Caring Safely® offers professional development activities with continuing education credits (CECs) via webinars, workshops and training programs for social workers, therapists, behavioral health consultants, counselors, nurses, massage therapists, teachers and others. 

The number of CECs available is dependent on the length and content of the training and will be listed on the registration page. Caring Safely offers CEC options for synchronous and asynchronous learning activities.

Workshops and training programs are structured, other-directed, evidence-based learning activities. They are provided by an organization that has a privacy officer and grievance policy. CEs are provided for each hour of instructional time, not including the review of administrative details. Attendance is monitored and recorded for live sessions and can be provided to licensing boards or regulatory organizations upon request.

Previous trainings offered through Caring Safely® have been accepted for continuing education hours through various licensing boards and regulatory organizations, including: the National Association of Social Workers, the National Board for Certified Counselors, the Alberta College of Social Workers and the BC Nurses Union.

Evaluations & Certificates 

To be eligible for CE credits, participants are required to:

• Complete the full workshop or training program
• Complete an online pre- and post-assessment
• Complete the online workshop/program evaluation (different from the course pre- and post-assessment)
• Successfully complete a final test with a passing grade of 80% or higher. The test contains no more than 10% true and false questions. Upon successful completion of this test, participants will be able to download their certificate of completion. Only digital certificates are available.

Please contact your board directly to determine if your licensing board or regulatory association will accept the credits offered by Caring Safely®. 

The registration page for each workshop and program includes a downloadable outline and a summary of the information contained on this page

For general questions about Caring Safely® webinars, workshops and programs, please contact us at [email protected].

Attendance Requirements

Some licensing boards only accept live instructional hours. If the program you are registering for includes both synchronous and asynchronous learning activities, the number of live session hours will be listed on the registration page. Attendance is monitored (see details below) and recorded for live sessions and can be provided to licensing boards or regulatory organizations upon request. CEs are provided for each hour of instructional time, not including the review of administrative details.

To be eligible for live CE credits, participants are required to:

• Attend and complete the full workshop or training program
• Complete an online pre- and post-assessment
• Complete the online workshop/program evaluation (different from the course pre- and post-assessment)
• Attendance is demonstrated through a comprehensive test at the end of the course with a passing grade of 80% or higher. The test contains no more than 10% true and false questions. Upon successful completion of this test, participants will be able to download their certificate of completion. The assessment may be repeated if necessary. Only digital certificates are available.

Attendance will be tracked automatically as follows:

• Join the program by a web browser or Zoom App, not dialing in by phone, within the first 15 minutes of the start of the program.
• Join the zoom meeting room using the same email as you used to register for the program to enable proper attendance tracking.
• Stay logged in and engaged for the duration of the program.

Qualifications

Workshops and training programs are structured, other-directed, evidence-based learning activities. It is provided by an organization that has a privacy officer and grievance policy. CEs are provided for each hour of instructional time, not including the review of administrative details. Attendance is monitored and recorded for live sessions and can be provided to licensing boards or regulatory organizations upon request.

The course developer and instructor’s credentials include a bachelor of social work, a masters of social work, a clinical registration to provide psychosocial restricted activities and over 18 years of direct clinical practice. The course developer and instructor is an instructor at the University of Calgary and registered with the Alberta College of Social Workers (Registration #11958).

Cancellations & Grievances

If a grievance arises pertaining to continuing education workshops or programs, instructors, or processes, the complainant should write to [email protected] as soon as possible so that the nature of the concern may be addressed in a timely fashion.

If you have any questions regarding CE credit, please contact us at [email protected] 

The cancellation policy is dependent on the length and capacity of the workshop or program and will be listed on the registration page.