Continuing Education and Credentialing Credits
A number of websites continue to provide continuing education programs suitable for credentialing, offering CEUs or other continuing education credits (CEPTCs, CMEs, etc.). Although we would be pleased if CEUs were more prevalent online, SW CEUs are not required for credentialing, and some states accept a percentage of non-social work continuing education credits to qualify toward annual licensing requirements. To the best of our ability, we try to keep this webpage current with available offerings. The following is a list of online and community programs.
Upcoming Conferences & OpportunitiesIf you have information on an upcoming conference or education opportunity - send to help@stsw.org
On behalf of the National Kidney Foundation, I am pleased to invite you and your team to participate in Year 2 of Project ECHO: Waitlist Management in California. This monthly virtual learning collaborative is designed for dialysis and transplant professionals across California who are committed to improving access to kidney transplantation and supporting patients throughout the transplant journey. Building on the success of Year 1, this year's curriculum will focus on practical strategies to navigate transplant referral and evaluation processes, address financial and insurance barriers, optimize transplant opportunities, and strengthen communication and collaboration between dialysis facilities and transplant centers. As a social worker caring for kidney patients, we recognize your invaluable role in this process and wanted to extend a personalized invite for you to participate. If you are interested in participating, we encourage you to speak with your manager directly. A separate program notification has been sent to facility managers. Each participant will need to complete their own registration through the iECHO platform. Registration is quick and easy and can be completed using the link below: https://iecho.org/public/program/PRGM1781031519793GF0EKYY1B6 Once registered, participants will receive reminder emails one week prior to each session and again the day before the session. We are also pleased to offer 1.0 CE/CME credit per session for eligible professions who attend the live learning activity. The series will launch on August 11, 2026, at 12:00 PM PT and will feature nine monthly virtual learning sessions led by expert faculty and focused on high impact topics in waitlist management and kidney transplantation. Additional program and accreditation information can be found on the Series Page. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or if I can assist with sharing this opportunity within your facility
Maria D. Sanchez, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, ACM, CCTSW Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Clinical Social Worker Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 8900 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048 Tel: 310-423-2387 Text: 310-499-3109 E-mail: maria.sanchez@cshs.org |
Organizations Providing Webinars and Courses
The Alliance hosts monthly live webinar programs on the latest cutting-edge and timely topics impacting the donation and transplant community. Additionally, if you have missed a live webinar, there is a list of on-demand webinars for access to the recordings.
The Alliance website webinar schedule can be found at: https://organdonationalliance.org/education/webinar-series/
UNOS Connect has a comprehensive course catalogue, although at this date there are no social work CEU courses available, only CEPTCs (Continuing Education Points for Transplant Coordinators). However, some states allow a certain percentage of non-social work CEU courses for social work licensure, so check out the catalogue for good educational material. You will find Webinars, e-learning modules, and other online training resources are available.https://unosconnect.unos.org/
The Living Bank offers free webinars in conjunction with the Independent Living Donor Network. The ILDAN™ is an online community of health professionals who serve in live donor transplant programs throughout the nation. They offer a live webinar each month and make the recording available for on demand viewing following the live broadcast. Attendees may earn one credit of continuing education for each ILDAN™ course completed. https://www.livingbank.org/webinars/
The American Kidney Fund offers periodic webinars. You may visit their website, http://www.kidneyfund.org/training/webinars/ for a listing of upcoming webinars. Interested individuals can also sign up on their website to receive emails: http://www.kidneyfund.org/get-involved/sign-up-email.html.
The National Kidney Foundation offers online CME/CE activities through NKF’s Professional Education Resource Center (PERC), which provides accredited online courses to nephrology professionals including social workers. To browse PERC offerings, go to https://education.kidney.org/course-catalog-list.
To register as an NKF member for free access to PERC, visit www.kidney.org/education.
The American Liver Foundation offers professional development webinars and presentations.
OptumHealth Education offers free on demand ASWB approved Social Work CEUs. To browse offerings, go to https://www.optumhealtheducation.com/transplantation/group/transplantation.
Gift of Life Institute, Training and Education for Organ Donation Professionals| Gift of Life Institute, the education and research arm of The Transplant Foundation, is an international training center for donation professionals offering comprehensive, interdisciplinary resources for skills-based learning, continuing education, collaborative research, and consulting services. Online courses can be found here.