Continuing Education

The School of Social Work’s Continuing Education (CE) Program is offered in partnership with the College of Continuing Studies at The University of Alabama to meet the continuing education needs of social work professionals in Alabama and beyond.

Our CE program launched in summer 2017 with the goal to make social work professional development and career advancement a top priority. Through the program, social work professionals can:

Earn CEUs online or by attending in-person workshops
Explore new career paths
Meet licensing requirements
Gain new skillsets and expand your skillset to meet growing employer demands
Enhance your ability to tackle pressing social issues to improve lives
Network with other social work professionals and UA faculty experts
Gain needed skills to take the ASWB licensing exam

Close-up of a printed calendar page with a red pencil circling the number two, near a blurred keyboard.

See our Upcoming Licensure Courses

Visit the CE Program Website

Workshops

Join our Email List

Get the latest on workshops, licensure prep, and other CE offerings

Student standing with arms crossed in a library, bookshelves and a staircase visible in the background.

Our in-person workshops provide participants with a rigorous array of timely and relevant interdisciplinary courses in social work that bear the UA stamp of excellence. All courses are taught by social work faculty and workshop presenters who are national experts in their fields. CE course topics include:

Trauma informed practice
Psychopharmacology for social workers
Military families
Ethics

Workshops are held at the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa. All workshop participants receive a certificate indicating the number of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) offered for attending a workshop. Certificates will usually be available on-site at the completion of the program.

Upcoming Events

To view details, click the date of the event. To register, click the event title.

Continuing Education Events

List of events hosted by the Continuing Education Program.

The Collab for Change

A daytime, free, virtual webinar series designed to bring together social workers from across the community, sparking collaboration and shared learning. Hosted the first Wednesday of every month from 12-1pm CST via Zoom.

Innovations in Grand Challenges

An evening, free, virtual webinar series that showcases faculty and adjunct case studies, connecting directly to the Grand Challenges for Social Work, and demonstrating how our work is translating into tangible impact in the field. Hosted the third Wednesday of every month from 6-7pm CST via Zoom.

Licensure Preparation Courses

Our Social Work License Preparation Course is designed for BSW exam candidates, recent MSW graduates and experienced practitioners taking the Association of Social Work Board (ASWB) licensing examination. Course materials are provided by Social Work Examination Services (SWES), a trusted university partner and leader in providing courses to prepare social workers for license examination throughout the United States.

Additionally, all of our license prep courses are approved by SWES and emphasize a review of major social work content and test preparation. The course provides sessions that cover the following areas:

Test-taking skills
A review of human behavior and psychopathology
Work with special populations
The elderly, children and families, addictions
DSM5
Clinical practice with individuals and groups, including ethics and laws affecting social workers

Student reading an open book at a desk with notes, holding a pen while studying in a quiet workspace.

Licensure Prep Courses are typically offered in the spring and fall. Courses are held at the Bryant Conference Center on the The University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa.

Information on Licensure
Prep sessions in 2026