Category: Excerpt
Short excerpts from full SWTP CEUs courses, offering a preview of the content and clinical focus found in the complete courses.
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Immigration Status on Intake Forms: What Social Workers Need to Know
Read more: Immigration Status on Intake Forms: What Social Workers Need to KnowAdapted from the SWTP CEUs course, Immigration Status & Social Work Practice. Your intake form has a dropdown menu labeled “Citizenship Status” with options: U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, Work Visa, Student Visa, Other, Prefer Not to Answer. The field is marked with a red asterisk—required. You can’t move forward in the electronic health record without…
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How Social Workers Integrate CBT with Social Justice Values
Read more: How Social Workers Integrate CBT with Social Justice ValuesAdapted from the SWTP CE course Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Social Workers. One of the most common questions social workers ask about CBT is whether it truly fits our profession’s values. If social work is rooted in social justice, how does a method focused on changing individual thoughts and behaviors help dismantle systemic oppression?…
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Know the Signs: Types and Indicators of Child Abuse
Read more: Know the Signs: Types and Indicators of Child AbuseWhen you walk into the community center that Thursday morning, you immediately notice Keisha sitting alone in the corner. She’s twelve—usually lively and full of conversation—but today she seems smaller somehow. As you get closer, you see what looks like a healing cut on her lip and faint scratches on her forearms. “What happened, Keisha?”…
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Meeting the Moment: Ethics in a Digital Age
Read more: Meeting the Moment: Ethics in a Digital AgeTimes aren’t just changing—they’ve changed. Social work has shifted from paper files and office visits to encrypted portals, video calls, text messages, and AI-assisted documentation. A typical day might now include reviewing a midnight crisis text, running back-to-back telehealth sessions, and updating notes with predictive software. This isn’t just about convenience—it’s about fundamentally different ways…
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Motivational Interviewing for Social Workers
Read more: Motivational Interviewing for Social WorkersMotivational Interviewing (MI) has become one of the most powerful ways social workers help clients move from ambivalence to action. Whether you’re supporting behavior change, addressing substance use, or improving engagement, MI’s collaborative, client-centered approach works across settings. In 2025, with growing attention on burnout and resistance, MI matters more than ever—for clients and for…