Continuing Education Units School of Social Work
Center for Excellence in Social Work, Facundo Valdez School of Social Work, New Mexico Highlands University
Continuing Education Program
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p: 505-260-6197
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The Center for Excellence in Social Work Continuing Education Program is committed to providing accessible and affordable ongoing learning opportunities for practicing social workers. Workshops focus on a variety of topics that help enhance the skills and knowledge for effective practice with the populations of New Mexico. In keeping with the Facundo Valdez School of Social Work’s mission, several workshops focus on working with Hispanic and Native American populations of New Mexico and the Southwest.
These workshops meet the continuing education licensure renewal requirements as set forth by the New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners (BSWE). These workshops meet the continuing education licensure renewal requirements as set forth by the New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners (BSWE). The counseling board accepts Center for Excellence in Social Work Continuing Education Program CEUs. It is recommended that you check with your accrediting board to ensure proper CEU acceptance.
Most workshops are offered via Zoom, allowing participants access to ongoing professional development.
Upcoming Continuing Education Events
September Events:
September Online Social Justice Teach-in
The Personal and the Collective: Japanese American Prison Camps of New Mexico & Cultural and Collective Traumas
September 4, from 6 pm–7:30 pm Mountain Time
In Conversation: Nikki Nojima Louis, PhD, MFA • Special Projects Coordinator and Artistic Director, New Mexico Japanese American Citizens League (NMJACL) & Anna Nelson, PhD, LCSW • Director, NMHU FVSSW Center for Excellence in Social Work
Facilitator: Isabella Serrano, FVSSW MSW Student & Graduate Assistant at the Center
Cost: Free [This Social Justice Teach-in will be recorded and publicly available.]
Continuing Ed Credit: 1.5 CEUs Cultural [available for participants by request]
Zoom registration. This will generate a link to access the event and provide you with an option to add it to your calendar. Register now at bit.ly/SJ-Teach-in-Sept
Description: Dr. Louis will share about her experience as a Japanese American writer, performer, artist and activist. Coming to this conversation from a social work perspective, Dr. Nelson, a Critical Race scholar, educator and social work practitioner will share about Critical Trauma Theory and cumulative, cultural, and collective traumas.
CEUs 1.5 Cultural are available for participants by request. To receive CEU credit, participants must attend the teach-in in real-time in its entirety and complete the post-event survey. This is a synchronous event and CEUs will not be prorated. CEU Certificates will be sent to the email used to register within 1-3 weeks. For any CEU Certificate questions, please contact socialworkceu@nmhu.edu.
September In-Person Social Justice Performance
Confinement in the Land of Enchantment: Japanese American Prison Camps of New Mexico
Written and directed by Nikki Nojima Louis and performed by the New Mexico Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Players
September 6 from 1 pm–3 pm
at NMHU FVSSW ABQ Center, 5041 Indian School Rd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87110
1 hr performance • 30 min Q&A • 30 min reception (w/ snacks)
This reader’s theater play, Confinement in the Land of Enchantment, is adapted from a book of the same name and shares the Japanese American experience of prison camp incarceration in New Mexico during World War II.
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Tickets are available for future and current social workers. This is a community event, so friends and family are welcome to attend as well. Tickets for this in-person performance are free of charge. Please be aware that seating is limited. If a ticket has been obtained and the holder is no longer able to attend, please let us know at ceswnm@nmhu.edu, so the seat can be made available.
A special thanks to Helen S. Robertson, NMHU FVSSW Library Associate for her vision and leadership in planning this event and Joseph A.J. Moreno, Ph.D. and ABQ/RIO Campus Life for providing snacks for the reception.
Center for Excellence in Social Work CEU Workshop Registration
CE Workshop registration for credit:
https://apply.nmhu.edu/register/ceusocialwork
CE Workshop registration not for credit:
https://apply.nmhu.edu/register/ceusocialworknoncredit
*Free* CE Workshop registration for students enrolled in a social work program located in New Mexico.
* Please reach out by email or with any questions, concerns, or issues that come up on the day of the workshop.
Registration, Payment, and Cancellation
Registration:
Everyone must register and pay online. The last day to register for a workshop is three days prior to its start date. Most of our workshops are capped at 30 attendees. Please fill out the appropriate online registration form below. A confirmation email will be sent verifying registration. Virtual participants must log in on time and stay for the duration of the Zoom workshop in order to get full CEU credit.
Payment:
Payment is due online at the time of registration. Anyone who does not need CEUs can register as a non-credit participant for a reduced payment amount. There is no fee for students enrolled in a social work program located in New Mexico. If you have questions regarding your eligibility for free workshop participation under the current student option, please email socialworkceu@nmhu.edu.
Cancellation:
If you must cancel your attendance, please inform the Continuing Education Program immediately by email at socialworkceu@nmhu.edu. This will allow someone else to attend if the workshop is filled.
No refunds are given unless the Center for Excellence in Social Work cancels the workshop. If a workshop is canceled due to low enrollment, participants will be notified via email at least three days before the workshop takes place.
Interested in presenting a topic?
Download your proposal request here and email it to socialworkceu@nmhu.edu for consideration.
Contact Information
Continuing Education Program
Center for Excellence in Social Work
Facundo Valdez School of Social Work
New Mexico Highlands University
e: socialworkceu@nmhu.edu
p: 505-260-6197
w: nmhu.edu/ceu