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Our social worker CE online courses, live webinars, online retreats and digital seminars help you stay up to date on the current best practices and cutting-edge theories in behavioral health. Leading experts in the field develop each course, and courses are vetted for compliance to ensure they meet ASWB ACE standards Continuing education hours are required and necessary for a social worker’s career. Not only to keep your license up-to-date, but so you can provide your clients with updated and accurate care. Now you can get the continuing education you need to be well-informed on new treatment developments and strategies, plus build your career through a convenient and affordable way that’s adaptable to your personal and professional needs. PESI gives you clinical resources on the widest range of topics including, trauma treatment , anxiety disorders , personality disorders , telehealth and much more, so you can easily expand your career goals and help your clients.

Certifications and Professional Advancement for Social Workers

One of the most accessible ways to demonstrate your professional commitment to serving specific populations or needs is by adding a certification that demonstrates your additional learning and engagement. Today's competitive hiring atmosphere also makes these endorsements an excellent investment in your career. PESI offers hundreds of resources so you can explore new ideas like Internal Family Systems (IFS) , discover how to use CBT for anxiety and OCD , understand antidepressant selection for clients with depression, and so much more. Self-paced online certification training courses include:

  • Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP Level I & II)
  • Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP)
  • Certified Addictions-Informed Professional (CAIMHP)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • And many more

With a variety of online trainings to choose from you’ll find everything you need to satisfy yearly CE requirements while deepening your understanding of your clients and patients. PESI also offers hundreds of free resources (and free CE hours!) to make exploring new areas of social work accessible. Whatever interests you, you’ll quickly find what you need to learn new skills, offer a wider range of treatment and expand your professional opportunities.

Continuing Education that Pushes the Envelope

PESI’s presenters and facilitators are some of the most in-demand practitioners, instructors, and researchers working in their fields. They work to build a diverse offering of presentations for students with a variety of learning styles. You’ll be able to make the most of your continuing education because we offer a number of ways to meet your credit requirements, including:

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Our comprehensive course library goes beyond just traditional online lectures. Step-by-step you’ll be guided through dozens of lessons from industry-leading experts and researchers who will share their practical techniques, skills, stories, and tips that you can immediately apply in your practice. Each online course comes with lifetime access and assessments designed to help you master the material, as well as discussion forums that give you the opportunity to learn the material with other professionals. Self-paced social work continuing education hour courses are available for most of the same topics covered in live CE seminars.

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Check Your State CE Requirements

If you're looking for continuing education courses designed to keep your licensing and certification up to date in every relevant area of professional practice you need, start by consulting your state guidelines to make sure you understand how to cover every requirement. From there you can plan an enriching year of learning that helps you hit your professional goals while keeping all your licensing and credentials up to date. It's efficient, it's easy to fit to your schedule, and new course offerings are being added as quickly as they are developed. Keep checking back for new webinar calendar dates and freshly developed courses.

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ACE: Approved Continuing Education

ACE approval demonstrates that a provider or course has been rigorously reviewed and found to offer quality continuing education according to best practices.

ASWB’s Approved Continuing Education program has been designed to review and approve high-quality CE providers and courses, whether they are delivered in person or via distance learning. This approval means that social work continuing education programs are generally acceptable to social work regulatory boards across the United States and Canada.

Ace standards.

Regardless of whether a CE provider pursues individual course approval or provider approval, programs must adhere to the ACE standards outlined in the ACE Handbook.

States and provinces that accept ACE

The ASWB Approved Continuing Education program approves continuing education providers and individual programs. When social workers choose courses created and offered by ACE providers or individual courses approved by ACE, they can trust they will receive high-quality content accepted by most U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions to meet licensure renewal requirements.

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With options for individual courses, conferences, or entire CE catalogs, top-notch social work continuing education providers benefit from ACE approval.

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Three ways to find social work CE credit

  • ACE providers Download a list of all approved ACE providers
  • Individual course and conference approval Approved individual courses and conferences are listed on our spreadsheet
  • Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education ASWB authorizes some Joint Accreditation providers to offer ACE credit to social workers

ACE individual course/conference approval

Individual course/conference approval evaluates individual courses and conference sessions and approves them for licensees to earn continuing education credit.

ACE provider approval

ACE provider approval is optimal for CE providers that offer a large number of courses or programs.

Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education

ACE collaborates with Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education for CE in multiple professions.

ACE approval

  • Serves as a mark of distinction recognized by social work licensing boards and social workers
  • Is currently recognized by most states and provinces in North America
  • Demonstrates that continuing education meets rigorous standards for quality and relevance
  • Supports competency in the social work profession
  • Allows providers to list and manage courses directly to an online database
  • Entitles providers to receive timely information on CE issues and requirements via the Continuing Competence newsletter

Are you eligible to apply to ACE?

