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FREE ONLINE SOCIAL WORK TRAININGS

NAME LINK DESCRIPTION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Psychological https://www.nctsn.or An evidence-informed modular approach to help This is free – Students have
First Aid (PFA) g/resources/psycholo children, adolescents, adults, and families in the to create a login/account to
gical-first-aid-pfa- immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism. PFA is complete the training.
online designed to reduce the initial distress caused by
traumatic events and to foster short- and long-term Clinical and Macro
adaptive functioning and coping. Diversity

Suicide https://training.sprc.o Improve your knowledge and skills in suicide prevention

Prevention rg/ with SPRC’s self-paced online courses. They are Clinical Practice
Resource Center designed for clinicians and other service providers, Macro Practice
create an educators, health professionals, public officials, and Diversity
account (free) members of community-based coalitions who develop
and implement suicide prevention programs and
policies. This online training is geared toward macro and
micro practice of suicide prevention.

MD Behavioral https://mdbehavioral An online training site hosted by the Department of

Health health.com/about Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Clinical Practice
Medicine. Developed in partnership with the Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Mental
Hygiene Administration, the site provides training to
individuals interested in supporting the behavioral
health of youth and their families.

Mindfulness https://palousemindfu A free 8-week course on mindfulness based stress

Based Stress lness.com/ reduction therapy. Clinical Practice
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Reduction
Therapy
SBIRT Training https://psattcelearn.o Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
rg/courses/4hr_sbirt/ (SBIRT) is an integrated, public health approach to the Clinical Practice
delivery of early intervention and treatment services for Diversity
persons with substance use disorders and those at risk
of developing these disorders.

Center for https://cascw.umn.ed CASCW’s online modules are self-directed learning Please contact us
Advanced u/portfolio_category/ opportunities for child welfare professionals, foster at CASCW@umn.edu with
Studies in Child online-modules/ parents, advocates, and others interested in the topics. any questions or problems.
Welfare They were developed in order to present the child
welfare practice-relevant findings of research Clinical Practice
undertaken by faculty and staff at the School of Social Macro Practice
Work as well as partners across the University. The Diversity
modules consist of narrated PowerPoint presentations
with a variety of media attached (e.g. watching videos,
reading documents, etc.). All modules are accessible for
free. Post-tests are available upon request.

Dulwich Centre https://dulwichcentre. This Narrative Therapy course is a gateway to free

com.au/courses/what papers, videos and extracts to enjoy at your own pace. Clinical Practice
-is-narrative-practice- Across 9 ‘lessons’ or ‘chapters’ we have brought Macro Practice
a-free-course/ together papers, videos, images, interviews and Diversity
questions. This course is freely available to anyone,
although we think it might be particularly relevant for
those interested in counselling/psychology/community
work/social work. Included are materials that are
relevant for those working in therapeutic and/or
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Motivational https://www.integrati Motivational Interviewing is a clinical approach that

Interviewing on.samhsa.gov/clinical helps people with mental health and substance use Clinical Practice
- disorders and other chronic conditions such as diabetes,
practice/motivational- cardiovascular conditions, and asthma make positive
interviewing behavioral changes to support better health. The
approach upholds four principles— expressing empathy
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Cognitive https://cpt.musc.edu/ This site has a particular focus on the treatment of

Processing military and combat-related PTSD, although the Clinical Practice
Therapy principles and methods described work well for any type Diversity
of traumatic event that results in PTSD. This course was Military
developed to complement other methods of clinical
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by-step instructions for each component of therapy,
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The web site is also developed so that you can proceed
at your own pace and use the learning experiences
when it is convenient for you.

CEUfast Nursing https://ceufast.com Includes multiple trainings related to mental health,

behavioral health, and health care practice. Geared Clinical Practice
toward Nurses; yet, relevant for Social Work. These
trainings need to be registered for online, but are free.
Each training ends with a quiz and a certificate.
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Family Caregiver https://www.caregive The mission of Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) is to

Alliance (FCA) r.org/fca-webinars improve the quality of life for family caregivers and the Clinical Practice
people who receive their care. For over 40 years, FCA Diversity
has provided services to family caregivers of adults with
physical and cognitive impairments, such as Parkinson’s,
stroke, Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia. There
are professional Webinars listed on their learning center
for social workers and other professionals.

