Author: Will
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What is the difference between NASW and ASWB?
Read more: What is the difference between NASW and ASWB?Social workers mix these up constantly, and it’s understandable — both are national organizations, both use the same initials pattern, and both show up constantly in conversations about licensure and professional development. But they do fundamentally different things, and confusing them can create real problems when it comes to your license. Here’s what you actually…
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What Veterans Need From You in the First 20 Minutes
Read more: What Veterans Need From You in the First 20 MinutesMost veterans decide whether therapy is worth their time before the first session ends. That’s not cynicism — it’s how military culture works. When you’ve spent years in an environment that values directness, mission focus, and demonstrated competence, you size people up fast. Veterans walk into your office doing exactly that. Here’s the context worth…
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How Much Should Social Workers Pay for Continuing Education? A Realistic Breakdown
Read more: How Much Should Social Workers Pay for Continuing Education? A Realistic BreakdownThe short answer: probably less than you’re paying now. Continuing education is a non-negotiable cost of keeping your license, which means CE providers know you’re coming back whether you love their content or not. That dynamic doesn’t always produce competitive pricing. But the market has shifted enough in the last few years that paying a…
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Top Continuing Education Topics for Social Workers in 2026
Read more: Top Continuing Education Topics for Social Workers in 2026Your renewal deadline doesn’t care about your caseload. Neither does the licensing board. But somewhere between the compliance pressure and the genuine desire to be better at your job, most social workers want CE courses that actually means something — content that changes how you think about a client, not just boxes you check. With…
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Social Work CE Requirements by State: Complete 2026 Guide
Read more: Social Work CE Requirements by State: Complete 2026 GuideDISCLAIMER: CE requirements vary by license level and change frequently. Requirements may differ for initial licensure versus renewal. Verify requirements with your state licensing board before planning your renewal. Understanding Social Work CE Requirements Across the United States Social work CE requirements reflect each state’s priorities for professional development, public protection, and practice standards. Some…
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How to Choose CEs That Actually Improve Your Practice
Read more: How to Choose CEs That Actually Improve Your PracticeMost social workers don’t struggle to find continuing education. They struggle to find CEs that feel worth the time. You finish a course, download the certificate, and then… nothing really changes. Your work looks the same. Your decision-making feels the same. The CE met a requirement, but it didn’t move the needle. That’s not a…
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ASWB Exam Prep: What CEs Actually Help You Pass?
Read more: ASWB Exam Prep: What CEs Actually Help You Pass?If you’re studying for the ASWB exam, you’ve probably had this thought at some point: I’m taking continuing education… shouldn’t this be helping more than it is? Sometimes it does. Often it doesn’t. And that disconnect isn’t about effort, intelligence, or motivation. It’s about purpose. Most continuing education courses are designed to support competent professional…
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When Home Becomes Office
Read more: When Home Becomes OfficeYou’re three minutes into a session with Isabel (a composite case representing common telehealth experiences) when your cat jumps onto your desk, knocking over your coffee mug. Behind you, your teenage daughter’s TikTok music starts blaring from upstairs. Isabel laughs and says, “Your house feels so homey—nothing like those sterile office buildings.” Your stomach drops…
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Preventing Burnout and Secondary Trauma in Social Work
Read more: Preventing Burnout and Secondary Trauma in Social WorkYou know that feeling when you’re driving home from work and can’t remember the last three clients you saw? When you realize you’ve been staring at the same progress note for twenty minutes? That’s not laziness—that’s your nervous system waving a red flag. Burnout and secondary trauma don’t announce themselves with a dramatic moment. They…
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Social Work with HIV-Positive Clients
Read more: Social Work with HIV-Positive ClientsMost continuing education reduces complex practice to simple protocols. But if you’re working with HIV-positive clients, you already know it’s never just about HIV. It’s about substance use that predates diagnosis, depression that affects adherence, housing instability that makes appointment attendance nearly impossible, and shame that fragments trust across every system.The excerpt below comes from…