MIRECC / CoE

MIRECC Presents CEU's and Accreditation

MIRECC Presents Accreditation and Continuing Education Units (CEU's) 

MIRECC Presents is an accredited Continuing Education series on mental health topics provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN 20) Northwest Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (NW MIRECC) in collaboration with the VA Institute for Learning, Education and Development (ILEAD). MIRECC Presents is held on the first and third Wednesday of each month from October to June at 12pm PT (3pm ET). The target audience includes, but is not limited to, Physicians, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers and other professionals supporting Veteran care and active-duty combat personnel who will become Veterans.

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Statement of Participation

A certificate of completion will be awarded to participants and accreditation records will be on file at ILEAD. In order to receive a certificate of completion from ILEAD, you must register in the TMS, attend 100% of the program and complete the evaluation as directed, and then: go into your Completed Work, hover over the title, and choose View Details to print your accredited certificate.

Report of Training

It is the program participant’s responsibility to ensure that this training is documented in the appropriate location according to his/her locally prescribed process.

Accreditation

Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education (JA IPCE)
In support of improving patient care, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Note: ANCC continuing nursing education contact hours are not accepted by the California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN) toward license renewal for CA-licensed registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice nurses (APNs), unless the CA-licensed nurse-participants are physically outside of the state of CA when they start and complete activities sponsored by an ANCC accredited provider of continuing education for nurses. Please note: Due to the aforementioned restriction, all Face-to Face and Live Virtual courses streaming from California for a California audience must be designated for CA BRN in addition to ANCC.

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM), Provider #5927. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. 

Designation of Continuing Education Units

Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education (JA IPCE)
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change. (JA IPCE might not be recognized by all state boards. Please also print your accredited certificate for your professional practice for re-licensure purpose.)

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ACCME non-physician certificate option (ACCME-NP)
This course provides Category 1 AMA Physicians Recognition Award™ CME credit (ACCME) for physicians. ACCME – NP (or ACCME-Non-Physician) may be used to provide attendees other than MDs, DOs a certificate that documents their attendance, and indicates that the accredited provider offered Category 1 AMA Physicians Recognition Award™ CME credit for the course or activity. ACCME – Non-Physician refers to healthcare professionals other than physicians.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) designates this educational activity for 1.0 contact hours in continuing nursing education. Note: ANCC continuing nursing education contact hours are not accepted by the California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN) toward license renewal for CA-licensed registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice nurses (APNs), unless the CA-licensed nurse-participants are physically outside of the state of CA when they start and complete activities sponsored by an ANCC accredited provider of continuing education for nurses. Please note: Due to the aforementioned restriction, all Face-to Face physically taking place in CA and Live Virtual courses streaming from California for a California audience must be designated for CA BRN in addition to ANCC.

American Psychological Association (APA)
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Veterans Health Administration maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This activity is approved for 1.0 hour(s) of continuing education credit.

New York State Education Department (NYSED) State Board for Psychology
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0144. Psychologists will receive 1.0 continuing education clock hours for participating in this course.

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 Clinical continuing education clock hours. 

New York State Education Department (NYSED) Social Work Board
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0065. Social workers will receive 1.0 continuing education clock hours for participating in this course.

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) Provider #5927 and designates this approved activity for 1.0 clock hour(s).

Browse facilities by state

VA VISN 20 consists of four states across three time zones; Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The primary research center located at VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS) is affiliated with University of Washington (UW). VAPSHCS serves Veterans from a five-state area in the Pacific Northwest with two main divisions: American Lake and Seattle. Veterans in Washington are also served by VA Medical Centers in Spokane, Vancouver, and Walla Walla. In Washington, there are VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC's) located in Bellevue, Bremerton, Chehalis, Edmunds, Everett, Federal Way, Mount Vernon, Olympia, Port Angeles, Puyallup, Richland, Renton, Silverdale, Seattle, Wenatchee, and Yakima. The research center located at VA Portland Heath Care System (VAPORHCS) is affiliated with Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). VAPORHCS serves Veterans from Oregon and Southwest Washington with two main divisions: Portland and Vancouver. Veterans in Oregon are also served by VA Medical Centers in Roseburg and White City. In Oregon, there are CBOC's located in Bend, Boardman, Brookings, Enterprise, Eugene, Fairview, Grants Pass, Hines, Hillsboro, Klamath Falls, LaGrande, Lincoln City, Newport, Portland, Salem, The Dalles, Warrenton, and West Linn. VA provides health care for Veterans from providers in your local community outside of VA. Veterans may be eligible to receive care from a community provider when VA cannot provide the care needed.

Vet Centers in the VISN 20 Health Care Network are community-based counseling centers that provide a wide range of social and psychological services, including professional readjustment counseling to eligible Veterans, active-duty Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Space Force service members, including National Guard and Reserve components, and their families. 1-877-WAR-VETS is an around the clock confidential call center where Veterans, service members and their families can talk about their military experience or any other issue they are facing in transitioning after military service or trauma and get connected to their nearest Vet Center.

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VA has a variety of mental health resources, information, treatment options, and more — all accessible to Veterans, Veterans’ supporters, and the general public. Explore the pages below to learn more about a specific mental health topic. Each of these pages includes resources, information on treatment options, and more.

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