MCEAP PROVIDER INFORMATION

• Approved workshops must enhance or upgrade mental health counseling knowledge or skills.
• Activities must be targeted to a clinical mental health professional audience.
• Workshops must be a minimum of one contact hour.
• The target audience must be clinical mental health professionals.
• Programs focusing on ethics must include information on the ethical codes of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and/or the American Mental Health Counseling Association (AMHCA).
• A change in course content or presenters after workshop approval may void approval. Notify MaMHCA as soon as possible to avoid disqualification.
• Providers must be prepared to accommodate persons with disabilities.

All instructional staff or presenters must be qualified by means of specialized training and experience in the subject matter being taught.

Instructional staff must meet one of the following criteria unless waived by MaMHCA/MCEAP:

• Massachusetts Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC).
• Other licensed mental health professional with at least a Master’s degree and a minimum of two years of experience in mental health counseling.
• Non-clinical mental health professional with a Master’s degree and relevant experience.

• Please submit application information at least six weeks prior to each program.
• Applications will not be reviewed unless payment and all requested information are received.
• Allow 4–6 weeks to be notified of the program status.
• Notification will be delivered to the contact person of record via email.

Approved provider status is granted for individual offerings of CE activities, series events, conferences with multiple breakouts, and online presentations.

• Upon approval, providers receive a MaMHCA/MCEAP certification number.
• A program may be offered again within one (1) year of the initial approval.

• Applicants that do not meet MaMHCA/MCEAP requirements will not be approved.
• The reason for denial will be provided in writing.
• Applicants have thirty days from the postmark date to submit documentation for appeal.
• MaMHCA will notify applicants of its decision within one month of receiving additional materials.

• Create and distribute certificates of attendance for participants meeting attendance requirements.
• Maintain attendance, evaluation, and program records for four (4) years.

Required language:

• If approved: “This program has been approved by MaMHCA/MCEAP for _____ CEs.”
• If pending: “Application for MaMHCA/MCEAP continuing education credits has been submitted…”

• All staff, instructors, and participants must follow ACA and AMHCA Codes of Ethics.
• The CE provider must have established cancellation and refund policies.
• The provider must maintain a formal complaint-handling policy.
• All promotional materials must accurately reflect the approved application.