Frequently Asked Questions

Online courses provide a way to earn continuing education credits at YOUR convenience. We offer the following types of courses:

Online Courses give you instant access to course reading materials and CE test (nothing is mailed). Course fee includes the downloadable reading materials (PDF document) and CE test (HTML format). Click here for more info!

Web-Based Online Courses give you instant access to course reading materials and CE test (nothing is mailed). These courses require an internet connection to view the free, public-access online reading materials so you can answer the CE test questions. The course download includes direct links to the online materials and the posttest questions from each source. Click here for more info! 

Test Only courses allow you to earn credit for a course if you already have access to the course book or online course materials (or you can order the book through Amazon, or checkout from the library). This allows you to share reading materials with friends/colleagues. You’ll receive instant access to the online CE test (nothing is mailed). Course fee includes the online CE test (HTML format). Click here for more info!

Professional Development Resources is approved by many state and national accrediting bodies to offer continuing education for healthcare professionals. Please view our CE Accreditations and Requirements by State to ensure you will receive credit prior to purchasing any courses. We offer summary data as a quick guide, but we always recommend that you contact your licensing board as the only definitive source of such information.

When you choose your profession button from the list on the left side of our homepage, you are narrowing your search to only courses that are accredited for your profession. You can then view the Accreditation Statement for each course to ensure your accrediting agency is listed.

The only agencies to which we report course completions are ASHA and CE Broker (listed below). All other licensees are required to keep records of their continuing education activity in the event of an audit. Most boards recommend keeping this documentation for 4 to 5 years, but please check with your own licensing board for specific requirements.

ASHA (for Speech Pathologists): We report all course completions to ASHA quarterly as long as (a) you select “yes” for ASHA reporting and (b) you provide your ASHA number in your profile. ASHA requires us to file course completions on a quarterly basis (1st qtr Jan-Mar, 2nd qtr Apr-June, 3rd qtr July-Sept, 4th qtr Oct-Dec). The last day of the quarter in which you complete a course is the date that will appear on your ASHA transcript. For example, if you complete a course on 10/31 it will be reported to ASHA in early January with a 12/31 completion date. Please e-mail us at ceinfo@pdresources.org if you have any questions.

CE Broker (for Florida Licensees): We report all course completions to CE Broker within 30 days as long as (a) we know that you are licensed in Florida and (b) you provide your Florida license number in your student profile. For Speech Pathologists and Audiologists, ASHA is responsible for reporting your credit to CE Broker. If you are not an ASHA member, you will need to self-submit your credit to CE Broker. You may email us at ceinfo@pdresources.org if you have further questions, or visit CE Broker on the web @ www.cebroker.com, or visit ASHA's website @ http://www.asha.org/ce/faqs/faqs_ce_broker.htm.

Certain accrediting boards, such as ASHA and AOTA, count credit in tenths of an hour and call them CEUs. For example, a 0.6 CEU course equals 6 CE (or contact) hours. This gets more confusing because many state licensing boards use the terminology of “CEUs,” but actually mean hours. Others use “CCC” or “PDU.” We recommend reading the rules and regulations of your licensing board to determine what terminology they use and how it translates into hour requirements.

We, as a company, are invested in keeping your information completely private. We will not knowingly release any of your information for any purpose, unless required by the accrediting body for the discipline you specify in the registration process. Our order page is a secure page, which you can identify by the padlock next to the address bar (location of padlock dependent on browser in use). Our security certificate can be viewed by clicking on the padlock. Also, you will notice in the address bar that the address will change from http:// to https, the “s” indicating a secure site. Our software encrypts all data obtained from our site so that it is safe from prying eyes. Learn more on our Policies page.

You can edit your information once logged in to your account. Choose My Account Options > Edit Profile. Make changes and click submit to save.

From the login page, click the Forgot Password? link to have your password emailed to you. You will need to know your Login ID. The email with your temporary password will be sent to you immediately. Once you are logged in, you can change your password from My Account Options > Edit Profile > Reset Password. If you forgot both your Login ID and your password, please call our helpdesk at 800-979-9899 for assistance. Or, you can email us at ceinfo@pdresources.org for a response within 1 business day.

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