Frequently Asked Questions
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Certification demonstrates that you have met clear and established guidelines of training and experience. Many providers take pride in developing a specialty in particular approaches, and obtaining a certification is one way to emphasize and give credibility to those efforts. For some, certification may help to distinguish themselves in the marketplace.
Many clients benefit from knowing that their providers have verified training and experience. An added feeling of confidence in providers may increase belief and expectancy that the treatment is effective.
Competency is a life-long pursuit and not a black or white construct (i.e., competent versus not competent). Competency relates to training to acquire relevant professional and scientific knowledge, experience with the appropriate supervision and/or consultation to acquire professional skills, and the ability to recognize one’s limits of competency, signaling the need for further training, experience, supervision, consultation, or to refer the client on to another professional.
Evergreen Certifications recognizes training from accredited continuing education courses and workshops. Pre-approved courses are listed on individual certification pages. If you are unsure if a course meets the requirements for certification, please submit a copy of the course title, speaker, outline, and learning objectives to info@evergreencertifications.com for review.
The certification approval process takes between 4-6 weeks.
Evergreen defines the following terms as such:
Certificate Programs indicate successful completion of a course, or series of courses, that recognize a specialty area of practice or set of skills. This demonstrates knowledge at a set time and has no ongoing requirements.
Professional Certifications are time-limited recognition evidencing competency as measured against predetermined and standardized criteria, typically by application and/or exam. These standardized criteria can include both academic and non-academic accomplishments such as hours in practice and licensure requirements. Certifications have ongoing requirements to maintain certification that require the holder to demonstrate s/he continues to meet or exceed the requirements set by the organization.
A full refund of your purchase can be issued within 30 days from the day in which we approve your certification or renewal.
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Three things could have happened: 1. There’s a short delay of 10 minutes in updating the registry. 2. Your Certification through Evergreen Certifications is not Active. Only Active Certifications are listed. 3. You have not filled out the Provider Registry fields within your account profile.
Because we are an independent organization, we are not connected to any state or national boards at this time. We recommend reaching out directly to inquire if they would accept our certifications.