Continuing Education

About ASWB ACE

CSWE is an approved provider through the Association of Social Work Boards's (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. CSWE does not apply for individual course approval through ASWB's ACE program. For more information on the ASWB ACE program, please visit their website.

Please note that while most social work boards accept ASWB ACE approved providers, licensees are responsible for determining whether courses meet the CE requirements in their jurisdictions. State regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether any individual course may be accepted for credit.

The following boards do not accept ASWB ACE provider courses:

• New Jersey
• New York
• West Virginia – only accepts ACE providers for programs offered outside the state or through distance learning

For more informaiton regarding states that accept ACE providers, please visit ASWB's website.

 

ASWB ACE Provider Statement

Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), provider #1163, 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. CSWE maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 01/23/2018 - 01/23/2027.

 

Instructions on Claiming CEs

The process for receiving CE certificates varies between live-online and on-demand programs. For information on how to claim your certificates, please see below:
 

Live Online Webinars:

For live online webinars, eligible participants will receive an invitation to claim their CE certificates with 30 days of the webinar offering date. Certificates will be made available through CSWE's Learning Academy, where eligible attendees will be able to complete the course evaluation and claim their CE certificate. Eligible attendees will receive an email notification prompting them to claim their certificate through the learning academy once it is made available. In order to receive CEs for live online webinars, the attendee will have to complete the following steps:

Step One:

The attendee must be present for the entire webinar. This means that the attendee must log in on time and must be present for the duration of the webinar. If a participant is not present for the entire webinar, they will not be considered eligible to receive CE credits.

Step Two:

The attendee must complete the required evaluation(s). After the completion of the webinar, CE eligible attendees will receive an invitation to claim their certificate through CSWE’s online Learning Academy via email. The attendee would then log into the learning academy and complete the required program evaluation(s) for the corresponding webinar. Most programs will only have one evaluation, but there may be additional evaluations depending on program requirements.

Step Three:

Once the attendee has completed the required evaluation(s), they will be able to access their certificate through their Learning Academy dashboard. The certificate can be downloaded and accessed through the Learning Academy at any time.
 

On-Demand Webinars:

For on-demand webinars, participants will receive their CE certificates after the completion of the webinar content. The certificate will be available for viewing and download in the learning module as well as in the participant's Learning Academy dash board once the below steps are complete:

Step One:

Complete webinar content.

Step Two:

After completion of the webinar content, the attendee will be directed to take a posttest. Attendees must complete the posttest and pass with a score of 80% or higher. If the attendee does not pass the posttest on their first attempt, they will be allowed to re-test two additional times. If the attendee does not pass the posttest on their third attempt, they will not be eligible to claim CEs.

Step Three:

The attendee must complete the required evaluation(s). After the completion of the program content and posttest, participants will be prompted to complete the evaluation(s). Most webinars will only have one evaluation, but there may be additional evaluations depending on program requirements.

Step Four:

Once the attendee has completed the webinar content, posttest, and required evaluation(s), they will be able to access their certificate through their Learning Academy dashboard. The certificate can be downloaded and accessed through the Learning Academy at any time.