  • Does your organization have a licensed social worker involved in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of social work continuing education?
  • Does your organization have someone with appropriate experience to serve as continuing education director?
  • Is your organization able to supply evaluation and documentation of programs?

If you can answer YES to all these questions, then you meet the minimum requirements and are eligible to apply to ACE.

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Professional development as an essential activity for ensuring quality social work services. The cornerstone of professional development is continuing your education. Regardless of career stage, social workers are ethically required to keep informed of current research, theory, and techniques that guide social work practice to better serve clients and constituents.

NASW is committed to helping social workers meet their professional development needs. This strong dedication has led to the creation of multiple professional development programs and products such as credentials, education and training courses, newsletters, employment information, resources, and publications. NASW members can receive both free CEs and CEs at discounted rates to fill their licensing or credentialing requirements when they participate in our professional development programs.

Below are resources that provide you with the continuing education you need to enhance your professional skills:

NASW’s Professional Education and Training Center

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  • Adolescent Risk Assessment: Predictors of Violence and Suicide
  • Achieving Cultural Competence to Reduce Health Disparities
  • Asperger's Syndrome & High Functioning Autism
  • Avoid Ethics Complaints & Malpractice Lawsuits: Effectively Manage High-Risk Clinical Situations
  • Breaking Free From Emotional Eating: Bulimia, Obesity, and Anorexia Nervosa

NASW launched in 2011 the Professional Education and Training Center . The Center is an online continuing education resource that social workers can use anytime, anywhere. Don’t worry about traveling costs or lost revenue from not working. Available 24 hours a day online, the Center offers NASW courses in a variety of formats—webinars, webcasts, podcasts, presentations, etc. The Center houses numerous courses in a variety of practice areas and the catalog continues to grow. You can sign up for course alerts when your course subjects become available!

NASW’s new Center is an excellent continuing education resource. All courses offered are NASW accredited and members receive discounted prices on CEs. Click here to access the Center’s course catalog.

Other Resources:

  • Continuing Education Portal The CE Portal is a national listing of quality continuing education offerings. A wealth of information at your finger tips where you can search by topic, location, and/or date. 
  • NASW Chapters NASW Chapters connect you to NASW chapter/state annual conferences and local continuing education programs and activities. Review an NASW Chapter Web site where you live and work to access continuing education events and a network of colleagues.
  • Risk Management Workshops (NASW Members Only) NASW Assurance Services, Inc. (ASI) offers risk management workshops with CEUs and online resources to reduce a social worker’s risk and exposure to an ethics complaint, licensing board complaint, or malpractice law suit. To learn more, visit the ASI Education Center .
  • NASW Lunchtime Series NASW members can take advantage of one-hour live teleconferences and earn 1.0 free CEUs. Can’t make a teleconference, but still want to earn the CEU? Listen to the podcast, download the audio file, or read the transcript later. The Lunchtime Series covers current topics of interest to social workers. Register to listen right away.
  • NASW Specialty Practice Sections Teleconferences (SPS Members Only) NASW Sections sponsor practice-based teleconferences exclusively for section members. The live teleconferences provide you with the opportunity to earn more free CEUs. The courses are available 24/7 by downloading the audio file or reading the transcript.

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Fall CE Programs and Conferences 2024

  join our membership today, virtual | 1.5  ces |  living in the in-between: unpacking mental health, assimilation, and acculturation in first-generation latine immigrants  | tuesday, september 3 (12-1:30pm est).

This workshop explores the mental health experiences of first-generation U.S. Latine immigrants as they navigate the complexities of assimilation and acculturation. The session covers various acculturation strategies, factors influencing assimilation and integration, and practical recommendations to support mental health and well-being within immigrant communities.  Speaker: Ysabel Garcia, MPH. Hosted by NASW-MA (CEs also approved for NASW-RI attendees). Fees: $15 NASW members & $35 for non-members.  Click here to Register .

Virtual |  1.5 CEs|  Childhood Trauma & Emotional Eating: A Trauma-Informed, Self-Compassion Approach to Healing  | Thursday, September 12 (12-1:30pm EST)

Research shows a link between early trauma and emotional eating. This workshop presents a weight-neutral and trauma-informed self-compassion-based approach to healing emotional eating for trauma survivors. Participants will learn how trauma affects their clients’ stress response and relationship with food, emotions, and their body and offers practical steps to heal.   Speaker: Diane Petrella, MSW. Fees: $15 NASW members & $35 for non-members.  Click here to Register .

