Continuing Education Rubric
R 338.2963- R338-2965
The following is the MINIMUM STANDARD for courses submitted to the Michigan SW Continuing Education Collaborative for review and will be awarded continuing education credit.. You are welcome and encouraged to provide course work at a more advanced level than listed, but all courses must at least include information from one of the Content Areas AND the Required Information below.
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Content Area
Minimum Standard
1 Theories & concepts of human behavior in the social environment
Course includes SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE in ONE OR MORE OF biological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual approaches to Person-in-Environment and systems theory concerns.
2 Social work practice, knowledge and skills
Course is characterized by presentation of either THEORETICAL FOUNDATION FOR SKILLS OR PRACTICE WISDOM with individuals, families, and groups without demonstration or assessment.
3 Social work research, program evaluation, or practice evaluation
Course is characterized by presentation of practical skills in THEORETICAL FOUNDATION FOR SKILLS OR PRACTICE WISDOM of research, program evaluation, or practice evaluation without demonstration or assessment.
4 Social work agency management or administration
Course is characterized by presentation of practical skills in THEORETICAL FOUNDATION FOR SKILLS OR PRACTICE WISDOM in supervision, management, and administration without demonstration or assessment.
5 Development, evaluation, and/or implementation of social policy
Course is characterized by presentation of practical skills in THEORETICAL FOUNDATION FOR SKILLS OR PRACTICE WISDOM in social policy analysis and/or implementation without demonstration or assessment.
6 Social work ethics and standards or professional practice
Course is characterized by explicit reflection on standards of professional practice in social work or related to social work ethics as defined by the NASW Code of Ethics.
7 Pain/Pain symptom management, including but not limited to, behavior management, psychology of pain, behavior modification and stress management.
Course is characterized by presentation of practical skills in THEORETICAL FOUNDATION FOR SKILLS OR PRACTICE WISDOM in AT LEAST ONE of behavioral, psychological, and biological methods for pain and pain system management without demonstration or assessment. Course must be addressing physical pain.
Course is characterized by presentation of practical skills in THEORETICAL FOUNDATION FOR SKILLS OR PRACTICE WISDOM in methods of behavior modification and stress management without demonstration or assessment.
8 Current issues in clinical or macro social work practice.
Course is characterized by presentation of either THEORETICAL FOUNDATION FOR SKILLS OR PRACTICE WISDOM in clinical or macro practice social work practice without demonstration or assessment.
9 Cultural Competency and diversity.
Course is characterized by presentation of social work CORE VALUES which in part are: Service, Social Justice, Dignity and Worth of the Person, Integrity, and Competence as they apply to diverse populations without demonstration or assessment.
10 Human Trafficking
Training content must cover all of the following: (i) Understanding the types and venues of human trafficking in the United States. (ii) Identifying victims of human trafficking in health care settings. (iii) Identifying the warning signs of human trafficking in health care settings for adults and minors.
Required Information
Required Standard On All Applications
A Presenter credentials/bio are relevant to course presentation
Presenter credentials are relevant to course presentation including AT LEAST ONE of education, publication, OR practice experience in the subject area, OR social work planning or consultation.
B Bibliography references are relevant & current
Bibliography consists of at least 2 references from the last 5 years as well as seminal primary source works germane to the course.
Updated 9/24/21