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Welcome to the NASW-TX Online CE Institute. Below, you will find information on our current "Featured" self-study course, as well as a listing of the Ethics and Clinical Practice options. Click the red button at the bottom of this page that reads, "View All NASW-TX Courses," to browse a complete list of our online self-study workshops.

For information on upcoming live learning opportunities, please visit the Events Calendar on the NASW-TX website.

Human Trafficking - A Training for Social Workers

1 CEU

FREE for NASW Members!

This training is designed to provide social workers with a solid understanding of this social (in)justice issue while emphasizing the reasons that the education and training that social workers possess make them ideally suited to assist victims and survivors. This course is a Texas Health and Human Services Commission-Approved Human Trafficking Course.

Suicide Care in Texas

1 CEU

FREE for NASW Members and Future Members!

This webinar recording will provide evidence-based tools for suicide screening and engaging in safety planning intervention.

Exploring Therapeutic Approaches & Complexities in Sexual Abuse Treatment for Children and Adults,

5 Ethics CEUs

Watch this workshop now to enhance your understanding of systemic influences, treatment modalities, methods for mitigating secondary trauma, and ideally, develop a newfound confidence in conducting trauma-informed work with individuals impacted by sexual assault or abuse.)

Social Work Ethics, Reproductive Justice & Abortion Access in Texas

1.5 Ethics CEUs

This workshop will introduce attendees to the principles of reproductive justice, discuss how they intersect with social work ethics, and examine how social workers can competently support abortion access.

Cultural Competence: A Tool for Addressing Racism

1.5 Ethics CEUs

This presentation will take a deep look into culture and its vital role to cultural competence and how the understanding of both can be used as a tool for addressing and hopefully decreasing racism in various social work realms.

The Journey to Abolition in Child Welfare

2 Ethics CEUs

Ideas behind abolition can seem daunting, yet reforms are not enough. The time is now for social workers to grapple with these concepts for the benefit of system impacted families.

Understanding Trauma & Resilience: An Ethical Imperative in Clinical Practice

3 Ethics CEUs

This session will provide a comprehensive framework in understanding trauma, traumatic stress, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), and most importantly how trauma effects clients as they approach providers for support.

Self-Care, I'll Squeeze You in Right After This Next Zoom Meeting

1 Ethics CEU

Refresh & revive your self-care measures that are informed by personal narrative. Join us to expand your awareness of emotional hazards and learn self-care tools with demonstrated evidence of healing in this presentation.

Code of Ethics: A Deep Dive into the 2021 Revisions

1 Ethics CEU

Watch this video course to deepen your understanding of the 2021 NASW Code of Ethics Revisions so you can immediately improve your self-care practice and learn how to demonstrate cultural competency through cultural awareness.

LGBTQI Allyship & Inclusion in Your Practice

2 Ethics CEUs

This training will guide participants through LGBTQ terms and social concepts, help dissect norms and biases, and provide information regarding best practices for creating an inclusive space.

Anti-Racist Education Censorship, White Fragility on Full Display

2 Ethics CEUs

After viewing this workshop, you’ll understand White fragility as a manifestation of internalized racial superiority and the connection between White fragility and current efforts opposing anti-racist education.

Is it PTSD, Moral Injury, Anxiety or Depression? The Need to Diagnose Correctly

2 Ethics CEUs

This discussion will compare several common mental health diagnoses, discuss the ethical concerns for not properly diagnosing a client, and explore how a misdiagnosis could lead to a negative client outcome.

Moral Distress & Its Effects on Social Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2 Ethics CEUs

Join us for an overview of Moral Distress and how it has been frequently encountered in social work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants will increase their knowledge of Moral Distress, enhance practice skills, and develop coping strategies.

Ageism: The Last Publicly-Condoned Form of Discrimination

2 Ethics CEUs

Join us to learn of the negative impact of ageism on the physical and mental health and well-being of individuals and examine the ethical responsibility of social workers to advocate for social justice for older adults.

Abbreviated Grief: Death & Dying During the COVID-19 Pandemic

1 Ethics CEU

Join us for this webinar to examine the competencies around treating grief during COVID-19 and gain tools to help your clients fully process their loss, as we embrace new ways to heal.

