N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44G-6.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:44G-6.4 - Sources of continuing education credits and credit-hour calculations

(a) The Board shall grant credit only for continuing education programs or courses that are at least one instructional hour long, and are directly related to social work practice. For purposes of this subchapter, an "instructional hour" represents a 60-minute clock hour with no less than 50 minutes of content within the hour. Programs or courses may include one 10-minute break for each instructional hour.

(b) A licensee or certificate holder shall complete and be able to verify such completion of a continuing education program or course in order to receive continuing education credit. The Board shall grant a licensee or certificate holder continuing education credit for each two-year period.

(c) As of November 19, 2012, a licensee or certificate holder may obtain continuing education hours only from the following sources:

1. Attendance at programs or courses offered by the ASWB: one credit for each hour of attendance;

2. Attendance at programs or courses offered by providers approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): one credit for each hour of attendance;

3. Attendance at programs or courses offered by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) or state chapters of the NASW: one credit for each hour of attendance;

4. Attendance at programs or courses offered by providers approved by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) or state chapters of the NASW: one credit for each hour of attendance;

5. Attendance at programs or courses offered by the Child Welfare Training Academy within the New Jersey Department of Children and Families: one credit for each hour of attendance;

6. Attendance at programs or courses given at State and national social work association conferences, where the criteria for membership is an academic degree in social work: one credit for each hour of attendance;

7. Attendance at continuing education programs offered by an academic institution accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education: one credit for each hour of attendance;

8. Attendance at continuing education programs provided by institutions accredited, or in candidacy for accreditation, by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE): one credit for each hour of attendance;

9. Completion of undergraduate or graduate-level coursework in an academic program accredited, or in candidacy for accreditation, by the CSWE: five credits for each course credit;

10. Completion of undergraduate or graduate-level coursework at an academic institution accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education that is not accredited, or not in candidacy for accreditation by, the CSWE: three credits for each course credit awarded up to a maximum of one-half of the required continuing education credits;

11. Attendance at in-service training provided by an organization that provides social work services and which is licensed by or under contract to provide social work-related services with the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Community Affairs, the Department of Health, or the Department of Human Services, in a subject matter related to the setting in which the licensee or certificate holder works: one credit for each hour of training up to a maximum of one-half of the required continuing education credits. Such in-service training shall not include staff meetings, job training, training on administrative procedures or policies, quality assurance or case reviews, or case management;

12. Attendance at in-service training provided by an organization accredited by the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), the Council on Accreditation (COA), the Council on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), the Family Service Association of America (FSAA), or the Joint Commission, in a subject matter related to the setting in which the licensee or certificate holder works: one credit for each hour of training up to one-half of the required continuing education credits. Such in-service training shall not include staff meetings, job training, training on administrative procedures or policies, quality assurance or case reviews, or case management;

13. Attendance at programs or courses approved by boards that license social work practice in other states: one credit for each hour of attendance;

14. Attendance at programs or courses related to the practice of social work that are recognized or approved by the Alcohol and Drug Counselor Committee, the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners or the Professional Counselor Examiners Committee: one credit for each hour of attendance;

15. Publishing a refereed article in a professional journal within the preceding biennial period: nine credits per article;

16. Teaching appointments for courses offered in academic institutions accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education: 15 credits for each new course that a licensee or certificate holder teaches within a biennial cycle. For the purposes of this paragraph, "new" represents a course that the licensee or certificate holder has not taught previously in any educational setting;

17. Presentations at workshops, training sessions, and seminars: 1.5 credits for each hour of a new offering up to a maximum of nine credits. For the purposes of this paragraph, "new" represents a workshop, training session, and seminar that the licensee or certificate holder has not taught previously in any educational setting; and

18. Attendance at programs or courses approved by an entity recognized by the Board pursuant to 13:44G-6.7.

(d) Continuing education programs, courses, coursework, or training recognized at (c) above shall meet the requirements at N.J.A.C. 13:44G-6.2 and 6.3.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44G-6.4

Amended by R.2003 d.265, effective 7/7/2003.
See: 35 N.J.R. 380(a), 35 N.J.R. 2936(b).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2012 d.191, effective 11/19/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 2731(a), 44 N.J.R. 2952(a).
Rewrote (b) and (c).
Petition for Rulemaking.
See: 46 N.J.R. 1656(a), 1656(b), 1910(a).

Amended by 56 N.J.R. 603(a) effective 4/15/2024