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.
2022-2023 Synchronous (live) SWCE Programs
All of these programs are offered either in-person or virtually via Zoom in a live, synchronous format. To receive an email update when additional courses are made available, please subscribe to our emailing list.
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DATE(S) |
Title |
Cost |
Mode of Instruction |
SWCE Credits |
Duration |
Flyer |
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DEC 9 |
**Meets the Pain requirement for Social Work Licensure Renewal** |
$49 |
In-Person - GR Campus |
2 |
10:00am - 12:00pm *This course will repeat on April 14, 2023 |
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JAN 6 |
Current UG Students: $25 Current Graduate Students: $50 GVSU Faculty/Staff: $50 Community Members: $99 |
In-Person - Allendale Campus |
4 |
11:00am - 4:00pm |
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JAN 20 |
$49 |
Online - Live |
3 |
9:00am - 12:00pm |
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JAN 27 |
2021 Code of Ethics Revisions and Application to Practice **Meets the Ethics requirement for Social Work Licensure Renewal** |
$99 |
In-Person - GR Campus |
5 |
9:00am - 2:30pm (Lunch Provided) |
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FEB 3 |
$49 |
Online - Live |
3 |
9:00am - 12:00pm |
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FEB 17 |
Building a Roadmap to Healing: Utilizing EMDR with Clients of Complex Trauma of Sexual Assault/Abuse |
$49 |
In-Person - GR Campus |
3 |
9:00am - 12:00pm |
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FEB 24 |
Art and Science of Aging Conference: Fashion a New Image of Aging Keynote Speaker: Dr. Tracey Gendron Save the Date! **Registration will open in early 2023** |
General Public: $60 Students & 60+: $45 Additional $35 for CE Credits |
In-Person & Streaming on Whova |
TBA |
8:15am - 3:00pm |
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MAR 3 |
**Meets the Implicit Bias Licensure Requirement** |
$49 |
Online - Live |
3 |
9:00am - 12:00pm |
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MAR 16 THURSDAY |
$49 |
In-Person - GR Campus |
3 |
9:00am - 12:00pm |
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MAR 24 |
Ethical Decision Making in Administration and Supervision **Meets the Ethics requirement for Social Work Licensure Renewal** |
$99 |
In-Person - GR Campus |
5 |
9:00am - 2:30pm (Lunch Provided) |
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APR 14 |
**Meets the Pain requirement for Social Work Licensure Renewal** |
$49 |
In-Person - GR Campus |
2 |
10:00am - 12:00pm *This is a repeated course from December 9, 2022 |
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APR 21 |
**Meets the Implicit Bias Licensure Requirement** |
$49 |
Online - Live |
3 |
9:00am - 12:00pm |
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MAY 19 |
$49 |
In-Person - GR Campus |
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]
"What about Implicit Bias??" - We are planning to offer more courses that meets the Implicit Bias licensure requirement in the 2022-2023 series beginning in September 2022. The LARA Public Health Code "R 338.7004 Implicit bias training standards" requires that this training be held via one of the following formats: 1) A teleconference or webinar that permits live synchronous interaction. 2) A live presentation. 3) Interactive online instruction.
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Cost |
Title |
Mode of Instruction |
SWCE Credits |
Duration |
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$20 |
Online, Self-Paced |
2 (MEETS HUMAN TRAFFICKING REQUIREMENT) |
2-hours |
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$20 |
Online, Self-Paced |
2 (MEETS PAIN REQUIREMENT) |
2-hours |
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$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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