Continuing Professional Education

In response to the national effort to support lifelong learning, the Department of Social Work established Continuing Professional Education (CPE) in enabling our workforce to engage in a momentum of self-initiated and continuous pursuit of knowledge, both for personal and professional development.

Our CPE offers a range of courses designed to assist social workers and other helping professionals in gaining the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary at different stages of their careers. This will enable them to advance their careers with competence and confidence in their area of work while staying relevant to the increasingly complex social landscape to best serve the needs of their clients.

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Professional Certificates

Designed with the National Social Work Competency Framework (NSWCF) in mind, they are conducted in a multi-modal teaching method ranging from online lessons to classroom interactions.

For enquiries, contact Michelle at 6601 5960 or swkcpepc@nus.edu.sg.

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Short Executive Courses

We offer a suite of Continuing Education & Training (CET) short courses for helping professionals.

For enquiries, contact Yu Ting at 6601 7323 or swkcpe@nus.edu.sg.

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Seminars

Department Seminars are 2-3 hours complimentary sessions hosted by overseas speakers, while Master Series Seminars are 1-day (7 hours) sessions hosted by overseas speakers. Seminar hours can count towards SASW CPE hours.

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Customised
In-House Programmes

Let us create a course specifically for your organisation. Social Workers who attend our CPE courses are eligible to earn CPE credits, which count towards the renewal of accreditation status. Contact the Social Work Accreditation and Advisory Board for more details.

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Short Executive Courses

Clinical

Intermediate Training in Gestalt Play Therapy

Designed for those who have completed the Basic Training in Gestalt Play Therapy, the workshop will build on theoretical, skill development and clinical practice from the Gestalt approach with emphasis on developing robust assessment, diagnosis and plans.

For: Practitioners working with children and adolescents in the field of health and mental health, helping professions, and related fields

Duration
4 Days

Upcoming Run
10 to 13 Sep 2024

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Gestalt Play Therapy – The Oaklander Approach

This workshop (basic, part 2) continues to build on theoretical understanding and clinical skills of Gestalt Play Therapy with special focus on the Oaklander Approach.

For: Practitioners working with children and adolescents in the field of health and mental health, helping professions, and related fields

Duration
2 Days

Last Run
2 to 3 Jul 2024

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Offender Rehabilitation

Process and Punishment

The course will introduce participants to the sociological and psychological issues relating to incarceration and their impact on the processes of prisonization, prisoner identity construction and management, and subsequent reintegration into society.

For: All helping professionals in the criminal justice system and anyone who has an interest in issues relating to crime, deviance and criminal justice.

Duration
2 Days

Upcoming Run
26 to 27 Sep 2024

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Multicultural Sensitivity In Corrections

This workshop will explore what multicultural sensitivity entails and the processes involved in developing such competency. Participants will heighten awareness, and acquire skills and knowledge necessary to enhance multicultural practice, with a focus on corrections-specific scenarios.

For: Correctional officers, counsellors, social workers and psychologists.

Duration
2 Days

Last Run
25 to 26 Jan 2024

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Crime and Punishment

The aim of the course is to acquaint participants with the criminal justice policy perspectives on crime and punishment and how best to respond to and reduce the problem of crime in contemporary societies.

For: Helping professionals in the criminal justice system and anyone who has an interest in issues relating to crime, deviance and criminal justice.

Duration
2 Days

Last Run
29 Feb to 1 Mar 2024

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Social Work and Ethics

Strengthening Ethical Reasoning for Social Work Practice

This didactic and interactive course emphasizes ethical reasoning as a cornerstone in social work ethical decision-making. It aims to equip social workers with foundational ethical theories and decision-making frameworks to guide them in ethical reasoning and decision-making.

For: Helping professionals in health and social services.

Duration
3 Days

Last Run
4 to 6 Mar 2024

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Social Work and Health

Foundational Module in Mental Health for Social Workers

This is a foundational module in mental health targeted for social workers after their first year of practice. It covers basic knowledge in common mental health problems to facilitate social workers to screen clients for management and escalation to the next level of care.

