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NebraskaSocialWorkersContinuingEducationRequirements

NebraskalicensedsocialworkershaveabienniallicenserenewalwithaSeptember1stdeadline,evenyears.
Thirtytwo(32)hoursofcontinuingeducationarerequiredtorenewalicense,andtwenty(20)hoursareallowed
fromonlineCEcourses.Nationalaccreditationsaccepted:ASWB,NBCC,andAPA.
NebraskaBoardofMentalHealthPractice
ViewtheBoardWebsiteorEmailtheBoard
Phone:4024712117
CERequired:32hoursevery2years
OnlineCEAllowed:20hours
LicenseExpiration:9/1,evenyears
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NationalAccreditationAccepted:ASWB,NBCC,APA
DateofInfo:12/14/2015
ProfessionalDevelopmentResources,Inc.isaFloridanonprofiteducationalcorporation501(c)(3)thatoffers
150+online,videoandbookbasedcontinuingeducationcoursesforhealthcareprofessionals.Weareapprovedby
theAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA)theNationalBoardofCertifiedCounselors(NBCC)the
AssociationofSocialWorkBoards(ASWB)theAmericanOccupationalTherapyAssociation(AOTA)the
AmericanSpeechLanguageHearingAssociation(ASHA)theCommissiononDieteticRegistration(b)
theAlabamaStateBoardofOccupationalTherapytheFloridaBoardsofSocialWork,MentalHealthCounseling
andMarriageandFamilyTherapy,Psychology&SchoolPsychology,Dietetics&Nutrition,SpeechLanguage
PathologyandAudiology,andOccupationalTherapyPracticetheOhioCounselor,SocialWorker&MFTBoard
andBoardofSpeechLanguagePathologyandAudiologytheSouthCarolinaBoardofProfessionalCounselors&
MFTsandbytheTexasBoardofExaminersofMarriage&FamilyTherapistsandStateBoardofSocialWorker
Examiners.

ContinuingEducationCoursesforSocialWorkers

Dysphagia:TheTeamApproachtoBestPractice
Dysphagia:TheTeamApproachtoBestPracticeisa1houronlinecontinuingeducation(CE)coursethatfocuses
ontheinterdisciplinaryteamapproachtoidentifying,treatingandmanagingdysphagia.Dysphagiaisawidespread
problemintheelderly,withmanygoinguntreated.Olderadultsareatanincreasedriskduetohavingmanyfactors
thatleadtoswallowingdifficulties.Someoftheseareadiagnosisofstroke,dementia,pneumoniaandParkinsons
disease.Manyhavegeneralizedweaknessandcomorbiditiesthatalsocontributetoareducedswallowing
response.Thedecreasedabilitytoswallowcanleadtoothercomplications,butthelargestconcernsarewith
dehydration,weightlossandmalnutrition.Thiscoursewasdevelopedtoassisttheinterdisciplinaryteam[Speech
LanguagePathologist(SLP),RegisteredDietitianNutritionist(RDN),OccupationalTherapist(OT)andSocial
Worker]inthemanagementofdysphagia.Topicscoveredincludetheswallowingprocess,typesofdysphagia,risk
factors,signsandsymptoms,howdysphagiaaffectsthebody,screeningandassessment,rolesofthe
interdisciplinaryteam,nutrition,andtreatmentoptions(NationalDysphagiaDiet,thickenedliquids,freewater,and
rehabilitativestrategies).