Ethics & Therapy Dogs in Social Work

1 Ethics CEU

This session introduces Animal-Assisted Therapy, discusses implementation of the Code of Ethics and the Animal-Assisted Intervention International Standards of Practice, and covers potential ethical dilemmas.

Police Social Work: A Social Work and Criminal Justice Collaboration to Address Mental Health

2 Ethics CEUs

Learn how police social work can positively impact vulnerable populations receiving community-based mental health services and divert many non-violent offenses involving law enforcement.

Taking Care of Our Caregivers

2 Ethics CEUs

This presentation will examine the role of the caregiver with chronic disease patients and discuss ways social workers can assist caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

The Challenge of Practicing through COVID & How to Manage Your Risk

2 Ethics CEUs

Curious what to modify to comply with Social Work Ethics, State Licensure Board Regulations, local mandates, and HIPAA regulations during and after COVID? Watch this video course and find out!

Caught Between a Rule and a Hard Place: The Ethics of Social Work in TX

3 Ethics CEUs

Curious what to modify to comply with Social Work Ethics, State Licensure Board Regulations, local mandates, and HIPAA regulations during and after COVID? Watch this video course and find out!

Ethical Considerations in Integrating a Trauma-Informed Practice Approach

3 Ethics CEUs

This ethics workshop will provide a brief framework for understanding trauma, trauma types, and the devastating effects of trauma. The emphasis will be on defining trauma-informed practice and exploring specific interventions that support this approach.

Values Based Supervision: An Approach that Transforms the Supervisor and Supervisee

1 Supervision CEU

This workshop provides an overview of a values-based approach to supervision. Supervisors will gain effective and practical engagement skills and learn concrete supervision tools.

It's All in Your Head: Incorporating Brain Science & Trauma-Focused Interventions

2 Social Work CEU

This interactive workshop will share the basics of brain development with specific focus on how it is impacted by trauma and adversity. With that knowledge, presenters will provide ideas for small, therapeutic interventions, based on TBRI principles, that promote healthy brain reorganization and healing.

3 Supervision CEUs

This video course will explore the nature of trauma and determine how trauma can affect the supervisory relationship and progress of supervision. In addition, the core components of cultural humility in supervision will be examined and the benefits and risks of online supervision will be discussed.

Best Practices for Telehealth and Trauma

1.5 CEUs

Participants will learn strategies for ensuring safe and ethical delivery of trauma care in a virtual setting. Clinicians will also learn about therapeutic techniques which lend themselves to telehealth delivery, such as Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART ®), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories (RTM), and others.

Is it PTSD, Moral Injury, Anxiety or Depression? The Need to Diagnose Correctly

2 Ethics CEUs

LGBTQI Allyship & Inclusion in Your Practice

2 Ethics CEUs

This training will guide participants through LGBTQ terms and social concepts, help dissect norms and biases, and provide information regarding best practices for creating an inclusive space.

Personality & Personality Disorders-Implications for Clinical Practice

2 CEUs

Personality and personality disorders assessment, identification, and applications in clinical practice are covered in this video course. Helpful resources are also provided for continued study.

Creative Clinical Supervision

2 Supervision CEUs

Explore supervision as a creative process, identify current challenges in clinical supervision, and understand how technology and the changes due to the pandemic can improve clinical supervision.

How to Motivate Parents to Show Up & Cooperate in Trauma Treatment

1 CEU

Learn a technique that will allow parents and children to experience what is called a "soft start-up" and enter trauma treatment with increased show rates at 70% or higher with greater readiness to change.

The Challenge of Practicing through COVID & How to Manage Your Risk

2 Ethics CEUs

Curious what to modify to comply with Social Work Ethics, State Licensure Board Regulations, local mandates, and HIPAA regulations during and after COVID? Watch this video course and find out!

Advancing Decolonization in Social Work: Principles & Practices for Change

3 Cultural Competency CEUs

Watch this engaging video course to learn about the colonial origins of our current mental health system, explore our ethical and professional responsibilities in serving BIPOC populations, and formulate a plan for decolonizing your own social work practice.

Name and Gender Marker Changes in Texas

1 Cultural Competency CEU

This presentation describes the process required to change a person’s legal name or gender marker in Texas. This video offers resources, step-by-step instructions to file, and concrete suggestions to make the journey easier for social workers and clients.