Information on Professional Development and Training Hours

Act 48
Act 48 hours are available for those participants who have a teaching certificate from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. A total of 10 ¼ hours will be awarded to participants who attend all three days of the conference. No partial or daily credit will be awarded.

To obtain Act 48 credits
– Check in at the CEU desk at registration to make sure that you signed up for Act 48 credits when you registered for the conference. Double check that your contact information is correct.
– Scan your ticket at the beginning and end of every day of the conference. This is the process we are using to document your attendance.
– Please complete the online workshop evaluation form. You will receive it at the end of each day of the conference. Your feedback is important to us.

PQAS
Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System (PQAS) training hours are available for early childhood and school age professionals. A total of 10 ¼ hours will be awarded to participants who attend all three days of the conference. No partial or daily credit will be awarded.

To obtain PQAS hours
– Check in at the CEU desk at registration to make sure that you signed up for PQAS credits when you registered for the conference. Double check that your contact information is correct.
– Scan your ticket at the beginning and end of every day of the conference. This is the process we are using to document your attendance.
– Please complete the online workshop evaluation form. You will receive it at the end of each day of the conference. Your feedback is important to us.

Early Intervention Infant Toddler Staff Training Hours
EI IT Training hours are available for those participants who work in the Infant Toddler Early Intervention system. A total of 10 ¼ hours will be awarded to participants who attend all three days of the conference. No partial or daily credit will be awarded.

To obtain EI IT Training hours
– Check in at the CEU desk at registration to make sure that you signed up for EI IT Staff Training Hours when you registered for the conference. Double check that your contact information is correct.
– Scan your ticket at the beginning and end of every day of the conference. This is the process we are using to document your attendance.
– Please complete the online workshop evaluation form. You will receive it at the end of each day of the conference. Your feedback is important to us.

Nursing Education Contact Hours
Early Intervention Technical Assistance/Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network and the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing are collaborating to present the Pennsylvania Family Support and Home Visiting Conference: Supporting and Strengthening Families. Nurses attending the entire conference and completing the evaluation tool may receive 12.25 continuing nursing education contact hours. The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

To obtain Nursing Education Contact Hours
– Check in at the CEU desk at registration to make sure that you signed up for Nursing Education Contact Hours when you registered for the conference. Double check that your contact information, including your email, is correct.
– Scan your ticket at the beginning and end of every day of the conference. This is the process we are using to document your attendance at all three days of the conference. No partial or daily credit will be awarded.
– Please complete the online workshop evaluation form. You will receive it at the end of each day of the conference. Your feedback is important to us.
– You will receive an email from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing approximately 10 business days following the conference. If you do not see an email in that time period, please check your junk or spam email folder.
– The email from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing will include a link that will allow you to pay the $8.00 certificate fee. Once the certificate fee is paid, your contact hour certificate will be emailed to you.

Certificates of Attendance
Certificates of attendance will be available for participants who do not need a specific type of professional development credit, but who wish to document their attendance at the conference.

To obtain a certification of attendance
– Scan your ticket at the beginning and end of every day of the conference. This is the process we are using to document your attendance.
– Please complete the online workshop evaluation form. You will receive it at the end of each day of the conference. Your feedback is important to us.
– Stop at the CEU desk at registration to pick up your certificate.