NOTE: If you are re-purchasing this course to re-take it for your renewal, please contact Christina Krantz at christina.krantz@uky.edu after the purchase to re-set your progress to Module 1. 

Overview

Social Work Ethics for Kentucky Licensure Renewal examines the code of ethical conduct set forth in 201 KAR 23:080 and the NASW Code of Ethics. This course is designed for all social work professionals practicing in Kentucky, including licensed clinical social workers.

Delivery Method

This course consists of a recorded video, posttest, and feedback.

Course Level

This course is geared for professionals at the basic, intermediate, advanced and clinical levels.

Learning Outcomes

By the conclusion of this course, participants will:

• Recognize the importance and complexity of ethical considerations in social work practice settings
• Identify approaches to ethical thought and decision making and application to different situations
• Develop a framework for addressing ethical issues in professional social work practice
• Develop reasoning and strengthen justification for decisions
• Examine Code of Ethics in conjunction with three identified moral and ethical frameworks

Instructor

Sheryl Withers Woolverton designed the content for this course. Sheryl is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Kentucky and a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University and the Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville. She has worked as a counselor in the field of domestic violence and served as a grief counselor at Hospice of the Bluegrass for twelve years. She currently has a private clinical practice specializing in life transitions and is a part-time instructor in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky.

This course is approved for 3 hours of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Social Work and fulfills the Kentucky Ethics requirement for Social Workers.

Accreditation

The University of Kentucky College of Social Work, provider number 1377, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/29/2022-9/29/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3.0 ethics continuing education credits.

This course is also approved for continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Social Work (provider #KBSW-Ethics 202354).

How to Claim Credit

To receive credit for this course, you must view/complete the entire course, pass the related post-test, and submit a completed course evaluation. If your score is less than the passing score of 75%, you may retake the test. Your certificate will become available for an automatic download once all of the requirements are complete.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Online courses cannot be cancelled and refunds are not available.

Questions

If you have any questions regarding this course, need assistance registering for it, need accommodations or experience any technical difficulties with completing it, please contact Christina Krantz at christina.krantz@uky.edu.

Review Date
9/1/22