Continuing Education Courses
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Pandemic Realities: Past, Present & Future
This course provides a history of past pandemics, a timeline of important events during Covid, federal relief responses, and the ways in which the coronavirus intersected with hunger, poverty, life expectancy, the correctional system, and housing.
Estimated Time to Complete video series: 3.5 hours (3.5 CE credits)
Price: $35
The African American Experience: Progress with Durable Inequalities
This course provides an extensive timeline of significant events and people in African American history, the impact of the Great Migration that took place in the 20th century, bios of Black groundbreakers in social work, disparities in Black health and well-being, elements of anti-racist practice, points of progress that have been achieved over the last 50 years, and a unique debate about the question of reparations.
Estimated Time to Complete video series: 6.0 hours (6.0 CE credits)
Price: $60
Trends in Criminal Justice & Policy
This course covers current trends and important ways in which the prison system was affected by the coronavirus epidemic, the importance of prison arts and self-improvement programs, the impact of incarceration on children and families, the negative impact of prison profiteering, and hard-hitting stories and poems written by prisoners.
Estimated Time to Complete video series: 3.0 hours (3.0 CE credits)
Price: $30
Housing and Human Rights
This course discusses and applies foundational elements of human rights and housing. It also shares information about the federal housing choice voucher program, a short history of public housing, the perils of eviction during the pandemic, and the impact of heat and climate change on housing.
Estimated Time to Complete video series: 2.5 hours (2.5 CE credits)
Price: $25
Child Well-Being: History, Poverty, & Policies That Make A Difference
Children and youth in the U.S. face higher rates of poverty and other disadvantages than their contemporaries in other developed nations. Nevertheless, the U.S. has a robust ensemble of programs and policies that seek to mitigate the deprivation and material hardship experienced by American children and youth. This module connects to the Administration on Children and Families (ACF) emphasis on child well-being and is meant to strengthen critical knowledge among individuals and professionals involved in the child welfare system. The course begins with a historical background on efforts to address basic needs and household stability among children and youth, and describes the major features of anti-hunger, health, and income maintenance programs that assist low-income households with children. A new section details the impact of incarceration on children and families in the coronavirus era.
Estimated Time to Complete video series: 6 hours (6 CE credits)
Price: $60
Health Care History, Policies & Programs
The United States is one of the only wealthy, industrialized nations that does not provide access to health care for all its citizens, yet attempts to reform the system and expand access have historically met with bitter opposition. This module provides a tongue-in-cheek look at efforts to repeal the ACA, a unique glossary of terms with graphic art, an extensive graphic timeline of the evolution of health care in America, in-depth information about the Medicaid program, a moving graphic that lists seminal events related to the opioid epidemic in America, disparities in African American health and well-being, relief policies enacted during the coronavirus epidemic, and downloadable flashcards of important abbreviations and terms.
Estimated Time to Complete video series: 6.0 hours (6.0 CE credits)
Price: $60
Highlights of Social Welfare History
The 19th and early 20th centuries are filled with fascinating people and events that helped to shape the development of social work education, thought and practice. This module provides information on Dorothea Dix (mental health advocacy), living & work conditions of the time, the Orphan Trains, Hull House & The Settlement Home Movement, the early years of the Children’s Bureau, how the Great Migration changed the landscape of the 20th century, and Black Groundbreakers in social work. It concludes by connecting this history to contemporary events and social justice challenges.
Estimated Time to Complete video series: 4.0 hours (4.0 CE credits)
Price: $40
Living in an Aging Society
The U.S., like many advanced industrial societies, has an aging population distribution. This module provides information on the scale and scope of the demographic change in the coming decades, the different ways in which a growing number of people aged 65 and older will likely change U.S. society, policy choices that may be necessary to address the growing number of elderly, a unique moving graphic on activism that spans a lifetime, the scale and scope of the Social Security program, and the many positive ways an older population distribution could affect life in the coming years.
Estimated Time to Complete video series: 3.0 hours (3.0 CE credits)
Price: $30
Hunger, SNAP, and WIC
Despite our wealth as a nation, hunger and food insecurity continue to be significant problems. This module provides information on the ways in which hunger and food insecurity are measured and defined, and information about two important anti-hunger programs: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program.
Estimated Time to Complete video series: 2.5 hours (2.5 CE credits)
Price: $25
Poverty: America's Enduring Disgrace
High rates of poverty – especially for children and ethnic minority populations – are a hallmark of U.S. society. This module provides information on the historical reach of poverty, ways in which poverty is measured, implications of poverty on health and well-being, the realities of living in poverty, myths associated with poverty and the behavior of low-income people and groups, comparative aspects of poverty, expert opinion on poverty, the impact of the Coronavirus and CARES Act on poverty, and programs that help to mitigate the harshest features of poverty.
Estimated Time to Complete video series: 5.5 hours (5.5 CE credits)
Price: $55
The Minimum Wage and The Earned Income Tax Credit
The minimum wage was enacted during the Great Depression but remains popular to this day. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) was enacted in the 1970s and enjoys bipartisan support. Though one provides a wage floor and the other needed tax credits, both programs are pillars of support for working families and individuals. This module provides information on the historical development of both policies, state and national features and functions, the importance, strengths, and limits of each policy, the intersection of each policy with the lived reality of low-income working households, and the overall impact each program has on rates of poverty.
Estimated Time to Complete video series: 1.5 hours (1.5 CE credits)
Price: $15
Voting and Electoral Politics
Voting is a bedrock mechanism of a healthy democracy, but the politics associated with elections has been a complicated affair from the very start of the Republic. This module provides information on the peculiar reasoning behind the creation of the electoral college, voting trends that took root in the 2016 election, the importance (and at times, ambiguity) of the Latino vote, pros and cons of efforts to pass the National Popular Vote Initiative, the 2020 vote by the numbers, and why it is important to become a political actor in the American democratic experiment.
Estimated Time to Complete video series: 2.5 hours (2.5 CE credits)
Price: $20