20:59:04:09Standards

for approval of continuing education programs. Continuing education programs in social work must meet the following standards to be approved by the board: (1) The continuing education must be in a recognized field of social work or clearly related to social work. The continuing education must be related to practice, values, skills, and knowledge of social work; (2) The program must be planned to meet educational needs of target group; (3) A clear statement of goals must be prepared in advance for each program; (4) Instructors must have education and experience in the area of the program they conduct; (5) Specific performance requirements for CEU credit must be established; (6) Participant registration must provide dates, course titles, and number of CEUs awarded for a permanent record of individual participation; (7) Evaluation procedures must be planned for and used to measure the effectiveness of the program design and operation; and (8) The program must be provided by an approved continuing education sponsor.

Source: 12 SDR 168, effective May 25, 1986; 45 SDR 82, effective December 10, 2018.