Continuing Education Trainings
Continuing education hours are an essential part of a social worker’s professional journey—not only to maintain licensure, but to ensure clients receive informed, effective, and up-to-date care. Our programs make it easy to earn the CEUs you need while staying informed about new treatment approaches and strategies. With affordable options, you can continue to grow your knowledge and advance your career in a way that fits your personal and professional life.
Trainings are regularly updated and offered on a wide variety of topics to ensure timely, relevant learning.
Earning CEs For Supervising
- Earn 45 credits for one year of supervising.
- Earn credits once per level of student you supervise (i.e. BSW, first year MSW, second year MSW).
- Supervise for a full year to earn your credits.
- Contact the George Williams School of Social Work at 630-947-8937 when your supervision is complete to earn your certificate or if you have any questions.
Upcoming CE Trainings
Friday, April 24, 2026 | 9 a.m.–12 p.m. CST | Zoom
Cost: $60 (free for AU field instructors)
Presenters:
Melissa Box, LCSW, MPH, DCFS Deputy Director of Prevention, Community Connection, and Intact Family Services
Verletta Saxon, PhD, LCPC, DCFS Deputy of Research and Child Well-Being
Jim Di Ciaula, Executive Director, CASA Kane County
Child welfare systems are evolving toward prevention, family-centered practice, and a broader focus on well-being for children and families. This three-hour continuing education webinar will explore current transformation efforts in policy, practice, and community collaboration that aim to strengthen families and reduce reliance on foster care systems.
Presentations will highlight statewide initiatives within the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, frameworks for advancing well-being through healing-centered and community-informed approaches, and local collaborative efforts connecting families to trusted resources and supports before challenges become crises.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand current shifts in child welfare policy and practice toward prevention and well-being
- Identify frameworks that promote healing-centered engagement and community partnership
- Recognize the role of lived experience in shaping child welfare systems and services
- Explore collaborative community approaches designed to strengthen families and reduce foster care involvement
Earn 3 CEUs by attending the full event.