Program Information

Grand Valley State University works hard to bring our social workers the continuing education clock hours that are required by the state of Michigan. Our goal is to offer quality courses that are meaningful and applicable to professional social workers. We also provide small, personal, and intellectual environments to optimize your learning experience.

The below programs have been approved for Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Clock Hours through the School of Social Work at Grand Valley State University.  Payment is due upon registering for the course.  Participants must attend/view the entire program to receive continuing education hours.  No partial credit can be awarded.

Click on the title of each course below for additional information and registration. 


2023-2024 Synchronous (live) SWCE Programs 

These programs are offered either in-person or virtually via Zoom in a live, synchronous format.  Please check the mode of instruction below for more information.  To receive an email update when additional courses are made available, please subscribe to our emailing list.

Date

Title

Cost

Mode of Instruction

SWCE Credits

Duration

Flyer

3/22/2024

FRIDAY

Ethical Decision Making in Administration and Supervision

Meets the Ethics licensure requirement. 

$99

In-Person

5

9:00am - 2:30pm

View Flyer

4/19/2024

FRIDAY

Healing What is Unseen: Implicit Bias

Meets the Implicit Bias licensure requirement. 

$49

Online - Live via Zoom

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

View Flyer

4/26/2024

FRIDAY

Chronic Disorganization Challenges and Strategies

$49

In-Person

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

View Flyer

5/10/2024

FRIDAY

Seeing Systems Through a Native American Lens

$49

***Free to all MDHHS and private agency child welfare workers***

In-Person

3

8:45am - 12:00pm

View Flyer

Self-Paced Programs

This section includes fully asynchronous, on-demand courses that participants can complete at their own pace.  Upon registration and payment for the asynchronous course(s), a confirmation will be emailed to the participant with instructions on how to log into Blackboard, our online course system.  If you have any issues accessing your course, please call our office at 616-331-7180 or email [email protected].  You must receive a passing score of 80% or better on the post-test to receive credit for the course.  Upon successful completion of the course(s), your Michigan Social Work Continuing Education certificate will be made available to download within Blackboard, our online course system.  Please download and save/print this upon finishing the course.  If you've finished a course and no longer have access to the certificate, please email us for a replacement copy: [email protected].

"What about Implicit Bias??" - The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has recently clarified that the Implicit Bias requirement can be completed fully asynchronously (self-paced).  Given this recent clarification, we are currently developing a self-paced option that will fulfill the Implicit Bias licensure requirement and count for continuing education credits.  If you would like to receive an update when we have made this available, please subscribe to our email updates here.  For more information, please view the LARA Public Health Code R 338.7004 Implicit bias training standards or FAQ document

Cost

Title

Mode of Instruction

SWCE Credits

Duration

$20

Adolescent Human Trafficking: An Introduction and Overview New!

Online, Self-Paced

2 (MEETS HUMAN TRAFFICKING REQUIREMENT)

2-hours

$40

Dismantling Implicit Bias Through Reflective Practices and Reflexivity  New!

Online, Self-Paced

4 (MEETS IMPLICIT BIAS REQUIREMENT)

4-hours

$20

Acupuncture & Other Traditional Chinese Medicinal Practices for Effective Pain Management  New!

Online, Self-Paced

2 (MEETS PAIN REQUIREMENT)

2-hours

$20

Human Trafficking for Social Workers

Online, Self-Paced

2 (MEETS HUMAN TRAFFICKING REQUIREMENT)

2-hours

$50

Navigating Social Work Ethics: Practice and Technology in the Age of a Pandemic

Online, Self-Paced

5 (MEETS ETHICS REQUIREMENT)

5-hours


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