Virtual |  1.5 CEs|  Unmasking Gambling Disorder: History, Risk Factors, and Pathways to Help  | Tuesday, September 17 (12-1:30pm EST)

This training session is designed to equip professionals with a deeper understanding of gambling disorder. We will explore the history of gambling, tracing its evolution and societal impacts. Participants will learn to identify the key signs and symptoms of gambling disorders, recognizing the behaviors and patterns associated with gambling addiction. The session will also delve into the various risk factors that contribute to the development of gambling problems, including psychological, social, and economic influences and pathways to help including information on available resources, treatment options, and support networks that can assist individuals affected by gambling disorder.   Speakers: Desiree Soto, MSW, LICSW and John Cipolla, Project and Helpline Coordinator. Fees: $15 NASW members & $35 for non-members   Click here to Register .

Virtual |  1.5 CEs|  Starting a Private Practice  |  Wednesday, September 25  (12-1:30pm EST)

In this webinar, we will discuss considerations when starting a private practice, pros and cons, as well as the steps involved .  Speaker: Julia Nepini MSW, LICSW, ACSW. Hosted by NASW-MA (CEs also approved for NASW-RI attendees). Fees: $15 NASW members & $35 for non-members.  Click here to Register .

Virtual | 1.5 CEs|  Grief and the Family Dynamic and How Social Workers can Help  |  Tuesday, October 22  (12-1:30pm EST)

Participants will explore Family Systems Theory in relation to family loss and examine family grief through a culturally curious lens. The speaker will also discuss the history, study, and definitions of grief to better understand the griever and impact on the family system. This workshop will identify some strategies for the helper as well as some strategies for the family to aid the family dynamic and the grieving process.  Speaker: Lauren J Yabut, LICSW, Nursing Home Administrator, Assisted Living Administrator. Hosted by NASW-MA (CEs also approved for NASW-RI attendees). Fees: $15 NASW members & $35 for non-members.  Click here to Register .

Virtual |  1.5 CEs|  How to Run a Successful Insurance Based Practice  |  Wednesday, November 6  (12-1:30pm EST)

Participants will be provided with the considerations, pros and cons, and steps to accepting insurance in their private practice.  Speaker: Julia Nepini MSW, LICSW, ACSW. Hosted by NASW-MA (CEs also approved for NASW-RI attendees). Fees: $15 NASW members & $35 for non-members.  Click here to Register .

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In-Person |  6 CEs  (3 in Professional Ethics & 3 in General) | NASW-RI & RISSWA Annual School Social Work Summit: Ethics and Advocacy for School Social Workers| Friday, November 8  (8-3:45pm EST)

Join us at the Crowne Plaza Providence Warwick (801 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, RI  02886) for our Annual School Social Work Summit 2024. Take a look at our conference workshop session:  Morning Workshop: Ethical and Risk Management Challenges in School Social Work: Essential Knowledge for Today's Practitioners, with Frederic Reamer, Ph.D.: This training will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of ethical, malpractice, and risk-management issues pertaining to school social work and the delivery of services to minors and their families.  Using extensive case material, participants will learn how to handle complex practice-based ethical dilemmas, prevent professional malpractice, and avoid liability.  Emphasis will be on practical strategies designed to protect children, professionals, and other school personnel and administrators.   Afternoon Workshop: Office of the Child Advocate 101 and More!, with Katelyn Medeiros, Esquire and Kara A. Foley, MSW: The Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) is the independent state agency that oversees the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF). We will provide an overview of the responsibilities of the OCA as the oversight agency to DCYF, and how the OCA is a resource to the Rhode Island community. The OCA will also discuss how the office intervenes on individual cases and how the OCA monitors the children served by the child welfare, children’s behavioral health, and juvenile justice systems in Rhode Island. This conference is  sponsored by RISSWA (Rhode Island School Social Work Affiliates).   Fee: $60 for NASW members and non-members (registration fees are being subsidized by a RI Department of Education Grant.  Click here to Register .

Virtual |  1.5 CEs|  Ethics Management: Reducing Your Risk & Liability in Social Work  |  Tuesday, November 12  (12-1:30pm EST)

In this webinar, attendees will learn about the basics of ethics that impact their clinical practice, such as boundaries, clinical documentation and conflicts of interest. Strategies to reduce practitioner risk and liability will be explored. This webinar is geared towards newly licensed and practicing Social Workers & therapists.  Speaker: Melissa Santoro, LICSW. Fees: $15 NASW members & $35 for non-members.  Click here to Register .

Virtual |  1.5 CEs|  Addressing Depression And Substance Use Disorders During The Holidays  | Tuesday, December 10 (12-1:30pm EST)

An overview of symptoms, relapse warning signs, intervention strategies, and coping skills for depression and substance use disorders during the holiday season. Coping skills and intervention strategies presented will focus on how to help client's navigate the holidays while experiencing depression or early recovery from substances. Speaker: Kendra Apici, LICSW. Fees: $15 NASW members & $35 for non-members.  Click here to Register .

