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. 


2024-2025 Synchronous (live) SWCE Programs 

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Date

Title

Cost

Mode of Instruction

SWCE Credits

Duration

Flyer

10/4/2024

FRIDAY

Children & Neurodevelopmental, Behavioral, and Developmental Disorders: Early Identification & Care Planning

$59    **Free for MDHHS and MDHHS-contracted private agencies child welfare workers.**

Virtual

3

8:45am - 12:00pm

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10/9/2024

WEDNESDAY

Ara Cary Lecture Series: Understanding the Impact of Neurodevelopmental Trauma Through an Infant Mental Health Lens

$30

In-Person

6

9:00am - 4:00pm

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10/18/2024

FRIDAY

Opioid Use Disorder in Southwest Michigan MCBAP approved

$109

In-Person

6

9:00am - 3:30pm

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10/25/2024

FRIDAY

Professional Ethics for the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Professionalmeets ethics requirement; MCBAP approved

$109

In-Person

5

9:00am - 2:30pm

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10/29/2024

TUESDAY

Navigating Pain and Uncertainty at End of Life

$40

In-Person

4 total; 2 of which meet the pain management requirement

8:00am - 1:00pm

For registration questions, please call (616) 901-5496 or visit http://www.grendoflife.org/.

11/1/2024

FRIDAY

Art for Therapeutic Application Series: Meanings and Metaphors

$59

In-Person

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

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11/7/2024

THURSDAY

Working with Childhood Trauma: Core Concepts and Strategies

$59

In-Person

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

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11/8/2024

FRIDAY

Suicide Prevention, Risk Assessment, and Intervention

$59    **Free for MDHHS and MDHHS-contracted private agencies child welfare workers.**

Virtual

3

8:45am - 12:00pm

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11/15/2024

FRIDAY

Sacred Scars: Unveiling and Healing Religious Trauma in Clinical Practice

$59

Virtual

3

12:00pm - 3:00pm

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11/22/2024

FRIDAY

Art for Therapeutic Application Series: Sensory Aspects of Making: Materials and Techniques of Art Therapy

$59

In-Person

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

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12/6/2024

FRIDAY

Ethical Issues for Social Workers Working with Children and Teens (and Their Families) meets ethics requirement

$109

In-Person

5

9:00am - 2:30pm

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12/13/2024

FRIDAY

The Science of Suffering: Helping Clients Develop Meaning in Adversity

$59

Virtual

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

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STAY TUNED! Come back early November to register for these workshops.

Date

Title

Cost

Mode of Instruction

SWCE Credits

Duration

1/10/2025

FRIDAY

Art for Therapeutic Application Series: Storymaking, Improv, and Visual Image Making

$59

In-Person

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

1/17/2025

FRIDAY

"I'm a Social Worker and Having Suicidal Ideation"; Thoughts from an Ethical Perspective meets ethics requirement

$59

Virtual

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

1/24/2025

FRIDAY

Pain Management: How Social Views, and Our Personal Biases Impact Client Experiences meets pain requirement

$59

In-Person

2

9:00am - 11:00am

2/4/2025

TUESDAY

Using the Enneagram to Manage Effective Change

$59

In-Person

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

2/7/2025

FRIDAY

Outsmarting Implicit Bias meets implicit bias requirement

$59

In-Person

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

2/11/2025 & 2/12/2025

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY

Nonprofit Evaluation for Learning

$115

Virtual

6

9:00am - 12:00pm

2/14/2025

FRIDAY

Writing Gender-Affirming Hormone and Surgery Letters Through a Trauma-Informed Lens

$59

In-Person

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

2/18/2025

TUESDAY

The Impact of Trauma on Women

$59

Virtual

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

2/21/2025

FRIDAY

Art for Therapeutic Application Series: Struggle and Joy: Using Art to Transform

$59

In-Person

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

3/14/2025

FRIDAY

Introduction to EMDR and Neurofeedback as Interventions for Substance Use Disorders

$59

In-Person

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

3/21/2025

FRIDAY

Keep Ya Head Up: Building Compassion Resilience in School Social Work meets pain requirement

$109

In-Person

5

9:00am - 2:30pm

4/2/2025

WEDNESDAY

This or That?: Ethical Crossroads in the Field of School Social Work meets ethics requirement

$109

In-Person

5

9:00am - 2:30pm

4/18/2025

FRIDAY

Rethinking Religion: Helping Clients Through Religious and Spiritual Change

$59

In-Person

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

5/2/2025

FRIDAY

Supporting Clients with IPV (Intimate Partner Violence) Experiences

$59

Virtual

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

5/9/2025

FRIDAY

Supporting Clients with Family of Origin Trauma

$59

Virtual

3

9:00am - 12:00pm

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].

Cost

Title

Mode of Instruction

SWCE Credits

Duration

$85

Children of Trauma & Resilience New!

Online, Self-Paced

5

5-hours

$30

Adolescent Human Trafficking: An Introduction and Overview New!

Online, Self-Paced

2 (MEETS HUMAN TRAFFICKING REQUIREMENT)

2-hours

$60

Dismantling Implicit Bias Through Reflective Practices and Reflexivity  

Online, Self-Paced

4 (MEETS IMPLICIT BIAS REQUIREMENT)

4-hours

$30

Acupuncture & Other Traditional Chinese Medicinal Practices for Effective Pain Management  

Online, Self-Paced

2 (MEETS PAIN REQUIREMENT)

2-hours

$30

Human Trafficking for Social Workers

Online, Self-Paced

2 (MEETS HUMAN TRAFFICKING REQUIREMENT)

2-hours

$75

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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