Lessons From a New Continuing Education Mandate: The Experience of NASW-NYC. Issue 4 (7th August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schachter, Robert
• Is Part Of: Journal of teaching in social work. Volume 36:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 421
• Page End: 430
• Publication Date: 2016-08-07
• Subjects: Continuing education -- NASW chapter initiative -- social work licensure mandate -- workshop outcomes; Social work education -- Periodicals; Social work education -- United States -- Periodicals; 361.32071
• DOI: 10.1080/08841233.2016.1216218
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0884-1233

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The New York City Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW-NYC), one of the largest in the country, launched a continuing education initiative in 2015 in response to passage of a new statute mandating that all MSW-level state licensed social workers begin accumulating approved hours of continuing education as a requirement for triennial licensure renewal. This article presents the NASW-NYC Chapter's response, along with the results of a participant evaluation of the conference launched by NASW-NYC to meet this new professional need.