Participant Expectations for Virtual Programs and Conferences

Our chapter is committed to providing the best online experience for all program and conference participants. we expect participants: 

  • to be respectful, professional, and collaborative with the presenter(s), staff, and all other participants in the virtual room.
  • to refrain from interrupting a presentation unless asked by the presenter or staff to join conversation or unmute yourself.
  • to refrain from harassing, discriminatory, intimidating, or demeaning behavior and language, in the room or the chat.
  • to not share personal information from another participant during/after the program and without their consent. 

Participants who fail to comply with our code of conduct will be removed from the room, and will not receive a refund.     

Participation : all participants are muted throughout the full program. Add your questions and comments in the chat. If instructed by the presenter or staff, participants can unmute themselves to contribute to a discussion. The last 15 minutes are reserved for a session.

Recordings : most programs and conferences are recorded and later posted to the nasw online ce institute . These are available on this site for purchase. participants will be notified in the beginning of the program if it is being recorded. Please note, if you're attending a program live, you must stay for the full duration to receive ce credit. Recording links will not be shared post-session. 

Certificate : all participants must complete a course evaluation form to receive credit. CE certificates will be emailed 1-2 weeks post-webinar. 

Social Work Online CE Institute

NASW offers hundreds of continuing education (ce) courses in a variety of formats—webinars, webcasts, podcasts, presentations, and more . All courses offered through this program are accredited by either the NASW national office or one of NASW chapters and NASW members receive discounted prices.

Please note that NASW accreditation does not imply automatic acceptance by all state boards. individuals should check with their licensing board on whether a specific program will be accepted for continuing education purposes.

Application Forms

  • CE Application (PDF)
  • CE Guidelines 2023 (PDF)
  • CE Repeat Use Form (2025)

The Rhode Island Social Work Licensing Law requires that all Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW) and Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers (LICSW) receive a total of 30 CE credits per licensing cycle: three (3) of which must be in professional ethics; and three (3) in cross-cultural practice to include the alleviation of oppression.

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Continuing Education (CE or CEU) courses are required to maintain your social work license. Visit the resources below to learn more about what CE courses are, what the CE requirements are in Pennsylvania, and to find CE courses.

 


Unsure of where to start looking for Continuing Education (CE) courses approved for use in Pennsylvania? You've come to the right place! Find a variety of NASW-sponsored live webinars, workshops, on-demand coursework, and more.

 

Have questions about Pennsylvania's Continuing Education requirements? We have answers!

 

Is your organization looking to offer CE courses? Then consider applying for social work accreditation through the NASW-Pennsylvania Chapter.

 

Complete this form to request a Continuing Education (CE) certificate from the NASW-Pennsylvania Chapter. This form is ONLY for NASW-PA approved workshops.











     
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By Sue Coyle, MSW Social Work Today

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The UB School of Social Work is proud to announce the Online Part-Time Doctor of Social Work (DSW) in Social Welfare Program!

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DSW Program overview

About the Program

Our 39-credit DSW program is aimed at experienced social workers with a desire to advance their professional practice and address research-to-practice gaps through the application of implementation science . DSW students will learn to effectively integrate evidence into the practice setting to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our program incorporates the signature strengths of the school’s  trauma-informed and human rights (TI-HR)  perspective into the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based treatments with vulnerable populations.

As a part-time, fully online program, the DSW capitalizes on the latest digital technologies to innovate social work education and practice. Graduates are prepared to assume leadership in the implementation and dissemination of advanced social work practice and contribute to advancing equity and bringing a TI-HR perspective into practice.  

Based on coursework and knowledge gained within the program, students implement a Capstone Project in their agency with a target population.

Three fundamental aspects make our online DSW program unique:

  • Utilizes implementation science to translate research into best practice interventions and identify strategies to address barriers to effective service delivery and program uptake. This is applicable at all levels of social work practice, and in both clinical and non-clinical settings.
  • Incorporates a  trauma-informed and human rights perspective  to truly transform social work practice.
  • Integrates  state-of-the-art digital technologies  to innovate social work education and practice, as our  students use virtual reality and develop a global professional collaborative network.
  • Credit hours: 39
  • Program length: 3 years (7 semesters), part-time
  • Program start: Fall semester only

Fall Semester

SW 620 Digital Technology and Professional Collaboration Networks for Social Work Practice SW 626 Doctoral Seminar in Trauma and Human Rights

Spring Semester

SW 621 Concepts in Implementation Science SW 622 Evaluating & Utilizing Evidence-Based Practices in Social Work

SW 624 Methods in Implementation Science I SW 627 Organizational Characteristics & Implementing Evidence-Based Practice

SW 631 DSW Capstone I: Identifying Evidence-Based Interventions for Translation SW 635 Methods in Implementation Science II

Summer Semester

SW 632 DSW Capstone II: Designing Implementation Strategies SW XXX Elective*

SW 633 DSW Capstone III: Testing Implementation Strategies SW 629 Disseminating, Spreading/Scaling, and Sustaining Interventions

SW 634 DSW Capstone IV: Evaluating & Disseminating Interventions

* Electives:  Students must complete one 3-credit elective throughout the DSW program. The elective will be selected in consultation with the DSW Program Director. The elective should have a direct relevance to the student’s substantive area and/or enable the student to expand pedagogical skills. In any case, students should have a clear rationale for electives they select.

