Kansas BSRB highlights CE Broker rollout and plans free jurisprudence webinars for licensees

The Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board told its Marriage and Family Therapy Advisory Committee that a partnership with CE Broker is intended to simplify continuing‑education documentation and speed the BSRB’s audit process, and that the agency plans a voluntary series of free jurisprudence‑style webinars for licensees.

David Fye, the BSRB executive director, described a portal (CE Broker) that allows licensees to upload continuing‑education records and categorize hours (for example, ethics or diagnosis/treatment). He said the portal is optional, that some providers may opt into paid tiers offered by the vendor, and that the BSRB has started rolling out the system for several professions with remaining professions scheduled to be added by year‑end.

Fye said a key benefit is operational efficiency: when a licensee is selected for an audit, staff can check the portal for uploaded documentation rather than exchanging records by email. He also said the BSRB plans to use the portal to allow course or provider preapproval (subject to statutory change) so courses could be listed as BSRB preapproved within CE Broker.

On continuing education access, the committee discussed difficulty finding approved ethics CE hours. In response, Fye proposed quarterly, 1‑hour webinars covering jurisprudence‑style material (unprofessional conduct regulation, licensure requirements and common renewal pitfalls). Attendance would be free and voluntary, and attendees who view the full session would receive one ethics CE hour. Fye said students could attend these webinars and that the webinars are part of a 'carrot' approach — offering benefit rather than imposing additional mandates.

The committee supported the idea of webinars and raised questions about content, which Fye said will include ethical decision making and professional conduct topics and will be similar in content to what might appear on a jurisprudence examination.

Next steps: BSRB to continue CE Broker rollouts for additional professions, pursue statutory language if needed to support preapproved courses/providers, and implement the webinar schedule once logistical details are finalized.