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Continuing education, also known as professional development, is a crucial endeavor for master’s-level professionals in diverse fields. When you engage in it, your field-specific knowledge and skills remain up-to-date with industry standards. This is particularly true for industries marked by dynamic changes, such as healthcare, education, and engineering. Continuing education is also a must for renewals of licensure and certifications, as well as career advancement.
Education
How District Leaders Align Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction for Student Success
Provider: Via Education Week; Content provided by Otus
Professional Development Credit Hours: 1
When: January 23, 2025 (2 – 3 pm ET)
This is a webinar hosted by a panel of K-12 education experts and district leaders who share practical strategies and valuable insights into curriculum, assessment, and instruction. The roundtable discussions will touch on relevant topics like:
- Designing curriculum for diverse and inclusive learning environments
- Aligning evaluation targets and practices
- Empowering education leaders for collaborative instruction
Participants must attend at least 53 minutes of the webinar to be considered for the professional development hour.
Supporting Your Paraeducators: The Administrator’s Role
Provider: Council for Exceptional Children
Professional Development Credit Hours: 1.5
When: On-demand
This is a 90-minute workshop intended for school administrators, teacher leaders, and instructional coaches who seek evergreen strategies toward enhancing their roles. Participants must take an active role during the workshop and learn relevant topics, including:
- Issues related to paraeducators and their roles in schools
- Ethical and legal roles of paraeducators and educators
- Role of administrators in fostering paraeducator development
You can also participate in the complementary Supporting Paraeducators: Successful Systems & Strategies for Admins and Teachers free workshop.
Engineering
Provider: Kleinfelder
Professional Development Credit Hours: 1
When: January 15, 2025
The free workshop meets the need among engineers to be updated about the latest in Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) rules. Participants gain knowledge and skills in:
- PFAS, history, applications, and health concerns, as well as environmental contamination and their sources
- PFAS regulatory framework, including the impact of current federal laws
- PFAS-relevant technical considerations related to Phase I and Phase II ESAs
International Project Development and Construction Risk
Provider: American Society of Civil Engineers
Professional Development Credit Hours: 2 (equivalent to 0.2 CEU)
When: On-demand
The ASCE offers new members access to 10 courses for free with each course worth one professional development hour (PDH). The International Project Development and Construction Risk online course is among these courses and covers the following topics:
- Types of risks and their management in international construction projects
- Risk management litmus test
You will gain a deeper understanding of risk and risk management after course completion.
Nursing
Pharmacogenomics: A Primer for Clinicians in Psychiatry
Provider: American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
Professional Development Credit Hours: 1.25 pharmacology contact hours
Duration: Ends on July 31, 2025
APRNs who want to optimize patient outcomes with pharmacogenomics will appreciate the learning outcomes of the workshop. Participants gain the skills to personalized medications based on their patient’s genetic makeup and, thus, improve drug-gene outcomes. There’s a post-workshop test where a participant must earn at least 80% to earn a certificate.
Effective Treatments for Opioid Use Disorders
Provider: American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
Professional Development Credit Hours: 3.5 total contact hours (2 in in pharmacology)
Duration: Ends on June 30, 2026
This is a course intended for APRNs. It consists of three separate modules that can be completed in three hours and 30 minutes. At course completion, a participant should be able to describe two evidence-based treatments for patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder. You must pass all three post-module tests, among other requirements, to earn a certificate.
Motivational Interviewing: Practical Strategies for Nurses
Provider: American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
Professional Development Credit Hours: 3.5 contact hours
Duration: Ends on September 13, 2026
This is a five-part presentation that lasts for 3.5 hours and covers relevant topics in motivational interviewing for registered nurses and APRNs. Based on the theories of Peplau, Watson, and Polly Ryan, motivational interviewing involves creating therapeutic interpersonal relationships with patients.
Social Work
Provider: Social Work Online CE Institute
Professional Development Credit Hours: 1 Social Work
Price: Free for Specialty Practice Sections (SPS) Members
Duration: Ongoing; Available for 5 months after registration
If you’re interested in climate justice social work and its practical strategies, enroll in this course led by social work professors and IFSW co-editors. You’ll learn about:
- Social workers who have a significant impact on climate justice and their applications
- Practical tools used in climate justice work
- Adoption of an eco-social lens as a social worker
Beyond Treatment as Usual: The Case for Cognitive Remediation
Provider: Social Work Online CE Institute
Professional Development Credit Hours: 1.5 Clinical
Price: Free for SPS Members
Duration: Ongoing; Available for 5 months after registration
If you want to move beyond traditional treatments of chronic mental health disabilities, consider cognitive remediation as an alternative. In this course, you’ll learn the effectiveness of 48 once-a-week sessions of cognitive remediation practices, including individual coaching and social cognition groups. These are effective for persons diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and depression, among others.
Provider: Social Work Online CE Institute
Professional Development Credit Hours: 2 Clinical
Price: Free for SPS Members
Duration: Ongoing; Available for 5 months after registration
This is a CDC-funded interactive webinar that enables participants to apply MI and SBIRT frameworks to support clients in their COVID-19 vaccines and boosters-related decisions. Note that this is the second of a three-part series of webinars undertaken with the University of Texas at Austin. The third part will be conducted in February 2025 (TBA).