Suggested elective:

SW 628 Teaching and Pedagogy

In general, electives should be taken at the graduate level and from within the UBSSW DSW or Master of Social Work (MSW) program. In order to take a MSW course for DSW elective credit:

  • The course must be taught by a faculty member holding a doctorate.
  • The instructor must agree to adjust assignments and expectations to qualify as doctoral-level work.
  • Course content may not duplicate a previous course (including from the student’s MSW program).
  • The student must submit a DSW Elective Permission form, including clear justification, for review and approval by their advisor and the DSW Program Director prior to enrolling in the course.

Capstone Project

Capstone project overview.

The Capstone Project is a four-semester process incorporating implementation science principles and strategies to promote the adoption and integration of evidence-based interventions in direct practice settings and advance the trauma-informed human rights perspective. Under guidance from DSW program faculty, students independently identify and pursue a problem, intervention, and implementation research question(s) of their choice. They then implement the intervention at their agency with a target population. The target population can include clients, practitioners, administrators, volunteers, and/or other individuals associated with or served by the student’s agency.

Capstone Project Proposal

During the first two semesters of the four semester Capstone Project, students will develop an Implementation Research Project Proposal. The proposal must include a literature review; theory, model and/or conceptual framework; implementation science strategies; methodology; analytic strategy; and timeline for completion of work. Students will also need to complete requisite university Institutional Review Board (IRB) steps as well as obtain any agency required IRB (if applicable). 

Capstone Project Implementation, Evaluation, and Dissemination

Provided faculty approval is granted, students will move forward with the implementation, evaluation, and dissemination phase of their Capstone Project during their last two semesters. With faculty support, students implement their proposed project, collect and analyze data, and critically evaluate their results. Students must develop and submit a Capstone Project Final Paper which is a written description of their project. The assignment is designed to provide students with a product that will provide the basis for a manuscript for publication or other means of dissemination.   

Online Course Delivery Methods

  • The DSW will require a mandatory orientation session in August before the start of the program. 
  • The DSW program can be completed without physically coming to campus. Online courses can have both synchronous and asynchronous components to them.  Synchronous sessions will require students to log on at a specific day and time for live video sessions, while asynchronous means students have the flexibility to complete required work within a prescribed time frame and deadline. Faculty members will advise students on the number of synchronous sessions required in any course. 

Receive NY Social Work Contact Hours

Select DSW courses are approved for NYSED social work contact hours to renew your license registration. If you have a license in another state, check with your state regulatory board to determine if NY hours will be accepted in your state. Each of the 3-credit online DSW courses listed on the form is approved for 45 NYSED live online social work contact hours.

Use the form below to request a contact hours certificate upon completion of DSW coursework.

Tuition and Cost of Attendance

Approved tuition rates for fall 2024 are as follows. 

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Tuition
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$800 $1,092
Tuition + Fees
(per credit hour)

DSW students will be required to purchase a stand-alone virtual reality headset that will be used throughout the DSW program. The estimated cost is $300-$400. Details on the specific headset to be purchased will be provided upon acceptance into the program.

DSW students can apply for financial aid via the FAFSA .  

To qualify for the in-state tuition rate, admitted students must provide proof of New York State residency. Visit the  accepted student information page for details. 

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The Office of Continuing Education is committed to becoming the leader and expert in providing lifelong education to social work professionals and creating a interdisciplinary community of extraordinary advocates, clinicians, and community organizers.

Ready to explore new avenues or advance your current career? Our continuing education programs offer many opportunities to develop new skills, gain greater knowledge, and move your career forward. Our instructors include the best minds in our community, state, and nation, and trainings cover the topics most important to you.

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Scheduled Live Trainings

The Ethics of School Social Work: Are You as Ethical as You Can Be? (3 CE)

The Ethics of School Social Work: Are You as Ethical as You Can Be? (3 CE)

August 16, 2024 @ 9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ET

Virtual via CarmenZoom

Licensure Review for Social Workers (6 CE)

Licensure Review for Social Workers (6 CE)

August 23, 2024 @ 10 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. ET

Unveiling Problem Gambling Disorder Among Asian Americans (2 CE)

Unveiling Problem Gambling Disorder Among Asian Americans (2 CE)

