1. What are the benefits of joining CRA? Ongoing training opportunities provided which allow you to maintain and expand your rehabilitation skills. CRC & CVE certification maintenance. Encouraging professionalism. Networking & professional contacts. Promoting legislative awareness. Publications. Check out the NRA national web site for more.

2. How do I become a member of CRA? Anyone can be actively involved with CRA. Although everyone is invited to our meetings and training programs, members get a discount on registration. Membership forms are available on the NRA national web site.

3. What types of educational programs do you offer? CRA typically holds one annual daylong conference every fall generally in Denver and/or the surrounding area. The purpose of these conferences is to enable colleagues to access convenient training applicable to their every day business. Topics are decided upon from previous conference attendee input,
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4. What if I need continuing education for other professional certifications?
   CRA is willing to provide a letter certifying your attendance to any conference we facilitate to your professional organization. Submitting for credit should then be followed according to your professional organization's rules.

5. How do I submit for continuing education credit to CRCC?
   CRA makes every effort to get pre-approval credit hours for our conferences. It would then be your responsibility to submit the attendance verification sheet provided at the end of trainings to CRCC with the appropriate requested materials.  Here are some guidelines: 

   Confused About How to Submit Your Continuing Education?

   
   

   A lthough it might seem baffling at first, submitting your hours of continuing education to CRCC is not as difficult as it seems!

   Pre-Approved Courses

   Companies apply and pay a fee to CRCC to review their course, conference or seminar in advance. CRCs and CCRCs who take the course simply write their CRC or CCRC Customer number on the attendance verification form and submit to CRCC. No additional fees are necessary! Originals are not required, and forms will NOT be returned, so be sure to COPY your continuing education before sending it to CRCC. Contact the provider of the course if you’re not sure if it is pre-approved for continuing education.

   Courses Not Pre-Approved

   As long as the content applies to at least one of the domain focus areas found on the Post Approval of continuing Education form found on the last page of your renewal guide, you may submit courses for continuing education that have not been pre-approved (there are courses that do not contain a CRC or CCRC Approval Number on the certificate of completion). Simply complete the Post Approval of Continuing Education form in your renewal guide and submit it with the certificate of completion and $10.00 processing fee per course. If you’ve completed four or more courses within a single calendar year (January through December) and submit the verification at the same time, you only pay a flat $35.00, no matter how many courses are submitted, for each calendar year. Verification forms will not be returned, so make a photocopy before sending.

   College/University Courses

   Taking a college class? If the content falls under one of the domain focus areas, you can receive credit. Simply copy your syllabus or course description and submit it along with the ORIGINAL grade report or official transcript and a completed Post Approval of Continuing Education form. There is no fee, and the grade report/transcript WILL be returned to you. You receive 15 clock hours for each semester hour of credit (10 clock hours for each quarter hour).

   Can’t Find Your Renewal Guide? Complementary downloads of the Renewal and Continuing Education manual are ound on CRCC’s website www.crccertification.com

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6. If I am studying to take the certification exam, is help available?
   CRA board members are willing to provide any individual interested in obtaining the CRC and/or CVE resources to assist in your studies.

7. I have a great idea for CRA! Who do I contact? Contact any board member! Let us know, we would be more than happy to explore and/or expand. Board member's email addresses are listed on our web site.

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