Continuing Education 


Effective March 1, 2017, any CEUs approved by the ASWB (Association of Social Work Boards) or NASW (National Association of Social Workers) National Office or Nevada Chapter will automatically be approved by the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers. You will no longer need to submit approval for this training.


NASW Illinois, NASW-Nevada, and NASW North Dakota Education:

NASW- Nevada has a management agreement with NASW-Illinois and is partnering with NASW-North Dakota. All courses offered through NASW-Illinois and NASW-North Dakota are automatically approved by the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers.


NASW-NV CEUs are accepted by the following boards and organizations:
  • Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers
  • Nevada State Board of Psychological Examiners
  • State of Nevada | Department of Education
  • State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists & Clinical Professional Counselors


If you are a presenter and would like to volunteer to be a speaker for the NASW-NV chapter, please fill out this form https://naswil.wufoo.com/forms/x5oe7n115szsiw/


Upcoming Classes:

The Evolving Threat to Social Workers – And How To Protect Yourself

Date: March 18th, 2025 at 10 am PT, 12 CT

Presentation Length:

1 hour

Location: Zoom

A decade ago, Social Work Today described how social workers experience dangerous situations in their profession. Since then, the danger has greatly increased. One social worker told us her biggest concern was a client following her home. Today, any client can find their social worker’s address with a five-minute Google search. You go to great lengths to preserve your clients’ privacy – you need to be just as vigilant about your own. Our presentation provides strategies that individuals and organizations can implement that would result in a safer home and work environment.

Speaker: Ron Zayas

For more than three decades, Ron Zayas has been an entrepreneur focused on innovative security and technology solutions. His forward-thinking approach to the protection of personal data inspired the founding of Ironwall by Incogni. In addition to addressing the Federal Trade Commission and the National Association of Attorneys General on issues of Internet privacy and security, Ron is a frequent speaker and blogger on the future of online safety technology.

Cost: 1 CEU / $20 Nonmember / Free NASW Member / Free for students (no CEUs)

Register Here: https://naswil.wufoo.com/forms/zbu5ujt0yujuxw/



Anxiety Unpacked: A Comprehensive Model for Understanding and Treating the Root Causes of Anxiety

Date: April 14th, 2025 at 10 am PT, 12 CT

Presentation Length: 6 hour

Location: Zoom

Anxiety is the most commonly diagnosed mental illness in the United States and has grown exponentially in recent years. It touches many of our clients seeking therapy. 

Based on years of exploring multiple approaches to treating anxiety, and years of working with clients, Anxiety Unpacked presents a model for conceptualizing the root causes of all anxiety and specific strategies for treating the source of each client’s anxiety. This model provides clients with a new way of understanding their anxiety and targeted strategies to treat the root cause, not just the symptoms of it.  

Speaker: Noelle McWard Aquino 

a psychotherapist with more than 30 years of experience, specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders. She has developed a unique framework for understanding and treating anxiety, referred to as the Anxiety Unpacked Model. Noelle teaches this model to therapists and uses it in her work with clients. She writes an ongoing blog, “Unpacking Anxiety” as an expert content contributor for PsychologyToday.com and is the author of an upcoming book based on her model.  

Cost: 6 CEU / $90 Nonmember / $20 NASW Member / Free for students (no CEUs)

Register Here: https://naswil.wufoo.com/forms/zvl2ve41akt9hg/

On-Demand Virtual Education:

Earn CEUs Through NASW's Social Work Online CE Institute


NASW Nevada is pleased to announce that we recently launched a new online continuing education resource for Nevada social workers, the Social Work Online CE Institute. This convenient method for obtaining your Nevada continuing education units became possible when the Board of Examiners for Social Workers decided to accept all CEU courses approved by the NASW National Office.

Available 24 hours a day, the Social Work Online CE Institute offers courses in a variety of formats—webinars, webcasts, podcasts, presentations, etc. Courses will continue to be added and cover numerous practice areas. The site is sortable and searchable to help you find the training programs that best meet your professional development needs.

All courses offered are NASW accredited, and members receive discounted prices, some courses are even free to members.

NASW is committed to helping social workers meet their professional development needs. Social Work Online CE Institute houses hundreds of on-demand titles produced by the NASW Chapters and National Office, and, for your ease of mind, uses the same NASW login to access the Institute and all your training history. NASW members can access both free CEs and CEs at discounted rates! Not a member of NASW yet? No worries, nonmembers can also purchase titles (at the nonmember rate).

Sign-up here: https://naswinstitute.inreachce.com/

NEVADA CHAPTER CONFERENCE


For latest information on the conference click here: NV Annual Conference (socialworkers.org)

Requirements


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LSW and LASW

Must complete at least 30 continuing education hours every 2 years, of which, 2 hours must relate to ethics in the practice of social work and 10 hours must be in the field of practice of the licensee.

LCSW and LISW

Must complete at least 36 continuing education hours every 2 years, of which, 3 hours must relate to ethics in the practice of social work and 12 hours must be in the field of practice of the licensee.

Waiver of Continuing Education Requirements

Must complete at least 36 continuing education hours every 2 years, of which 3 hours must relate to ethics in the practice of social work and 12 hours must be in the licensee's field of practice.

Upon the licensee's request, the Board may waive the continuing education requirements of this section for a licensee who is at least 70 years of age and is retired from the practice of social work.


Requirement for 2024 and beyond!  

CEUs in “Cultural Competency and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.” In the 2021 Nevada Legislative Session, the Legislature approved a new bill (AB 327) that requires licensees to complete CEUs in additional areas.   

AB 327 required each licensee to complete two CEUs in, “Cultural Competency and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” each collection cycle. 

This was increased to 6 CEUs in, “Cultural Competency and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” each collection cycle effective January 1, 2024.

Read the mandate here: https://socwork.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/socworknvgov/content/about/Approved%20Content%20for%20Diversity%20CEUs.pdf

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