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Trauma com/resources/ manuals) of trainings and resources on multiple topics Clinical Practice
Resource related to crisis and trauma. Macro Practice
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Child Welfare https://www.childwelf Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the
Information are.gov/learningcente safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, Clinical Practice
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related professionals as well as the public to Policy/legislative Trainings
information, resources, and tools covering topics on Diversity
child welfare, child abuse and neglect, out-of-home
care, adoption, and more.
Mental Health https://www.socialwo Social Work Career offers resources (i.e. webinars) for
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mental-health-
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Neurobiology; https://emdrprofessio Free Neurobiology of the brain and EMDR course. Clinical Practice (Advanced)
EMDR naltraining.com/free-
neruobiology-
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Commitment du.au/communication Counseling Service. This resource consists of an audio e- Clinical Practice
Training /index.htm learning program comprised of six sessions between 15-
(ACT) 50 minutes duration and including a conversational
mini-lecture and several practice exercises.
Parent Child https://pcitwebcourse Developed by UC Davis PCIT Training Center, this
Interaction .pcit.ucdavis.edu/login resource provides a 10-hour, 11-module web course Clinical Practice
Therapy (PCIT) /index.php that gives fundamental information about providing
Web Course PCIT. It gives trainees’ a solid foundation and partially
fulfills requirements to be a certified PCIT therapist.
Diversity https://www.hrdqu.co Awareness of our own cultural identities and Participants Will Learn:
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Engaging engaging-confidently- cross-culturally. The Cross Cultural Adaptability and one’s cultural identity
Confidently with with-other-cultures/ Inventory™ workshop is a powerful experience and · The four competencies
Other Cultures diversity training tool that helps participants identify associated with cross-
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expert and co-author Dr. Judith Meyers, as she teaches cross-cultural competence
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best-selling diversity training tool that was developed in situations
direct response to needs expressed by cross-cultural
trainers and teachers for a well-constructed and easily Clinical, Macro
obtainable self-assessment training instrument on
cross-cultural adaptability.
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Mindfulness, https://catalog.pesi.co Jon Kabat- Zinn is one of the greats in mindfulness-

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National https://nrcdv.org/vide NRCDV provides a wide range of online webinars. All of

Resource Center os our webinars are all recorded and made available for Direct Practice
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Violence Radio podcasts are converted into videos for those that
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National https://wscadv.remot Lists Free Clinical and Macro courses (including

Resource Center e-learner.net/ nonprofit management) courses related to domestic Clinical Practice
on Domestic violence work in the United States. Macro Practice, Policy work
Violence

Immigrant and https://irmhp- A free course on immigrant and refugee mental health
Refugee Mental psmir.camhx.ca/cours offered by Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Clinical Practice
Health es Health. It provides an overview of immigrant and Macro Practice, Policy work
refugee populations, as well as subgroups particularly at Diversity
risk, and how their context and cultures influence
mental health. There are two specific "streams" that are
tailored to social service providers and health providers,
respectively. The description says social workers can
benefit from both streams. It's accredited by both the
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and
the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
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CBT for Anxiety https://www.pesi.com Elizabeth DuPont Spender, LCSW-C & Kimberly Morrow,
and OCD /blog/details/1081/fre LCSW – online seminar for CBT. Clinical Practice
e-ce-seminar-cbt-for-
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Brain Injury http://www.biancteac Substance use and traumatic brain injury - This training
Association of h.net/cdetail.asp?cour course features information related to the complex Clinical Practice (Advanced)
North Carolina seid=bianc5 topic of alcohol and other drug use after brain injury. It
is intended for anyone working with people with
traumatic brain injury and co-occurring substance use.

Mental Health https://alison.com/co Mental health and well-being has become an

Studies - urse/mental-health- increasingly important concern of healthcare systems Clinical Practice
Suicide, Violent studies-suicide- around the world. Self-harm and debilitating mental Diversity
Behavior, and violent-behavior-and- health problems are increasing, and 1 in 3 people know
Substance substance-abuse- somebody suffering from mental health issues. This
Abuse revised course, which focuses on the activities, actions, and
habits that might be endangering one's health and
welfare, aims to give you the tools to help others.
Center for https://vetoviolence.c Strengthen Your Prevention Toolkit--Dive deeper into
Disease Control dc.gov/apps/main/too topics about violence prevention programs and practice, Macro and policy work,
and Prevention, ls-and-trainings such as how to address risks shared by different forms prevention
Injury of violence or how to effectively build partnerships.
Prevention and Each tool and training will equip you with a unique set
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of Violence before it starts.
Prevention
Center for https://www.cdc.gov/ The Public Health 101 Series provides an introduction to
Disease Control publichealth101/ public health and covers the sciences essential to public Macro practice
and Prevention, health practice. The fundamental scientific components Public Health
span topics in epidemiology, public health informatics
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Public Health and surveillance, health economics, public health