August 30, 2024 @ 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET

October 25, 2024 @ 10 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. ET

2024 ADAMH Cultural Responsiveness Series: Refugee, Immigrant and Asylum-seeking Persons Population Support (3 CE)

2024 ADAMH Cultural Responsiveness Series: Refugee, Immigrant and Asylum-seeking Persons Population Support (3 CE)

November 13, 2024 @ 9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ET

Self-paced Trainings

Centering collective trauma care and healing, centering collective trauma care & healing (non-ceu), homicidal youth, technology-based care, intergenerational programs: evidence in practice, addiction 101-fundamentals of addiction, social work supervision, motivational interviewing: conversations about change, ethics of working with veterans and service members as a vulnerable population, recovery and relapse prevention, understanding and implementing the dsm-5, the brain science of addiction, public health ethics: understanding and evaluating bias in public health initiatives, military 101: understanding military culture, co-sponsorship opportunities.

Continuing Education offers co-sponsorship opportunities for those seeking professional development. As an approved provider for the Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage, and Family Therapist (CSWMFT) board, Ohio Chemical Dependency Board Treatment and Prevention, and ACE through the National Association of Social Workers Board (ASWB), we will work directly with you on your organization’s professional needs. If you are interested in partnering on your continuing education program, please contact us ( [email protected] ).

Select from a variety of options depending on your unique need and funding availability. The following co-sponsorship package examples are based on a 3-hour course with 50-149 participants. Packages may need to be adjusted based on specific outcomes.

Bronze Package

Silver package, (most selected) gold package, platinum package, accreditation.

The Ohio State University College of Social Work, (Provider: RCST111747), is an approved* provider for The State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist (CSWMFT) Board. *All courses hosted by CSWCE are approved for this Board unless the course description states otherwise.

The Ohio State University College of Social Work, (Provider: 50-24068), is an approved* provider for
The Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals (OCDP) Board. *Courses that have been approved for this Board will note the appropriate content areas in the course description.

The Ohio State University College of Social Work, (Provider: 1628), is approved* to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 4/30/22-4/30/25.

*Courses that have been approved for this Board will have the above statement listed in the course description.

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continuing education courses for social workers

Intro to Goals, Clinical Concerns, and Opportunities In Behavioral Health Managed Care : It’s Not Your Grandpa’s Chevy’  

Understanding the Scope and Impact of the Healthcare Family Reform Movement Toward a Managed System of Care. Introduction to Clinical Concerns and Opportunities for Behavioral Health Professionals under a Family Managed System of Care. Understanding the Concept of Care Management and Utilization Review – It’s a ‘Medical Model’ – even if we are delivering short term counseling which is typically not considered to be “medical” in nature. It’s important to understand that Care Management is a PHILOSOPHY which approaches approval for behavioral health services in a whole new way, and required justification from those who deliver services which surpasses that which was required in the past. Identify Clinical Approaches and Intervention Programs Which Are Workable and Appropriate Under a Managed System of Care. This is a free ceu course from the aswb resources.

Price = free

CE Credit =   1.5 hours

Free CEUs For Social Workers

Cornerstones of Care: Professionalism

The effective delivery of dialysis treatment requires each clinician be skilled in multiple areas. Whereas most renal professionals receive training regarding the clinical aspects of the initiation, monitoring, and discontinuation of a dialysis treatment, less attention is paid to other important issues associated with effective care. Specifically, the issue of Professionalism has been demonstrated to be a critical component in the delivery of a successful health care experience.

CE Credit =   1.0 hour

All the Social Work continuing education requirements do vary very much. The actual number of Social Work CE units which are allowed to be taken online from accreditated online CEUS providers do vary from county to county and state to state so it’s vitally important that you check with your social work state board and inquire to find out exactly how many social work continuing education courses your allowed to take. Again check your social work state board to check how many social ceu courses your required to take to renew your license.

Free Continuing Education Courses For Social Workers

All the social work continuing education ce courses we have listed on this site are not the intellectual property of GetFreeCEUs.com, we do not own or have the right to offer any social work ceu courses and we are not responsible for them. Please always refer to your provider’s website to check for accreditation and approved ceu course information for your continuing education for your specific board and profession. Also please always check the terms and conditions offered.

All the social work ceu courses listed above are strictly to fulfill continuing education program requirements for social workers on a national level. Again all the education courses are for continuing education for social workers for license renewal. But check with your state board because the (nasw) accept continuing education courses or ceu courses from our partners website.

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Yes they are 100% free CEU courses, all courses are approved by the NASW.

Yes, these CEUs are only for social worker license renewal in the US.

Yes, these free CEU courses will count towards SW license renewal in all 50 states.

Yes, all of our partner websites are accredited and approved by the NASW.

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Top 25 Requested Courses

UC Davis Human Services offers hundreds of professional development courses through our Custom Training and Services program. To help you identify which training offerings may work well for your staff, teams and organization, here’s a list of our most requested courses from the most recently completed fiscal year.

