Thirty-two (32) hours of continuing education are required to renew your credentials and must be completed within two years of the application you are currently submitting. (e.g. if you submit your application by April 30th, you have from May 1st until April 30th – 2 years later – to obtain your 32 hours of continuing education)
The continuing education must be in victim assistance-related topics. Applicants are encouraged to seek continuing education in more advanced topics, including new developments or emerging issues in the field. Additionally, when you choose to upgrade your credential or change your Specialty, it is required that you include topics related to your Specialty area(s).
Continuing Education Training does not need pre-approval. If you have a question about whether a training is acceptable, please send us an email at credential@thenacp.org
Continuing Education Resources
General
Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center
NOVA Victim Assistance Academy
Sam Houston State University – Seminar in Victimology and Elder Crime & Victimization
Child Abuse
National Children’s Advocacy Center
CRIJ 5384 Child Abuse and Neglect, Sam Houston State University’s Master of Science in Victim Services Management Program.
Domestic Violence
The Battered Women’s Justice Project
The National Center on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault has a listing of upcoming trainings around the country, including webinars
State Domestic Violence Coalitions
CRIJ 5383 Family Violence, Sam Houston State University’s Master of Science in Victim Services Management Program.
End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI)
Drunk Driving
Homicide
National Parents of Murdered Children’s
Sexual Assault
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center
The National Center on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault has a listing of upcoming trainings around the country, including webinars
State Sexual Assault Coalitions
Program Management
Victim Advocacy Ethics
The Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center offers a 1-hour on-line Confidentiality and a .75-hour Ethics training module that counts towards the NACP Victim Advocacy Ethics CEU requirement (as part of their VAT Online Core Competency & Skills catalog). Please note the Ethics training module is only .75 CEUs, it cannot be rounded up and that if OVC’s VAT Online was used to satisfy the “Introductory Advocacy Training” requirement, the module will not be applicable.
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape & National Sexual Violence Resource Center offers a 1-hour on-line Ethical Practice and a 1-hour on-line Confidentiality training module that counts towards the NACP Victim Advocacy Ethics CEU requirement. Document completion of the course by listing it on page 3 of your submission and have your supervisor sign off on a corresponding NACP CED Form. We do not require you to pay the $20 to obtain the certificate of completion.
Texas Victim Assistance Training Online offers a 1-hour on-line ethics training that counts towards the NACP Victim Advocacy Ethics CEU requirement.
The Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs offers a 1-hour online Ethics of Confidentiality training that counts towards the NACP Victim Advocacy Ethics CEU requirement. Document completion of the course by listing it on page 3 of your submission and have your supervisor sign off on a corresponding NACP CED Form.
Please refer to the NACP application forms for the continuing education requirements for your specific level and designations. These are examples of available training’ however, you are not limited to this list. Please seek training that is victim-assistance related from other sources as well.