CE Course Approval

Any individual and/or organization who offers quality, cutting-edge, relevant courses to social work professionals may submit a course for approval.

Specific eligibility requirements include: 

• Applicant must submit a complete application at least ninety (90) days prior to the date of the program.
• Applicant must be able to create, supply, and maintain attendance records, certificates, evaluations and additional documentation of programs. Applicant must be willing to retain attendance records and certificates for a minimum of 7 years.
• Learning objectives and materials must be compliant with NJ State Board of Social Work Examiners Statutes and Regulations.

Additionally, although not required: Applicant should have a licensed social worker consultant who is involved in the planning, implementation and monitoring of the social work continuing education course submitted for approval.

1. Applicant Checklist
2. Application Guidelines
3. Explanation of Terms
4. Action Verbs for Objectives
5. sample sign-in sheet
6. Sample Certificate

It is imperative that you read all supporting documents to ensure that your application is properly and thoroughly completed. There is a $25 resubmission fee for applications that are incomplete.

It is strongly recommended that applicants of the CE Approval Collaborative consult the New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiner’s Statutes and Regulations to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal.

You will need to gather all documents which include, but are not limited to: resumes, bibliography, promotional materials, sign-in sheets, and certificate. Ensure that all materials are Microsoft Word documents (.doc suffixes) or pdf files.  Save all documents in a file on your computer that you can easily access for upload during the submission process.

Additionally, an applicant checklist has been developed to assist you in the application process. 

**Please note conferences, which for CE Approval Collaborative purposes, are defined as an event where participants have the ability to choose from more than one workshop with different presenters; the number of days in which this occurs is not relevant.  Please complete a separate application for each workshop/program that will occur in your conference for which you are seeking continuing education credits.  Conference applications that do not follow this procedure will be not be processed. Please call 732-296-8070 ext. 128 for conference questions and pricing.

After a correctly completed application and payment have been submitted, allow 6 to 8 weeks for processing and review. Please refrain from calling NASW-NJ to check on the status of your application until the 8-week processing period has passed. 

A course approval begins the date of the approval and is extended through the current two-year licensing cycle (ends on August 31, 2020) provided the course content and course delivery format do not change. We do not offer retroactive approvals of courses that have been offered prior to a date at which a decision has been made.

In the event that the CE Approval Collaborative denies an application for initial approval or extension of approval, or terminates approval, the sponsor may appeal the decision to the NASW-NJ Board of Directors.  Appeals must be made in writing to the Executive Committee at the Association’s current address and must include the non-refundable administrative appeal fee of $25.

Sponsors of approved courses must conspicuously place the following statement on all publications for social work continuing education courses: 

Any individual and/or organization who offers quality, cutting-edge, relevant courses to social work professionals may submit a course for approval.

Specific eligibility requirements include: - Applicant must submit a complete application at least ninety (90) days prior to the date of the program.

- Applicant must be able to create, supply, and maintain attendance records, certificates, evaluations and additional documentation of programs.
- Learning objectives and materials must be compliant with NJ State Board of Social Work Examiners Statutes and Regulations.

Additionally, although not required: Applicant should have a licensed social worker consultant who is involved in the planning, implementation and monitoring of the social work continuing education course submitted for approval.

The NJ BSWE does not allow for provider approvals, nor does it accept approved provider status given through other states or the ASWB. All courses and conference sessions must be individually approved by the NASW-NJ or the ASWB-NJ for it to be eligible for CEUs for NJ social workers. 

Our collaborative strives to approve courses as quickly as possible but does require 90 days to review all materials. However, we know that's not always possible and expedited reviews are available for an additional fee. Please call our office for more information about expedited applications.