  • Fiscal Essentials for Public Assistance Programs
  • Supervisor Development Series I: Leading from the Inside Out
  • Public Assistance Lead Worker Series
  • Time and Caseload Management for Eligibility Workers
  • Mandated Domestic Abuse Training for CalWORKs Staff
  • Cross Cultural Awareness - Implicit Bias and Cultural Competence
  • Customer Service - It starts on the Inside
  • Project Management Skills for Executive Leaders and Managers
  • Diffusing Hostility and Violence
  • Effective Communication with Challenging Behaviors
  • Defusing Hostile Situations: Crisis Intervention De-escalation Techniques Trauma-Informed Practice
  • Foundations in Youth and SOGIE
  • Mandatory and Voluntary Reporting-Processing the SAR 7
  • Foundations in SOGIE
  • Mandated Domestic Abuse Training for Welfare to Work Staff
  • Intermediate Excel: Dealing with Data
  • De-escalation Techniques for Challenging Behaviors
  • Project Management and Delegation
  • Vicarious & Secondary Trauma: Toxic Stress, Compassion Fatigue, and Burnout
  • Connecting with Others
  • Practicing Mindfulness at Work
  • CalWORKs Time on Aid (Time Clocks)
  • Noncitizen Eligibility Across All Programs
  • Coaching Skills in Welfare to Work
  • Long Term Care and Home and Community Alternatives in Medi-Cal

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  1. Continuing Education

    Continuing Education (CE) NASW is committed to helping social workers meet their professional development needs. This has led us to create multiple professional development programs and products such as credentials, education and training courses, newsletters, employment information, resources, and publications.

  2. Continuing Education (CE) Courses

    Note: NASW Professional Development services for the Professional Education and Training Program and the Credentialing Center are participating programs with the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA). National Association of Social Workers. 750 First Street, NE Suite 800. Washington, DC 20002. About NASW.

  3. Continuing Education for Social Workers

    PESI offers hundreds of online and live courses that satisfy your CE requirements and help you stay updated on the latest best practices and theories in behavioral health. You can also earn certifications, access free resources, and learn from leading experts in the field.

  4. Online CE Credits for Social Workers

    The most relevant course topics. To best serve social workers, Continued offers CE courses that address the latest research and important social work topics such as cultural competence, substance abuse, ethics, and trauma-informed care. Continued Social Work is an ASWB Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Provider with courses widely accepted by ...

  5. Continuing Education

    The Rutgers School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is approved as an ACE provider (provider #1849) to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit.

  6. ACE: Approved Continuing Education

    The ASWB Approved Continuing Education program approves continuing education providers and individual programs. When social workers choose courses created and offered by ACE providers or individual courses approved by ACE, they can trust they will receive high-quality content accepted by most U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions to meet licensure ...

  7. Continuing Education For Social Workers

    LaKeitha W. Elite courses average 4.3 out of 5 stars from 2k+ social worker reviews. Elite Healthcare provides social worker continuing education with quality and affordable courses for CEU credits to maintain your professional license.

  8. 26 Hours for only $74

    Special Offer: 26 Hours for Only $74. Why Use NetCE? As a Jointly Accredited Organization, NetCE is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program.

  9. Workshops and Webinars

    Additional Ethics Training. The Office of Ethics and Professional Review (OEPR) develops and provides ethics training to Chapters upon request and availability. If your Chapter is interested in having our office conduct CE approved ethics trainings, please contact 202-408-8600, ext. 231. There is no charge for the training.

  10. Professional Education & Training

    The Center is an online continuing education resource that social workers can use anytime, anywhere. Don't worry about traveling costs or lost revenue from not working. Available 24 hours a day online, the Center offers NASW courses in a variety of formats—webinars, webcasts, podcasts, presentations, etc. The Center houses numerous courses ...

  11. Social Work Courses

    Access continuing education courses and content anywhere, on any device, including your phone and tablet. Multiple Formats. ... Courses address valuable social work topics and are presented by industry-leading experts. We offer live webinars as well as self-paced video, audio, and text courses to fit your learning style and your busy schedule. ...

  12. Social Work CE credits

    Fri, Aug 9, 2024 at 11:00 am EDT. Course: #2265 Level: Introductory 1 Hour. View CE/CEU Offered. This webinar delves into the multifaceted roles, applications, and practices of medical social workers. It explores the ethical considerations and values associated with the right to healthcare, including an analysis of the ETHIC model.

  13. CE Programs/Applications

    Social Work Online CE Institute. NASW offers hundreds of continuing education (ce) courses in a variety of formats—webinars, webcasts, podcasts, presentations, and more.All courses offered through this program are accredited by either the NASW national office or one of NASW chapters and NASW members receive discounted prices.

  14. Social Workers CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, NetCE is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing ...

