Continuing Education

• Members receive 12 free CE credits per year (36 credits over a 3-year renewal period).
• In 2025, NASW-NY offered 35.5 FREE CE credits to members.

• Earn CEs through live webinars that count the same as in-person programs.
• Complete requirements from anywhere.

Member-Exclusive Free CEs (count toward the 12 free CEs included with membership):

• March: Wednesday, March 18, 10:00AM–1:00PM, Mental & Behavioral Health Professionals as Change Agents: Policy Advocacy Tools for Practice – 3 CEs (for Social Work Month)
• April: Wednesday, April 1, 10:00AM–1:00PM, Autism and Trauma: Understanding the Trends and Realities to Provide a Clinically Responsive Treatment Approach – 3 CEs (for Autism Awareness Month)
• June: Friday, June 5, 11:30AM–1:00PM, Legal Determinants of Health, Cultural Literacy and People Identifying as LGBTQ+ – 1.5 CEs (for Pride Month)
• September: Wednesday, September 9, 5:00PM–8:00PM, Suicidal Ideation and Self-Injurious Behaviors: Assessment and Treatment – 3 CEs (for World Suicide Prevention Day 9/10)

Registration opens approximately two months before each program.

Veteran Mental Health Training Initiative (VMHTI) (open to members and non-members):

• March: 
  • Monday, March 30, 1:00PM–3:00PM, Equine Therapy and Veteran Support: Downstate Focus (dense population, urban/suburban coping) – Live virtual session – 2 CEs
  • Tuesday, March 31, 1:00PM–3:00PM, Equine Therapy and Veteran Support: Upstate Focus (rural access and barriers) – Live virtual session – 2 CEs
• April: Monday, April 20, 8:00AM–5:00PM, NY State Dwyer Coalition's Veteran Suicide Intervention Conference – 4 CEs – In Person, Fordham University, Lincoln Center, McNally Amphitheater
• August: Friday, August 14 & Saturday, August 15, Annual VMHTI Conference – Live virtual session – Up to 10 CEs
• Winter: 1 live virtual session between September and December 2026 (details TBD)

Approximately 20 free VMHTI CEs are planned for 2026.

The National Association of Social Workers – New York Chapter (NASW-NY) is a New York State Education Department (NYSED) approved provider of continuing education for social workers, LMFTs, LMHCs, and Licensed Psychologists.

Licensed Social Workers in New York State are required by NYSED to complete 36 hours of continuing education during each 3-year registration period.

• At least 3 contact hours must address maintaining appropriate professional boundaries

Throughout 2026, Dr. Kathryn Krase will offer continuing education programs through NASW-NY that meet this NYS professional boundaries requirement.

For full NYSED continuing education requirements, please visit:
https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/social-work/continuing-education

2026 Scheduled NASW-NY CE Workshops Supporting This Requirement

Each course below meets the NYS requirement of 3 hours of training on maintaining appropriate professional boundaries (effective April 2023). These courses are not New York–specific and may satisfy ethics/boundaries requirements in other states.

1. The Ethics of School Social Work – April 14, 2026 – 5:00–8:00 p.m. ET (3 CE Contact Hours)
2. Complicated Relationships: Case Studies in Boundaries – July 10, 2026 – 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET (3 CE Contact Hours)
3. What Happens in Therapy, Stays in Therapy. Unless... Exploring the Ethics of Confidentiality – November 17, 2026 – 1:00–4:00 p.m. ET (3 CE Contact Hours)
4. The Challenging Ethics of Mental Health Supervision – December 8, 2026 – 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET (3 CE Contact Hours)