The Continuing Education requirement provides the opportunity for you to advance your advocacy skills and keep your knowledge current. Continuing education should be spread out over your two years of certification and go beyond the basics.

Formal guidance for Continuing Education can be found on the SAPRO website or on this Fact Sheet released by SAPRO.

32 hours of continuing education (CEUs) are required for renewal.

• The preferred method of CEU documentation is a signed page 14 of the DD Form 2950-1 or a signed DSAID printout. This is the only way to document in cases where certificates are not available.
• If training certificates are provided, they must clearly state your name, training date, number of hours, and include a physical or verified digital signature. If the certificate is missing any of these requirements, please use page 14 or DSAID.
• A minimum of 2 hours of victim advocacy ethics must be documented (general professional ethics nor HIPPA training do not meet the victim advocacy ethics requirement).
• Safe Helpline 101 or 102 is required for all renewals(can be online or in-person).
• 8 hours of “in-person” training. DoD SAPRO requires that 8 hours are “in-person” (the “in-person” training requirements may be met by attending live webinars but not by watching recordings.
• If you are a renewing applicant, you cannot repeat the same CEUs you completed for your prior renewal(s). If you take a training that has been updated, please be sure this is indicated in the documentation.
• You are not limited to sexual assault advocacy training – advocates should seek training in emerging issues in victim-focused, trauma-informed care relevant to your particular environment. However, no more than 12 hours can be from peripheral topics (such as suicide prevention). Although these topics are important, most of your CEUs should be more closely related to victim advocacy.
• Any training that is over 8 hours requires a training outline/agenda to be submitted with the application (ensure your name is written on the agenda so the documentation can be correctly assigned to your packet).