below licenses or certifications? If you hold one that is not listed, please identify it in the "other" category. Please select all that apply.
54% 18%
14%
14%
If not a NAP member, which of the following
applies?
Former NAP member
Plan on Becoming a NAP member Interested in attending NAP conference Other 49 34 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Yes No
Are you a Certified Specialist of
Psychometry?
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% #
No other Licenses or Certifications 57.83% 48
Certified Rehab Counselor 6.02% 5
Licensed Professional Counselor/MFT 6.02% 5
Educator 4.82% 4
Licensed Psychological Associate 4.82% 4
Psychologist 4.82% 4
Occupational Therapist 3.61% 3
Brain Injury Specialist 3.61% 3
Social Worker 3.61% 3
Vocational Evaluator 2.41% 2
Psychologist (master's level) 2.41% 2
Case Manager 2.41% 2
Nurse or Nurse Practitioner 1.20% 1
CCRP Certified Clinical Research Professional 1.20% 1
School Psychologist 1.20% 1
Respiratory Therapist 1.20% 1
Physical Therapy Assistant 1.20% 1
Clinical Research Professional 1.20% 1
Those that answered "yes" to question # 5:
% #
Bachelor's Degree 54.22% 45
Master's Degree 45.78% 38
Doctoral or post doctoral 4.82% 4
53% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3%2% 2% 2% 1% 1%1% 1%1% 1%
What other licenses or certifications do you hold?
No other Licenses or Certifications Certified Rehab Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor/MFT Educator
Licensed Psychological Associate Psychologist
Occupational Therapist
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No other Licenses or Certifications 83.72% 36
Occupational Therapist 6.98% 3
Brain Injury Specialist 6.98% 3
Physical Therapy Assistant 2.33% 1
Clinical Research Professional 2.33% 1
Nurse or Nurse Practitioner 2.33% 1
45 38 4 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctoral or post doctoral
To ta l R es p o n d en ts
Highest level of education currently?
80% 7% 7%
2% 2% 2%
BA
No other Licenses or Certifications Occupational Therapist
Brain Injury Specialist Physical Therapy Assistant Clinical Research Professional Nurse or Nurse Practictioner
Masters Degreed Respondents
No other Licenses or Certifications 39.47% 15
Certified Rehab Counselor 10.53% 4
Licensed Professional Counselor/MFT 10.53% 4
Educator 10.53% 4
Licensed Psychological Associate 10.53% 4
Social Worker 7.89% 3
Vocational Evaluator 5.26% 2
Psychologist (master's level) 5.26% 2
Case Manager 5.26% 2
Brain Injury Specialist 2.63% 1
Respiratory Therapist 2.63% 1
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Compiled by Patricia Schuler, MA, MFT, CSP 6/1/2011 Page 5 6. Do you have CEU requirements for any other license or certification other than the CSP? % of
Respondents Number of Respondents Yes 28.92% 24 No 71.08% 59 Number of respondents 83
Number of respondents who skipped this question 0
7. What is the governing Board (or Boards) that accepts your CEU credits? (If you have no CEU credit requirements, please write "none.") Answers with “none” or “BCP/CSP” were eliminated from the list below.
Board of Psychology
State of Ohio Counselor and Social Work Board
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) Society of Clinical Research Associates
Board of Psychology
Commission on Counselor Accreditation
35% 9% 9% 9% 9% 7% 5% 5% 5% 3% 2%2%
MA
No other Licenses or Certifications Certified Rehab Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor/MFT Educator
Licensed Psychological Associate Social Worker
Vocational Evaluator Psychologist (master's level)
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VA Dept of Education National Certification of Educational Diagnosticians Board of Directors
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Ohio OT/PT/AT Board Academy for Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS)
OTPTAT board
American Occupational Therapy Association, National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRC) The Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (LPA)
Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS) APA
KY State Board of Psychology (APA standards) NBCC, APA
The Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists is the governing board. NBCC is the preferred professional board for Counselor CEUs, but associated boards are also okay (APA, ASWB, etc.).
Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialist American Senior Fitness Association
Canadian Counseling and Guidance Assoc (have changed their name in the pay few years; can't recall it exactly)
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (For CRC & CVE) Commission for Case Manager Certification (For CCM)
Illinois Dept. of Professional Regulation (Nursing license) NBCC, APA, PPA,
NBCC and the State of Washington Department of Health
Ohio Counselor, Social Work and Marriage and Family Therapy Board (CSWMFT) National Board of Respiratory Therapy
8.
If attending the NAP conference would give you either partial or full credits
toward your CEU requirements would you:
% of
Respondents
Number of Respondents
All Respondents: % #
Would definitely attend 15.85% 13
More likely would attend 47.56% 39
May attend 15.85% 13
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More likely would attend
May attend No difference
N u m b er o f R es p o n se s
If attending NAP conference help toward other
CEU requirements would you...?
Of those who have other CEU requirements (n=24)
Would definitely attend 25.00% 6
More likely would attend 41.67% 10
May attend 29.17% 7
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Compiled by Patricia Schuler, MA, MFT, CSP 6/1/2011 Page 8 9. What is the highest level of education you currently have? (All respondents) % of
Respondents Number of Respondents Bachelors Degree 49.43% 43 Masters Degree 43.68% 38 Doctoral Degree 4.82% 4 Number of respondents 83
Number of respondents who skipped this question 0
10. If presenters had MA or above would it increase your likelihood of attending the conference or perception of quality? # of respondents % Yes 27 32.53% No 56 67.47% Would definitely attend 25% More likely would attend 42% May attend 29% No difference 4%
For those who have other CEU
requirements:
32% 68%
Q#10 If presenters had MA or above would it
increase attendance likelihood or quality
perception?
Yes No
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Q#10 If presenters had MA or above would it increase attendance likelihood or quality perception?
Total = Those that responded that they would “definitely, more likely or may attend”
Yes 21 32.31%
No 44 67.69%
11. Does your employer offer financial assistance toward attending CEU conferences? % of
Respondents Number of Respondents Yes 54.22% 45 No 45.78% 38 Number of respondents 83
Number of respondents who skipped this question 0
# 11 Does your employer offer CEU financial assistance? (Total = those that responded “definitely, more likely or May Attend to question #8. Yes 38 58.46% No 27 41.54% 51% 46% 3%
"Definitely, More Likely or May"
attend
Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree PhD
Of those who responded that they would "Definitely, May , or be More Likely" to attend if offered CEU credits:
(N= 65)
Answered Q #9 (Current highest level of education) # %
Bachelor's Degree 33 50.77%
Master's Degree 30 46.15%
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Compiled by Patricia Schuler, MA, MFT, CSP 6/1/2011 Page 10 12. If you attend the NAP conference, what topics do you think would be most beneficial or desirable to have? Please list any and all suggestions - if none, please write "none."
Number of Respondents 83
NOTE: Many respondents offered more than one suggestion
Ethics 10
New tests or specific tests 10
Special populations 6 Neuro topics 5 Scoring issues 5 Targeted assessments 4 Brain Injury/TBI 4 Dementias 3 Difficult patients 3 Disability topics 2 Effort Measures/Malingering 2 Aphasias 2
Threats to validity in testing 2
Cognitive retraining 1
Neuropsychology Associations (NAN,INS) 1
Medicare/Medicaid insurance 1
Statistics 1
Executive Functioning 1
Cultural diversity 1
Research using psychometric measures 1
Vocational testing 1
Rorschach test 1
58% 42%
# 11 Does your employer offer CEU financial
assistance?
Yes No Total = those that
answered Q #8 "definitely, more likely or may" attend.
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Difficult Tests to administer 1
Role Playing/Workshop 1
Mission/Values of NAP 1
Maintaining Rapport 1
Neuropsychologist preferences 1
Collaborating with the Neuropsychologist 1
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Ethics New tests or specific tests Special populations Neuro topics Scoring issues Targeted assessments Brain Injury/TBI Dementias Difficult patients Disability topics Effort Measures/Malingering Aphasias Threats to validity in testing Cognitive retraining Neuropsychology Associations (NAN,INS) Medicare/Medicaid insurance Statistics Executive Functioning Cultural diversity Research using psychometric measures Vocational testing Rorschach test Difficult Tests to administer Role Playing/Workshop Mission/Values of NAP Maintaining Rapport Neuropsychologist preferences Collaborating with the Neuropsychologist
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