Answers for Your Questions About Online CE – Question Number One (Social Worker CEUs)
Saturday, April 30th, 2011Several professionals have questions about the license renewal process, particularly in regards to the required continuing education. One of those many questions will be addressed in this article: “What are the requirements of continuing education for my license?” This question seems basic, although, very important to have the right answer. This article will lay out how to find the answer to this question, predominantly as it relates to the field of Licensed Social Workers.
Those that have been licensed for a long time will typically know the answer to this question. Changes in the requirements are not common. But what if there have been changes? Or, what if this is your first renewal and you don’t know the requirements? Finding the answer can be somewhat confusing at times, if you are unfamiliar with where to search. As soon as you find out where to search, you will find it quite simple keeping alert of any changes that may occur.
The first place you will want to go is to the official website of your governing State Board. As an example, if you are a Social Worker licensed in Oregon, you will go to the home page of the Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers (residing at http://www.oregon.gov/BLSW/index.shtml). Everything is going online. Your state board’s info is no exception. There is a wealth of information provided on these websites. You may even want to bookmark your Board’s website in your browser for easier future access.
After getting to the licensing board’s home page, you should look for a link titled something to the effect of “Rules and Regulations”. This link will most likely be listed in the column on the left or right side of the home page. This link will either take you directly to the “Rules and Regulations” document, or to a new page within the Board’s website that contains yet another link to the actual document. Oregon Social Workers will have to click on a link titled “Laws and Rules” and will be directed to a subpage before getting to the actual document.
Once you have found the “Rules and Regulations” document you will need to locate the section usually titled “Continuing Education Requirements” or just “Continuing Education”. The title of this section for those in Oregon is “Continuing Education Reporting Requirements”. In this part of the rules document you will find the answer to the question in the beginning of this article. Regardless of how many times you have gone through the renewal process, you should still look up this information before each renewal just in case there have been changes. Protect yourself from damages that would occur from not following the updated rules put in place since your last renewal.
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