Social Work License Preparation Review Course (Registration Deadline 02/08/2024 at 12pm CT)

Registration Deadline: February 8 at 12pm CT

This comprehensive course covers test-taking strategies and relevant clinical content in order to prepare for the social worker or clinical social worker exams.

Course materials and content will cover topics such as: social work values and ethics (three hours to satisfy the ethics requirement for social workers); human growth and development issues; assessment, diagnosis, and intervention strategies utilizing the DSM-5™; models and methods of social work practice; and clinical supervision. Early registration is encouraged.

Tuition includes review course manual with sample test questions and related materials, as well as the opportunity to contact the instructor with questions following the course.

Your course manual will be shipped to the address you indicate at checkout.

Learning Objectives:

• Overview of test construction and test-taking strategies, Identify how to break down questions and identify key words, Practice how to take social work practice information and address it in a standardized format)
• Social work values and ethics, Recite and synthesize the dynamics of abuse and neglect, Review and interpret the NASW Code of Ethics
• Human growth and development issues, Summarize major theoretical approaches to understanding human development with individuals, groups, and families
• Sketch the theories and stages of normal psychosocial, cognitive, moral, and behavioral development in the life cycle of individuals, families and groups
• Assessment, diagnosis, and intervention strategies, Identify and interpret psychosocial history and collateral data, and how it relates in the social work practice setting
• Assess client problems along with behavioral/psychosocial strengths and weaknesses
• Identify diagnosis, assessment and practice intervention utilizing the DSM-5, Define the components of intervention strategies with individuals, groups, families and communities
• Identify factors in the therapeutic relationship that facilitate building and retaining relationships, Models and methods of social work practice
• Recognize the major theoretical approaches, models and methods of practice in the social work profession
• Cite the different types of research designs utilized in social work practice, Translate the most common policies and procedures that govern service delivery
• Clinical supervision, Restate the roles and functions related to professional supervision and educational expectation
• Ethics

This workshop satisfies 3 hours toward the State of Illinois Ethics requirement for social workers and clinical psychologists.

Continuing Education Credit for Social Workers

This program satisfies the requirements to receive 12 hours of Continuing Education credit for social workers.

The Professional Development Program is a licensed State of Illinois provider of Continuing Education for social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. License #s 159.000140, 168.000115, and 268.000004.

Most states have reciprocity with Illinois. It is recommended that professionals outside of Illinois review rules for their licensing board prior to participating to ensure that the content meets their renewal, and/or reciprocity, requirements.