maintain your ches/mches credential
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Maintaining My CHES/ MCHES
Certification:Questions and Answers
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What we’ll discuss:• The recertification process
and requirements for CHES and MCHES
• Where to find CEU’s
• Other resources for professional development
•Why CHES?
•How many CEU’s?
•What are the fees?
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Congrats on your CHES/ MCHES!
Category I credits will be offered for this webinar.
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Benefits of Certification
• Credentials• Jobs• Networking• Professional esteem
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Certificate vs. Certification
Certificate• Non degree
• Instruction and training for specific skills
• Awards for participants who meet performance standards
• Examples:
Certification• Voluntary
process• Maintenance of
certification• Participant
meets particular knowledge competencies
• Time limitedICE resource: Defining Features of Quality Certification and Assessment –based Certificate Programs
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Certificate vs. Certification
Certificate• Content validation
• Provider conducts training
• Not time limited
• Not requred to engage in specific activities
Certification• Assessment of
individual• Provider is
independent from training program
• Required to engage in specific activities
ICE resource: Defining Features of Quality Certification and Assessment –based Certificate Programs
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Why CHES/ MCHES?The CHES/ MCHES certification ensures the highest level of health education.
Maintenance of the certification is supported by continuing education.
•Why CHES?
•How many CEU’s?
•What are the fees?
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Renewal and Recertifying• Renewal every year• Recertification every 5
years.• 75 hours of continuing
education• Annual Fee
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Renewing and RecertifyingFEES:
Annual Renewal……..…...$55.00
Retired Renewal…..………$15.00
Recertification……..….…...$55.00
Late fees………….....up to $80.00
Reinstatement…..… up to$155.00
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Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH)
• CECH are earned through participation in areas directly related to the Seven Areas of Responsibility
• Must develop or enhance skills
• Must be related to the individuals profession
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Seven Areas of Responsibility Seven Areas of Responsibility for Health Education Specialist - the broad entry-level skills necessary for the practice of health
education in all settings.
I: Assess needs, assets and capacity for health education
II: Plan health education
III: Implement health education
IV: Conduct evaluation and research related to health education
V: Administer and manage health education
VI: Serve as a health education resource person
VII: Communicate and advocate for health and health education
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Recertification Requirements • each CHES/MCHES
must earn a total of 75 CECH every five years.
• CHES & MCHES are encouraged to accumulate a minimum of 15 CECH per year.
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CHES/MCHES May earn CECH through:
Professional Meetings
Self Study
Academic Preparation
Professional Presentations
Professional Service
Creative endeavors
Advanced Professional
Practice Activities
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Earning CECH
• Each activity is worth a specific number of CECH
• See Policies and Procedures Handbook for Renewal and Recertification
• http://www.nchec.org/_files/_items/nch-mr-tab7-80/docs/policy%20procedure%20handbook%20accepted%20changes%205-20-13.pdf
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Recertification Requirements
Category I Category II
Events offered by providers Events offered by providers
Pre-approved by NCHEC Not pre-approved by NCHEC
Minimum 45 CECH Maximum 30 CECH
For CHES & MCHES:
For MCHES only:Required to earn 30 CECH directly related to the advanced-level Sub-competencies from
Category I and/or II
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Category I
• Category I entry are opportunities that relate to one or more of the Areas of Responsibility and have been preapproved by NCHEC
• Category I advanced are CECH opportunities that relate to one or more of the advanced-level Sub-competencies and have been preapproved by NCHEC
• Offered by NCHEC designated providers
CATEGORY I
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CATEGORY I• The designated provider of
Category I credits will report directly to NCHEC on a quarterly basis.
• CHES/MCHES should retain the certificate in their records.
• CHES/MCHES should not submit any Category I documentation to NCHEC unless requested.
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• Category I CECH opportunities are listed on the NCHEC website
• nchec.org/ce/procal/
Continuing Education Activities
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Category II• A maximum of 30
category II credits can be earned.
• Category II entry refers to CECH opportunities that relate to one or more of the Areas of Responsibility, but have not been preapproved by NCHEC (offered by non-designated providers).
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Category II
• Category II advanced refers to one or more Areas of Responsibility and advanced-level Sub-competencies not preapproved by NCHEC or designated providers.
• Documentation is needed as evidence to support a CECH claim.
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To submit Category II• record program
information and how each activity relates to the Areas of Responsibility and/or advanced-level Sub-competencies.
• Submit Category II CECH Claim Form within 90 days following program completion.
