Tennessee Psychologists Continuing Education and

License Renewal Information

Tennessee-licensed psychologists have a license renewal every two years with a date of birth deadline.

Forty (40) hours of continuing education are required to renew a license. Continuing education is due
December 31st prior to license renewal year.

There are no limits on home study if APA approved (type 1), and must have posttest. Three (3) hours in
Tennessee code, rules and ethics are required at each renewal.

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Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to
sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains
responsibility for all programs and content.

Continuing Education Courses for Psychologists:

Biology of Aging: Research Today for a Healthier Tomorrow is a 2-hour online course. What is aging?
Can we live long and live welland are they the same thing? Is aging in our genes? How does our
metabolism relate to aging? Can your immune system still defend you as you age? Since the National
Institute on Aging was established in 1974, scientists asking just such questions have learned a great
deal about the processes associated with the biology of aging. Technology today supports research that
years ago would have seemed possible only in a science fiction novel. This course introduces some key
areas of research into the biology of aging. Each area is a part of a larger field of scientific inquiry. You
can look at each topic individually, or you can step back to see how they fit together, interwoven to help
us better understand aging processes. Research on aging is dynamic, constantly evolving based on new
discoveries, and so this course also looks ahead to the future, as todays research provides the strongest
hints of things to come. Course #20-85 | 2014 | 30 pages | 15 posttest questions

Economic Distress and Clinical Practice is a 1-hour online video CE course. This is a brief course that
defines stress and its physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses and identifies the
common indicators of financial stress. It demonstrates a model for performing a financial stress
assessment that uses specific tools to identify impact, severity and components of financial stress. It
goes on to illustrate a variety of interventions, including thought construct, self-narrative, meaning,
cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), disputing dysfunctional beliefs, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT),
learning distress tolerance, and identifying action steps. The course is intended for therapists who are
working with clients for whom economic distress is a primary presenting problem. Course #10-80 | 2014
| 63 minute video | 7 posttest questions

Caregiver Help Part I: Coping with Anger and Guilt is a 2-hour online video course. The emotional stress
of caring for persons who are aging, chronically ill or disabled can be debilitating for family members as
well as professional caregivers. This course addresses caregiver anger and guilt, and provides a three-
step process that helps caregivers develop an attitude of what is described as creative indifference
toward the people, situations and events that cause them the greatest amount of emotional stress. By
gaining insights into how degenerative and progressive diseases affect the life of the caregiver, the
mental health professional will be in a better position to empathize with the caregivers situation and
provide strategies that will help them manage the stress of caring for someone whose situation will
never improve. The significance of honoring and supporting caregivers feelings and helping them
understand the importance of self-care can not only improve their physical and emotional well-being,
but can also have a huge impact on the quality of care they are able to provide to their care receiver.
This course includes downloadable worksheets that you can use (on a limited basis) in your clinical
practice. Course #20-84 | 2014 | 15 posttest questions

Information obtained from the Tennessee Board of Examiners of Psychology on September 17, 2014.

Source: Continuing Education Requirements for Psychologists in Tennessee