  15. Social Work Continuing Education Courses

    Education and Cognitive Functioning Across the Lifespan (2 CE) $24.99. Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work (1 CE) $14.99. Suicide Prevention, Risk Assessment, and Intervention (6 CE) $79.99. Working with Suicidal Clients (3 CE) $34.99. Domestic Violence: Spousal and Partner Abuse (8 CE)

  16. Rutgers University School of Social Work: Continuing Education

    Partners In Your Professional Development. Log In To Your Continuing Education Account; Create a Continuing Education Participant Account; Browse the Current Workshop Online Catalog

  17. Continuing Education: NASW-PA Chapter

    Complete this form to request a Continuing Education (CE) certificate from the NASW-Pennsylvania Chapter. This form is ONLY for NASW-PA approved workshops. National Association of Social Workers Pennsylvania Chapter. Pennsylvania's largest association of social workers. We advocate for the field of social work and the clients served by social ...

  18. Live CEUs for Social Workers

    Adults with ADHD - Live Online Interactive (3 CE) $89.00. Cultural Diversity and Social Justice - Live Online Interactive (4 CE) $109.00. Child Abuse: Assessment and Reporting - Live Online Interactive (7 CE) $169.00. Substance Misuse - Live Online Interactive (7 CE) $169.00. HIV/AIDS - Live Online Interactive (7 CE)

  19. Continuing Education

    CE Approval. NASW ME can provide certification for organizations and individuals seeking Continuing Education (CE) approval for trainings, workshops, and conferences. For additional information and an application form, please contact NASW ME Program Coordinator, KC Beaupain, at [email protected].

  20. Board of Licensed Social Workers : Continuing Education : State of Oregon

    This process is a Special Review only available for social workers registered with the Board who wish to obtain individual approval. The Boards Continuing Education Committee may review up to 10 hours of credit per reporting period for continuing education activities not approved by a mental health professional body (OAR 877-025-0006).

  21. DSW Online

    2/27/24 Continuing Education; 7/23/24 Social Impact Fellows; Read article. ... Integrates state-of-the-art digital technologies to innovate social work education and practice, ... Select DSW courses are approved for NYSED social work contact hours to renew your license registration. If you have a license in another state, check with your state ...

  22. Social Work CEU: Ethical Practice in Divisive Times

    After completing her clinical training under Dr. Roger Nooe, Professor Emeritus from UT Knoxville and former CLO Director of Social Services, Wright became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in 2015. She provides clinical supervision to CLO social workers seeking licensure, and she has served as a field instructor for social work students from ...

  23. Continuing Education

    Co-Sponsorship Opportunities. Continuing Education offers co-sponsorship opportunities for those seeking professional development. As an approved provider for the Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage, and Family Therapist (CSWMFT) board, Ohio Chemical Dependency Board Treatment and Prevention, and ACE through the National Association of Social Workers Board (ASWB), we will work directly with ...

  24. Live Webinar Courses for Social Work CE credits

    Fri, Aug 9, 2024 at 11:00 am EDT. Course: #2265 Level: Introductory 1 Hour. View CE/CEU Offered. This webinar delves into the multifaceted roles, applications, and practices of medical social workers. It explores the ethical considerations and values associated with the right to healthcare, including an analysis of the ETHIC model.

  25. Take a free Social Work course today!

    The course library is developed and overseen by an experienced team of social workers and industry professionals. Mobile-Friendly Access continuing education courses and content anywhere, on any device, including your phone and tablet.

  26. Free EMDR Certification

    The University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work is excited to partner with the PA Department of Human Services' Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) to provide high-quality Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) training and certification to qualified PA Medicaid mental health providers with the intent of increasing knowledge, expertise, and skillsets.

  27. MSW Program

    A world-class MSW education from the first school of Social Work in the United States. Columbia School of Social Work has been a leader in social work education, training, and research since 1898. It joins rigorous academic theory with real-world practice to enhance the welfare of citizens and communities in New York City, across the nation ...

  28. Free Social Work CEUS (August 2024)

    Welcome! We are very excited to sponsor this website project dedicated to providing Free Social Work Continuing Education Courses for SW license renew. How It Works: Step 1: Click a social worker CEU course by clicking on the title or by clicking the green buttons. Step 2: Read the CEU course material on our partner website. Step 3: Take the test on our partner website.

  29. Top 25 Requested Courses

    To help you identify which training offerings may work well for your staff, teams and organization, here's a list of our most requested courses from the most recently completed fiscal year. Fiscal Essentials for Public Assistance Programs; Supervisor Development Series I: Leading from the Inside Out; Public Assistance Lead Worker Series

  30. SW Continuing Education Questions

    The Council does not approve continuing education courses. Instead, the Council has adopted rules that outline what is considered appropriate continuing education. This means a licensee can receive continuing education from any person or organization that provides the education in accordance with the Council's rules.