For: Social Workers after their first year of clinical experience.

Duration
2 Days

Upcoming Run
18 to 19 Jul 2024

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Family Conferencing: Managing Challenging Family Situations Involving Conflict Resolution & Mediation

This module builds on the foundations laid under Family conferencing: Facilitating difficult healthcare conversations and decision-making. The focus is on building advanced skills-set to handle difficult conversations, teach the art of negotiation and mediation to resolve impasses.

For: Social Workers in health and social sectors who are required to work with clients and families in making healthcare decisions.

Duration
3 Days

Upcoming Run
24 to 26 Jul 2024

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Using Skills-Based Behavioural Health Approaches in Managing Chronic Conditions

This course covers case and care planning using different models and approaches for developing case and care plans to support clients'/patients’ need in accordance to organisational practice.

For: Social Workers, Counsellors, Case Managers/Coordinators with at least 1 year of relevant work experience.

Duration
3 Days

Upcoming Run
9 to 11 Oct 2024

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Family Conferencing: Facilitating Difficult Healthcare Conversations and Decision-Making

This course will equip Social Workers with the knowledge and skills related to breaking bad news, truthtelling and healthcare decision-making, which are critical to enable them to perform these supportive roles effectively.

For: Social Workers in health and social sectors who are required to work with clients and families in making healthcare decisions.

Duration
3 Days

Upcoming Run
14 to 16 Oct 2024

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Social Work and Leadership

Agile Team Management for the 21st Century Social Worker

The course would introduce the Agile mindset and its relevance to the current complex, everchanging and chaotic social conditions. The focus is to prioritise client centric practice while maintaining the balance between organisation and client outcomes.

For: Social Workers; Counsellors; Case Managers; Centre Managers; Allied Health professionals.

Duration
3 Days

Last Run
8 to 10 May 2024

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Professional Certificates

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Professional Certificate in Clinical Practice – Dementia Care

This certificate provides knowledge and skills, through Person Centered Care principles, for practitioners to be more effective in their direct work with Persons with Dementia and/or caregivers.

For: Social workers, counsellors, case workers, community workers who work with Persons with Dementia and their caregivers; with two years of relevant work experience of working with Persons with Dementia and/or their caregivers.

Duration 
4 Courses over 6 Days

Upcoming Run
Jul to Sep 2024

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Professional Certificate in Mental Health

This certificate aims to equip social workers in the community with knowledge and skills to manage clients with common mental health conditions and complex psycho-social presentations.

For: Social workers, case managers and community-based counsellors in the medical and social sectors; who have at least 3 years of experience working with clients with common mental health conditions; and more.

Duration 
5 Courses over 7 Days

Upcoming Run
Aug to Dec 2024

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Professional Certificate in Systemic Practice

This 12-session practice-based training programme hopes to offer a platform for practitioners to begin the deliberation for them to outline the pattern that nurtures the competencies of a culturally appropriate systemic practitioner capable of offering culturally and religiously appropriate inclusive response. 

For: Social workers counsellors and social service practitioners  working with individuals, couples, families and the community; Healthcare Professionals with an interest in cross-discipline and cross-cultural learning.

Duration
6 Courses over 6 Days

Last Run
Nov 2024 to Jan 2025

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Professional Certificate in Child Protection

This certificate allows participants to better understand the child protection system and work in Singapore.

For: Social workers, school counsellors, student welfare officers and individuals who work on child protection issues, and have a Degree in Social Work or Psychology, or have at least 1 year of experience in working closely with Child Protective Service on child protection concerns if you graduate in other degree disciplines.

Duration
4 Courses over 7 Days

Last Run
8 to 29 May 2024

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Applicable for those registering for themselves, including self-sponsored and corporate-sponsored participants.

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For enquiries on Short Executive Courses, email to swkcpe@nus.edu.sg.

For enquiries on Professional Certificates, email to swkcpepc@nus.edu.sg.

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