The People:
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Michael Norgaard, LPC, NCC is the founder and Executive Director of CEU-Hours.com, LLC in
Bedford, Texas. His educational background includes a Master of Science degree from the University of
North Texas in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Psychology, Criminal Justice, and Computer Science.
In addition, he also earned a Master of Education in Counseling also from the University of North Texas.
Mr. Norgaard is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas and holds an endorsement by the board of examiners
as a clinical supervisor. He is also a National Certified Counselor (NCC). Mr. Norgaard personally develops and/or consults in the development
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With a background in clinical practice, and classroom teaching in Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology
moving to web-based teaching seemed to be a natural progression as more and more credentialing bodies seem to recognize the value
of what online learning has to offer in the professional development arena.
The practice has been in operation for several years providing a variety of clinical services to
a diverse clientele. A decision was made to launch CEU-Hours.com in 2004 to accommodate the learning needs of a variety of licensed healthcare providers.
Although primary content focus remains on mental health and chemical dependency, an array of specialists have been
accessing the courses, including nurses and other providers.
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Penny S. Apollaro, LCSW is a clinical social worker residing in Flower Mound, Texas with her husband and two children.
She is currently consulting the Brent Woodall Foundation for Exceptional Children in Coppell, TX and raising her son and daughter. Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Major in Psychology from Columbia University in New York City and a Masters of Science degree from Columbia University’s School of Social Work (1995). Mrs. Apollaro’s social work experience extends from community based mental health and substance abuse services in New York City to psychiatric social work practice in Virginia and Texas. She has also had experience working with autistic children and their families. She is currently active in providing clinical, supervision and consulting services on local, national and international levels. Mrs. Apollaro has taken an active role in CEU-Hours.com, because of her belief that on-line CEU presentations will be the ‘wave of the future” for licensed healthcare professionals who are seeking relevant, affordable, easily accessible, and quality continuing education. Lending a social work perspective to course and curriculum selection and development, Mrs. Apollaro is a valued affiliate of the site.
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The Courses:
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Topics found on CEU-Hours.com addresses a variety of clinical and professional issues that are likely to
be encountered in the practice of mental health, chemical dependency, marriage and family, and other clinical
practice areas. For this reason, development in these areas is crucial. We feel that CEU-Hours.com offers the
licensed professional the opportunity to have an array of content options to select from. We are more likely to
gain and apply knowledge from clinical areas in which we have an interest.
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We feel that selecting a local workshop because it happens to be the next scheduled topic and renewal
is approaching is contrary to the spirit of professional development.
The content on CEU-Hours.com comes from material that is either licensed to us for use
on the site, or is in the public domain and may
be used freely. In some courses, we may utilize material from the National Institute of Mental Health,
NIH, and other state and federal agencies. We feel that the healthcare professionals that developed
this material have undergone a thorough screening by these funding providers and have
been selected because they have demonstrated knowledge and expertise in the area of
research far surpassing standards of the average clinician. Your tax dollars have paid for
this research and now you are deriving a direct return from the investment by means of
professional growth and the opportunity to earn credit toward renewal of your license. |
Applicability of credit:
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All courses appearing on CEU-Hours.com were developed by experts in their respective field of study and
virtually all coursework has been developed by licensed healthcare providers/researchers. For authorship
of any material, please consult the introductory and/or concluding pages of the work. All post-test
material is developed and administered by the clinical content coordinating staff which is comprised of
licensed healthcare providers including, at a minimum, a Licensed Professional Counselor,
a National Certified Counselor, and a
Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Please check with your state regulatory board if you are unsure about the policies
related to online or home-study CEU Credit. Not all states/boards will accept hours
without pre-approval status or may limit the number of hours allowed. There is information available by
state/board on our Accreditations Page.
If you have any questions, please feel free to E-Mail us and
we will be happy to try to help.
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