The College of Social Work's Continuing Education Program is designed to provide lifelong learning opportunities for practicing social workers and related human service professionals to enhance their knowledge and skills and to meet States' licensing and regulation requirements for professional practice.
The Continuing Education Program is guided by regulations and protocols promulgated by the Kentucky Board of Social Work,
the
American Association of State Social Work Boards and the Continuing Education
Unit Guidelines set forth by the Commission on Colleges and the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Courses are designed to provide social workers and related professionals cutting-edge programs in areas such as mental health services and interventions, substance abuse, domestic violence, child maltreatment, management, HIV/AIDS, clinical supervision and ethics.New courses are designed based upon relevant research findings and emerging concerns from the practice and educational communities. Courses are geared for professionals at the basic, intermediate, advanced and clinical levels.All course instructors are master practitioners, educators, researchers or management specialists.All continuing education (CE) offerings are approved for continuing education credit by the Kentucky Board of Social Work.Courses are offered on the campus of the University of Kentucky or in sites convenient to practitioners.
The
licensing regulation (KRS:335.130(4) guides the practice of social work in
the Commonwealth of Kentucky and requires social workers practicing at the
Licensed
Clinical Social Work (LCSW) or Certified Social Worker (CSW) levels to acquire
thirty (30) hours of continuing education credits for each certified period
and Licensed Social Workers (LSW) to acquire fifteen (15) hours. Courses in ethics, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS
and clinical supervision (for LCSW's who will be providing supervision) must
be included periodically for continued licensure in Kentucky.
Continuing Education Programming Information
Kentucky Board of Social Work Licensure
Continuing Education at the University of Louisville
Click here to sign-up for the Continuing Education Listserv.
CONTINUING EDUCATION COORDINATOR
Blake L. Jones, Ph.D., LCSW
Office: (859) 257-7210
Fax: (859) 257-3918
E-mail: bljone00@uky.edu
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College of Social Work main phone number (859) 257-6650
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Last updated 10-5-07
