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State Approval Information for Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers accepts courses by ASWB ACE Providers. Continued Social Work is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program (provider #1742). 

For all other professionals, please check with your state board for current requirements.

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Interdisciplinary and Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Pain Management
Presented by Sophie Nathenson, PhD
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Course: #2430Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course provides an overview of pain in America and the impact of Opioids, addiction, and drug poisoning. Evidenced-based, non-pharmacological approaches to pain management are discussed within a framework of interdisciplinary and integrative care. This course meets New Jersey compliance and addresses the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion.

Building Emotional Regulation Skills
Presented by Kelli Underwood, MSW, LCSW
Video
Course: #2444Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course focuses on enhancing clients' emotional regulation to support them in managing reactivity, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and PTSD. It simplifies polyvagal theory to deepen understanding of nervous system functioning and offers practical tools for therapists to implement body-centered techniques effectively with clients.

Gender-Affirming Care: Ethical Issues and Responses
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
Video
Course: #2347Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Various states have passed laws restricting access to gender-affirming medical care, including hormone blockers, hormone treatment, and gender-affirming surgery for youth and adults. Participants will learn the impact of these laws on social workers and their clients, including ethical issues related to access to service, consent/assent, honesty/integrity, record keeping, respect, legal compliance, advocacy, cultural humility, and social justice. Participants will learn how to navigate these issues by applying a framework for managing ethical issues to case studies involving transgender and gender-diverse clients affected by these laws.

A Clinician's Guide to Supporting Children and Adolescents with Chronic Pain and Co-Occurring Conditions
Presented by Christina Marsack-Topolewski, PhD, MSW, LMSW
Video
Course: #2270Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course addresses the impact of chronic pain on children and adolescents, affecting their daily lives and posing risks for additional health and mental health challenges. Behavioral health professionals, healthcare providers, and school professionals will gain insights into strategies and interventions for supporting young people with chronic pain.

Sociopsychological Effects of Divorce on Adults
Presented by Julie Campbell, PhD, David Schel
Video
Course: #2399Level: Intermediate2 Hours
This course delves into the psychological, social, and environmental impacts experienced by adults during divorce, emphasizing the often-overlooked challenges and complexities of adult adaptation. Understanding these dynamics enhances educators' ability to comprehend and support students' behavioral responses influenced by their parents' divorce, benefiting those working with children and adolescents.

Ethics & Moral Injury
Presented by Frederic G. Reamer, PhD
VideoAudio
Course: #2340Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Social workers sometimes witness, perpetrate, or fail to prevent acts that violate their deeply held beliefs. This course discusses the concepts of moral distress, injury, and demoralization; the symptoms that can manifest; prevention, self-care, and resilience; legal and ethical obligations, including what it means to be a whistleblower; and how to develop the moral courage to advocate for organizational and policy changes to prevent harm.

Protective Factors: Sociological and Environmental Impacts to Wellbeing
Presented by Sophie Nathenson, PhD
Video
Course: #2388Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course provides an overview of evidenced-based social and environmental impacts on behavioral health. Research is presented on interventions that address social conditions to manage and prevent behavioral conditions. Policy recommendations are discussed that have potential to positively impact population health and wellbeing.

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Social Work Practice
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
Video
Course: #2277Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Social workers may use artificial intelligence (AI) to facilitate communications, assessments, interventions, and data management. This course offers participants criteria to consider to ensure that their use effectively addresses ethical concerns related to informed consent, confidentiality, integrity, accountability, effectiveness, bias, abandonment, and access.

Strategies for Treating PTSD Part 1
Presented by Kelli Underwood, MSW, LCSW
Video
Course: #2394Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course will cover imperative skills for supporting clients with PTSD. Part 1 will address how to assess trauma histories and symptoms, recognize activation, and resource clients with tools for self-soothing, containment, discharging, and dissociation.

Sociopsychological Effects of Divorce on Adolescents
Presented by Julie Campbell, PhD, David Schel
Video
Course: #2378Level: Intermediate2 Hours
This course examines how divorce influences adolescent independence, tracing actions and reactions over time within the context of societal norms and psychological processes. It enhances awareness of how family dynamics impact decision-making and behavior in adolescents with divorced parents, benefiting professionals working with this age group.

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