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Category II Form•Category II claim form sections to be completed
•Information Section•Activity •Area of Responsibility•Brief Description•Signature
•Category II Claim Form:http://www.nchec.org/_files/_items/nch-mr-tab6-78/docs/cat%20ii%20claim%20form%20with%20accepted
%20changes%205-20-13.pdf
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Category II Claim Form
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Category II for CHES/MCHES• For CHES, CECH may not be
claimed for activities, events or experiences that are part of daily job requirements.
• For MCHES, CECH may be claimed for work-related activities, events or experiences that relate to advanced-level Sub-competencies.
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Appropriate Documentation for Activities
• Attendance at Professional Meetings• Certification of Attendance including
hours• Meeting schedule/agenda with attended
session highlighted
• Presentation at a Professional Meeting• Program Announcement indicating
duration• Thank you letter indicating duration
• Academic Preparation • Copy of Transcript listing the course title
and number of credits earned
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Appropriate Documentation for Activitied Cont’d
• Authoring a Thesis or Dissertation• Copy of title page, table of contents and letter of
acceptance by the university
• Sole Author of a Training Module or Course• Copy of title page, table of contents, and description of
content learning objectives
• Sole Developer of a Health Education Project• Copy of official copyright notice• Copy of product itself
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Common Mistakes on Category II Forms
•On Category II claim forms•Missing date•CECH claimed
not listed• Activity not
chosen• Incorrect Form
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Common Mistakes Cont’d
• Area of Responsibility not chosen• No signature• More than one activity submitted on
Category II claim form• Documentation does not show breakdown
of hours despite certificate
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CECH That Do Not Qualify
• You may not claim time for lunches or breaks, attending poster sessions, networking sessions, business meetings, or non-education periods.
• All authorship must involve substantive contributions and not mere proofreading.
• CECH may not be claimed for reprints, duplications, or revisions of the same article in different publications.
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CECH Who Do Not Qualify Cont’d
• CHES/MCHES applying for CECH as a presenter cannot claim CECH for attending the presentation session
• For CHES, a mentor does not include
student interns and student teachers.• For MCHES serving as an internship/practicum
preceptor counts.
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Carry Over of CECH• CHES/MCHES who have over
75 CECH at the end of the current 5-year certification cycle • Carry over a maximum of 15
Category I CECH into the next 5-year certification cycle• Category II hours are not eligible
for carryover
• For MCHES, any advanced CECH will carry over as entry-level credits only.• Category II hours are not eligible
for carryover
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Extension• Recertifying CHES/MCHES who have not met
the required 75 CECH may request an extension for a maximum of two years• A letter of explanation must be submitted
yearly • Payment of the $55 annual fee must be
paid• Extensions are approved in one-year
increments
• Extension status is granted for special circumstances including, but not limited to: • Personal or family illness, graduate study,
or foreign residency
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Extension Status
•While on extension status, a CHES/MCHES:
-May continue to earn CECH
-Cannot hold any elective NCHEC office
-Cannot serve on planning committees as a CHES/MCHES representative
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MCHES Recertification
•MCHES, who were previously active CHES, and have not met the required 30 advanced-level credits, • can become a CHES if all requirements for the CHES
certification are met
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Recertification by Exam• To recertify by exam a
CHES/MCHES must:• Meet the eligibility to qualify for the
exam• Apply and pay fees using the exam
application form • Available through NCHEC or on the
Web site (www.nchec.org)
• Pass the CHES/MCHES examination • Exams are scheduled in April and
October
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Lapsed CHES and MCHES• CHES/MCHES who are lapsed for renewal or
continuing education credits are not allowed to use the CHES/MCHES designation
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Retired CHES/MCHES• Permanently retired CHES/MCHES from
health education and with active/good standing may apply for retired status• If retired status is approved and awarded,
the RCHES or RMCHES credential must be used after a person’s name• Retired status is considered permanent
status and no CECH requirements exist
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Appeals Policy• An appeal is available to any
applicant or CHES/MCHES • To challenge decisions affecting
CHES/MCHES examination eligibility or
• CHES/MCHES status
• Individuals who do not file a request within the required time limit waive the right to appeal
Appeals
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For More Information The Policies and
Procedures Handbook
http://www.nchec.org/_files/_items/nch-mr-tab7-80/docs/policy%20procedure%20handbook%20accepted%20changes%205-20-13.pdf
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Stay ConnectedNational Commission for Health Education
Credentialing, Inc.
1541 Alta Drive, Suite 303
Whitehall, PA 18052
Email us at: [email protected]
NCHEC.org
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