Resources for Speakers and Continuing Education Authors and Developers

Resources for Speakers, Continuing Education Authors, Sponsors and Developers

This is a site provided by PsychContinuingEd.com to help lecturers as well as authors of continuing education programs write, present and provide the best continuing education courses possible. There is special emphasis on psychology since that is what we do, however most of these resources will be useful for everyone, regardless of your field.

Dr. Todd Finnerty, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist and is available to consult with you about your continuing education programs. Dr. Finnerty would also like to hear your ideas about continuing education for mental health professionals. You are welcome to e-mail toddfinnerty@toddfinnerty.com

Websites and blogs related to Presenting and Presentation Design

Presentation Zen is a great blog on professional presentation design.

Duarte Design

Toastmasters

Dale Carnegie training

Keynote from Apple

Microsoft Powerpoint

Useful books for public speaking, writing and/or presentation design

	Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery
	Presentation Zen Design: Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Your Presentations
	Public Speaking for Psychologists: A Lighthearted Guide to Research Presentations, Job Talks, and Other Opportunities to Embarrass Yourself
	How to Develop Self-Confidence And Influence People By Public Speaking
	How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing

Copyright, fair use, permissions and legal issues

US Copyright office and a page about "fair use" from them.

Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center

Creative Commons

Media Education Lab

Teaching copyright page from the Electronic Frontier Foundation

Columbia University copyright advisory office

Misc Education Resources

The edublogawards puts the spotlight on great education blogs and related sites.

Additional relevant resources for developing continuing education programs in Psychology (and other fields)

FAQ for American Psychological Association sponsors of continuing education

Looking for a Learning Management System? (See the Wikipedia entry)
ex:
Moodle
coursewebs.com
Learn.com

Accreditation; Some example CE provider accrediting organizations

See also relevant state boards/associations

These are sample organizations a CE developer may wish to be approved by, inclusion on this page does not imply that psychcontinuinged.com or worldwidementalhealth.com are approved by these organizations to provide CE:

American Psychological Association

Association of Social Work Boards

National Board for Certified Counselors

The Association for Addiction Professionals

California Board of Behavioral Sciences

The State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board

The Ohio Psychological Association

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)

Ohio State Medical Association