Cancellation/Refund Policy:
Should you choose to cancel your registration, program fees are 100% refundable up to 72 hours before the start of the program. There are no refunds for cancellations made less than 72 hours before the program and no shows. Cancellations must be made in writing and sent via email.
Registrations cannot be postponed and fees cannot be transferred to future events.
If for any reason the program is cancelled, the liability of Marilia Marien shall be limited to a full refund of registration fees.
CE Credit:
To receive credit for this program, you must attend it in it’s entirety. No partial credit will be awarded. To receive credit for this program, a participant may arrive no more than 10 minutes late and may not leave more than 10 minutes early. There will be no exceptions.
Your CE certificate will be emailed to you within a week of the program. It takes a few days to verify your attendance and for those who are required, give you the opportunity to complete your evaluation form.
CE credit is not provided to program participants watching in groups. Participants must register and login individually to receive credit. Please email marilia@mariliamarien.com if you have additional questions.
Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest and financial support:
There is no financial support or any potential conflict of interest or commercial support related to this program. No individuals who have the ability to control or influence the content of this program have a relevant relationship with any commercial interest, including but not limited to members of the continuing education committee, speakers, presenters, authors, and/or content reviewers.
Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors
In Pennsylvania, you can receive continuing education from continuing education providers approved by the American Psychological Association. Since Marilia Marien is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education, licensed social workers, licensed clinical social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, and licensed professional counselors will be able to fulfill their continuing education requirement by attending continuing education programs sponsored by Marilia Marien.
To learn more about this, contact your state licensing board. You can also read more by going to the State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.
Marilia Marien is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists. Marilia Marien will comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content, and the treatment of program participants. The monitoring and assessment of compliance with these standards will be the responsibility of Marilia Marien in consultation with a continuing education committee.
When a grievance arises pertaining to continuing education programs or processes, the complainant should share the complaint as soon as possible, so that the nature of the concern may be addressed in a timely fashion. The complaint can be sent by email to CEprograminfo@gmail.com. In the subject line put: Grievance Policy Contact and the names of the program instructors. Alternatively, the complaint can be mailed to 1005 Pontiac Road #157, Drexel Hill, PA, 19026. On the back of the envelope, write: Grievance Policy Contact and the names of the program instructors.
Marilia Marien or, if she is one of the presenters, a member of the continuing education committee, will review the complaint and seek consultation as needed to address the concerns and arrive at a reasonable resolution. All possible care will be taken to uphold the confidentiality of the complainant. Marilia Marien or the member of the continuing education committee will formulate a response to the complaint, including any action if necessary, which will be conveyed directly to the complainant. For example, a grievance concerning a speaker will be conveyed to that speaker. A grievance concerning a program offering, content, facilities or costs may be resolved by modifications to future offerings, and/or by providing a partial or full refund to the complainant, or an alternative opportunity should that be possible. The complainant will be advised in writing via email or postal mail of the response to the complaint. If the grievance cannot be resolved by the above plan, Marilia Marien and the member of the continuing education committee assisting with resolution of the complaint will seek counsel from the American Psychological Association Office of CE Sponsor Approval in reference to any complaint that is not resolved at this stage of the procedure. The complainant will be advised in writing via email or postal mail of the response to the complaint, following this consultation. Every effort will be made to resolve the complaint within 14 business days of formal receipt of the complaint.
Confidential records of all grievances, the process of resolving the grievance and the outcome will be kept in the locked paper files and/or password protected computer files of Marilia Marien. A paper copy of the Grievance Policy is available upon request.