Continuing Competence Newsletter
Volume 1, Winter Issue December 2016
ASWB and Continuing Competence                 
Each social work regulatory board has final authority in accepting any continuing education.
 
ASWB's Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program approves providers of social work continuing education. ASWB approves social work continuing education courses for the State of New Jersey. These approvals are separate processes.

Courses offered by ACE providers will not be accepted in New Jersey unless those courses have also been approved through the New Jersey CE course approval process. 
ACE News                     
The ACE program has implemented a new audit process for renewing providers. Audits will now be conducted at the time a provider's renewal application is received. Providers who submitted a renewal application packet any time in 2015 and 2016 may also be audited at this time. If you submitted your renewal packet during this time period, you may receive an audit report in the next few months.
New Jersey News   
The NJ CE forms and instructions have changed recently. Please make sure that you have the most recent forms and instructions.  New Jersey Information
  
Welcome to the first issue of our new quarterly ASWB Continuing Competence newsletter! You are receiving this because your organization participates in ASWB's ACE program or the New Jersey Continuing Education (CE) Course Approval program.
We encourage you to read each newsletter. Our Continuing Competence staff will be packing them with helpful tips, important information, and additional resources to help you make sure you are meeting program requirements. The newsletters will also help you stay up to date on any changes to the programs.
Please share this newsletter with other members of your team who would also benefit from this information.
  
Sincerely,  
Lisa Casler Haun, LSW
Continuing Competence Coordinator
 
Introducing the Continuing Competence Team
Meet the ASWB staff who manage the ACE program and the New Jersey Continuing Education Course Approval program.
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ACE Provider Approval or New Jersey CE Course Approval?
Understand the distinctions between the two continuing competence programs by ASWB. READ MORE
Promotional Materials
What counts as promotional material? How can you make sure you're including all the details you should? READ MORE

Bibliographies and References
Build a better bibliography for your CE courses. READ MORE
 
Contact Hour Versus CEU, What's the Difference?
What are social workers earning when they complete your course? READ MORE 
Meeting with the Veterans Administration

VA continuing education staff meets with ACE team. READ MORE 



Beyond CE: Regulating Competency in a Dynamic Profession

The topic of ASWB's 2017 Association Education Meeting is continuing competency, with the focus on regulation. ACE and New Jersey CE course providers are invited to attend either or both days of this two-day conference being held April 28-29 in Henderson, Nevada. The perspectives of continuing education providers would enrich the discussion, and providers will have the opportunity to learn about the issues social work regulators are addressing in their efforts to ensure their licensees remain competent, safe, and ethical practitioners. The registration fee is $150 to attend one day and $250 to attend both days. Fees cover breakfast and lunch on each day and the cost of CE credits.

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                         Resources                       
ACE Jurisdictional Map
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If you have questions that you need answers to, or topics you would like to see covered, please email them to Lisa. We will use these in future newsletters!
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@ 2016 ASWB