Continuing Education Book Report Submission

Each accepted book report is equivalent to four CEUs. Your book choice must come from the approved book list which can be found in the Bibliography section. After reading your chosen book, follow the directions and answer the following questions. Each book report must be submitted to a reviewer with a review fee of $10. The book reviewer will acknowledge the satisfactory completion of the book review with a Certficate of Completion. Contact mhtp@mhtp.org to be assigned a book reviewer.

Your book report will be read and evaluated according to the criteria listed below. If your submission has met these criteria you will receive a letter of certificate equivalent to four CEUs. If the book report does not meet the criteria, the reviewer will give you an explanation of why it did not meet the criteria and you may re-submit the book report to be evaluated again if you wish to.

Directions: For each book you choose, complete a separate submission form. Please put your name, date on the top of each page. The length should be at least 1000 words and not more than 3000 words.

1. Identify the book title, author, year and publisher and state why you chose to read this book.
2. Which words/sections stick in your mind the most after reading this book?
3. What do you hear these words/sections saying that relate to your practice as a CMP?
4. What do you hear as the author’s theme in this book?
5. Choose a main tenet of MHTP (i.e, code of ethics, mission statement, module objectives) to compare and contrast it to your answer in number 4. In other words, discuss the similarities and/or differences between what you believe to be the author’s theme as it relates to a main tenet of MHTP.
6. After reading this book, what would you like to learn more about and why?

It is important that you answer these questions after reading this book from your own point of view. The reviewer does not have to agree with your views, however, your answers will be evaluated as ‘satisfactory or unsatisfactory’ and you must receive at least 75% satisfactory to receive credit for your book report.

1. Answers accurately reflect the work of the book’s author.
2. Answers develop relevant points of view/arguments.
3. Answers accurately reflect the main tenets of MHTP.
4. Justifies and/or explains reasons for point(s) of view.
5. Demonstrates a sense of fair-mindedness