NASW Washington Chapter Continuing Education Provider Approval
The NASW Washington Chapter offers an approval program for continuing education providers who wish to offer continuing education for social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists licensed by the Washington State Department of Health. Those entities that wish to use the name of NASW Washington Chapter, in the promotion of their conference, workshop or seminar promotional materials may do so after submitting the attached application and receiving written approval and a provider number.
This approval assures attendees of these programs that the course content and instructor qualifications meet the standards and guidelines set by the NASW Continuing Education Committee and will qualify for state renewal.
Why NASW’s approval is valuable:
- NASW’s review and approval of courses will ensure the market that such courses meet quality standards for continuing education and renewal;
- Continuing Education is a professional expectation for all social workers, licensed or non-licensed;
- NASW’s approval of courses will provide greater opportunities for the licensed social worker to obtain quality education;
- NASW is the professional association for all social workers and has access to all licensed social workers in the state;
- NASW continuing education content will also meet the requirements for licensed Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists.
Authorization typically takes 4-6 weeks from receipt of the completed application. A $90 rush fee will be added to any application needing approval in less than 4 weeks time. Upon approval you will be assigned a NASW Washington Chapter identifying number and instructions for marketing purposes.
This category is for the delivery of an unlimited number of different topic and content workshops presented over a two-year period. This category requires the application and all supporting documentation for all workshops being delivered under the two-year unlimited category to be submitted 90 days before the workshop is delivered
Please return this form along with requisite materials listed below with forty-five (45) days of each CE events sponsored by your agency/organization.