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IntheZone:FindingFlowThroughPositivePsychology
IntheZone:FindingFlowThroughPositivePsychologyisa2houronlinecontinuingeducation(CE)coursethat
offersahowtoguideonincorporatingflowintoeverydaylife.AccordingtotheCDC,fouroutoftenpeoplehavenot
discoveredasatisfyinglifepurpose.Further,theAPAreportsthatmostpeoplesufferfrommoderatetohighlevels
ofstress,andaccordingtoSAMSHA,adultprescriptionmedicationabuse(primarilytocounteractattentiondeficit
disorders)isoneofthemostconcerninghealthproblemstoday.Andwhilecliniciansnowhaveahostofresources
tomitigatedistressandreducesymptomatology,thequestionremains:howdocliniciansmoveclientsbeyond
baselinelevelsoffunctioningtoastateoffulfillmentimbuedwithasatisfyinglifepurpose?Theanswermaylieina
universalconditionwithunexpectedbenefits...Thiscoursewillexploretheconceptofflow,alsoknownasoptimal
performance,whichisaconditionweareallcapableof,yetseldomcultivate.Wheninflowweexperiencea
profoundanddramaticshiftinthewayweexperienceourselves,ourcapabilities,andtheworldaroundus.Our
focussharpens,ourstrengthsareheightened,wefeelanintensesenseofeuphoriaandconnectiontotheworld
aroundus,andweoftenrealizecapabilitieswedidntknowwerepossible.Forclients,flowdoesntjusthelpthem
becomemorecapable,itdramaticallyimprovestheirlivesteachingthemnotjusttoexpectmorefrom
themselves,buthowtocultivatetheveryconditionsthatmakeexpectingmorepossible.Thiscourse,packedwith
exercises,tips,andtools,willdemonstratejusthowflowcanbeincorporatedintoyoureverydaylife,andusedto
helpyourclientsmovefromsimplysurvivingtoalifethatharnessesandbuildsupontheirownuniquepotentialto
thrive.

EthicsandSocialMedia
EthicsandSocialMediaisa2houronlinecontinuingeducation(CE)coursethatexaminestheuseofSocial
NetworkingServices(SNS)onbothourpersonalandprofessionallives.Isitusefulorappropriate(orethicalor
therapeutic)foratherapistandaclienttosharethekindsofinformationthatareroutinelypostedonSNSlike
Facebook,Twitter,andothers?HowarepsychotherapiststohandleFriendingrequestsfromclients?Whatarethe
threatstoconfidentialityandtherapeuticboundariesthatareposedbytheuseofsocialmediasites,texts,or
tweetsintherapistclientcommunication?Thepurposeofthiscourseistoofferpsychotherapiststheopportunityto
examinetheirpracticesinregardtotheuseofsocialnetworkingservicesintheirprofessionalrelationshipsand
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communications.Includedareethicstopicssuchasprivacyandconfidentiality,boundariesandmultiple
relationships,competence,thephenomenonoffriending,informedconsent,andrecordkeeping.Afinalsection
offersrecommendationsandresourcesfortheethicaluseofsocialnetworkingandthedevelopmentofapractice
socialmediapolicy.

ETherapy:Ethics&BestPractices
ETherapy:Ethics&BestPracticesisa3houronlinecontinuingeducation(CE)coursethatexaminesthe
advantages,risks,technicalissues,legalitiesandethicsofprovidingtherapyonline.Etherapycanbeusedto
addressageoldproblems,suchashowtoreachouttothosewhomightnototherwiseavailthemselvesof
psychotherapyserviceseventhoughtheyareinacuteneed.Atthesametime,itisclearthatmanyprovidershave
embracedthenewtechnologieswithoutafirmgrasponthenewandseriousvulnerabilitiesthatareintroduced
whentheirpatientspersonalhealthinformationgoesonline.Includedinthiscoursearesectionsonvideotherapy,
email,textmessaging,smartphoneuse,socialmedia,cloudstorage,Skype,andothertelecommunications
services.Thiscourseisfocusedupontheethicalprinciplesthatarecalledintoplaywiththeuseofetherapy.
Amongthemthemostobviousconcernisforprivacyandconfidentiality.Yetthesearenottheonlyethical
principlesthatwillbechallengedbytheincreasinguseofetherapy.Theothersincludeinterjurisdictionalissues
(crossingstatelines),informedconsent,competenceandscopeofpractice,boundariesandmultiplerelationships,
andrecordkeeping.InadditiontooutliningpotentialethicalproblemsandHIPAAchallenges,thiscourseincludes
recommendedresourcesandsetsofspecificguidelinesandbestpracticesthathavebeenestablishedand
publishedbyvariousprofessionalorganizations.

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