Continuing Education Opportunities for School Social Workers
Most continuing education resources are available through regional Educational Service Districts (ESD's) and local school district professional development offerings. It is critically important that School Social Workers stay current with new developments and cutting edge learning and instructional strategies.
Important focus on two areas of training is OSPI's Compassionate Schools and Dropout Reduction. OSPI, Teaching and Learning
Other areas are:
Most continuing education resources are available through regional Educational Service Districts (ESD's) and local school district professional development offerings. It is critically important that School Social Workers stay current with new developments and cutting edge learning and instructional strategies.
Important focus on two areas of training is OSPI's Compassionate Schools and Dropout Reduction. OSPI, Teaching and Learning
Other areas are:
- SSWAA annual conference and Summer Leadership/legislative institute
- Michigan State University offers a school social work competency series online
- National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
- Seattle Pacific University has video and computer based courses through the School of Education. Listings can be found in the Spiral website.