101 Series laboratory science, and related fields.
Center for https://financialsocial NC nonprofit group—website features free resources
Financial Social work.com/resources focused on direct practice work to increase financial Direct practice work
Work literacy—includes upcoming webinars and e-books and
videos
Community http://www.researchf This toolkit is designed for organizations and individuals
Development ororganizing.org/inde that want to use participatory action research (PAR) to Macro practice
Project— x.php?page=webinar- support their work towards social justice. In this toolklit Participatory Action
Research for seres you will find case studies, workshops, worksheets and Research
Organizing: A templates that you can download and tailor to meet
Toolkit for your needs. Also includes free webinar series
Participatory
Action Research
form the
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Darkness to https://www.d2l.org/ $10 Sexual Abuse Prevention Online Training
Light education/stewards- Direct Practice
Stewards of of-children/online/
Children Online
Training
ESRI Academy https://www.esri.com Free online training--GIS helps people visualize and
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Getting Started with-gis/ underlie the use of a GIS with hands-on experience with
with GIS Web maps and geographic data.
Course
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Human Rights https://www.hrc.org/r HRC's All Children – All Families, a project of the Human
Campaign—All esources/all-children- Rights Campaign Foundation, promotes LGBTQ inclusive Direct Practice—child
Children, All all-families-webinars policies and affirming practices among child welfare welfare
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inclusion. This is a multi-part webinar series that covers Diversity
best practices in both direct and macro settings.
National https://nirn.fpg.unc.e Includes recorded presentations and handouts from the
Implementation du/resources/2019- 2019 Summer Institute on Implementation Science at Macro
Research summer-institute- the UNC SSW, with a focus on equity work. Implementation Science
Network (NIRN) implementation-
science-materials
NC Area Health https://www.aheconn Opioid Education for Community Health Workers Online
Education ect.com/opioided/def Series Clinical
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Prevent Child https://www.preventc Free online trainings include “What is Prevention?” and
Abuse NC hildabusenc.org/onlin “Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Direct Practice
e-trainings/ Maltreatment.”
National https://naswinstitute.i For NASW members only, there are a multitude of free
Association of nreachce.com/ trainings. To identify the those of no cost, use the sort Marco
Social functions on the left side of the page—you can adjust Direct Practice/Clinical
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National https://www.neighbor The National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership
Neighborhood hoodindicators.org/ge (NNIP) is a collaborative effort by the Urban Institute Macro
Indicators t-involved/webinars and local partners to further the development and use Policy, Community
Project of neighborhood information systems in local Engagement
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policymaking and community building. Webinar Series

includes multiple topics related to macro practice.
Center for https://www.cface.or The Center for Family and Community Engagement
Family and g/projects/profession offers on-demand trainings that are self-paced and Direct Practice/Clinical
Community altraining/ondemand. available anytime. Topics include working with children Child Welfare
Engagement, php and families and the child welfare system.
NCSU
UNC School of https://ssw.unc.edu/s Free on-demand training that covers key issues to
Social Work, swevents/online/field- consider when preparing to work with trans student Macro
Field Education edu interns including opportunities to explore potential Direct Practice
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student interns.
Westfield State http://www.westfield. Eight one-hour virtual training modules on topics
University, ma.edu/interdisciplina pertinent to integrated behavioral healthcare. Clinical Practice
Interdisciplinary ry-behavioral-health- Integrated Behavioral Health
Behavioral collaboration/module
Health s
Collaboration
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US DHHS, https://thinkculturalh Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an
Improving ealth.hhs.gov/educati important strategy for improving the quality of care Clinical Practice
Cultural on/behavioral- provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal Behavioral Health
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Behavioral https://bhs.unc.edu/cl On demand, online trainings related to multiple clinical

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Wiley Education https://www.wiley.co Online trainings on a variety of topics related to student
Network m/network/instructor academic success (test-taking, stress reduction, etc.) SW Student Academic
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American https://www.asaging. Free webinar series on a variety of direct practice-
Society on Aging org/web-seminars focused topics related to clinical skills in working with Direct Practice
older adults. Older Adults
National https://www.nasmhp Recorded and upcoming webinars and online trainings
Association of d.org/content/meetin on a variety of direct practice and macro topics related Direct Practice
State Mental gs-and-webinars to behavioral health services. Macro
Health Program Behavioral Health
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National Child http://learn.nctsn.org As part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Traumatic Stress / (NCTSN), the Learning Center for Child and Adolescent Direct Practice
Network Trauma offers Free Online Education with: Macro
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CSWE Learning https://learningacade This engaging, on-demand course uses animation and
Academy: Policy my.cswe.org/products video to help social work students and educators Macro
Practice /policy-practice- advance their understanding of critical social justice Policy Practice
Certificate certificate- issues and key elements of effective advocacy practice.
Course
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course#product_tab_ An understanding of policy is key to being an effective

overview social worker and advancing social justice causes.
Miguel Ferguson, Founder of OfCourse!, and Rick
Hoefer, Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington,
draw on decades of experience in educating for social
policy and advocacy. They highlight the necessity of
social work engagement in the policy arena and the
knowledge and skills required for effective advocacy.
CSWE Learning https://learningacade This series of three online interactive courses has been
Academy: my.cswe.org/recovery designed to introduce social workers to the recovery Direct Practice/Clinical
Recovery to -to-practice-series model. CSWE has been awarded a subcontract from
Practice Series SAMHSA to develop, implement, and evaluate mental
health recovery-oriented training materials for social
work educators and practitioners.
Social Thinking https://www.socialthi Free webinar series on the concepts of social thinking,
nking.com/eLearning/ including applications for clinical social work practice Direct Practice/Clinical
categories/FreeWebin
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NAADAC, The http://www.naadac.or NAADAC is happy to offer free addiction-specific
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Professions month, which are then captured and made available for Addictions Treatment
future viewing in NAADAC's Free On-Demand
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National Center http://www.nationalc Multiple webinar series exploring topics related to IPV,
on Domestic enterdvtraumamh.org trauma, substance use, and mental health Clinical
Violence, /trainingta/webinars- IPV, Substance Use, Trauma
Trauma, and seminars/
Mental Health
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Addiction https://www3.thedata This website overs over 40 free online trainings related
Technology bank.com/dpg/423/m to clinical and macro practice, with topics covering: Clinical
Transfer Center tglist.asp?formid=mee • Introduction to Grant Writing Substance Use Treatment
Network tb • Motivational Interviewing Macro—grant writing
• SBIRT for Behavioral Health Professionals
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Cognitive https://cbitsprogram. Free, online training on The Cognitive Behavioral
Behavioral org/ Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) program, a Clinical Practice
Interventions school-based, group and individual intervention. The School Based Mental Health
for Trauma in model is designed to reduce symptoms of post-
Schools traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and
behavioral problems, and to improve functioning,
grades and attendance, peer and parent support, and
coping skills
VHA Train https://www.train.org VHA TRAIN is a gateway into the TRAIN Learning
/vha/search?type=cou Network, the most comprehensive catalog of public Clinical Practice
rse health training opportunities. TRAIN is a free service for Services to Veterans
learners from the Public Health Foundation. Trainings
include
• Clinical practice to treat a variety of mental health
issues
• Military and veteran’s issues
• Medications
• LGBTQ issues
• Disaster mental health for children
• Health equity and racial justice
SOAR Works https://soarworks.prai Multiple webinars on the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and
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SAMHSA rs to increase access to the disability income benefit
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programs administered by the Social Security Homelessness, Mental

Administration (SSA) for eligible adults and children who Health/Substance Use
are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have a Disorders
serious mental illness, medical impairment, and/or a co-
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transform communities to include everyone. They School Social Work
produce a free webinar series on a number of topics
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National https://register.gotow Webinar: Stress Management During Quarantine for
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National Council https://events- During April 2020 and the observance of National Child
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Family Court m/content/connect/c Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) will host a IPV
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nts/catalog.html#curr edition of the Juvenile and Family Court
entSearchTag=117505 Journal reflecting on the 20th anniversary of Effective
8246 Intervention in Domestic Violence & Child Maltreatment
Cases: Guidelines for Policy and Practice Initiative, its
successes and its missed opportunities.