CHAPTER 20:59:04
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Section
20:59:04:01 Definitions.
20:59:04:01.01 Courses eligible for continuing education credit -- Distance education.
20:59:04:02 Amount of continuing education required.
20:59:04:03 Repealed.
20:59:04:04 Waiver due to certified illness.
20:59:04:05 Repealed.
20:59:04:06 Continuing education obtained out-of-state, Repealed.
20:59:04:07 Preparation or publication of a professional social work topic or paper.
20:59:04:08 Standards for approval of continuing education sponsor.
20:59:04:09 Standards for approval of continuing education programs.
20:59:04:10 Standards for approval of continuing education programs for agency administrators.
20:59:04:01. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Academic credit hour," one semester credit hour earned at a junior college, college, or university accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education;
(2) "Continuing education," postgraduate courses, either academic or nonacademic, related to the field of social work;
(3) "Continuing education sponsor," an educational institution, a professional association, or a business or governmental organization approved by the board under §20:59:04:08 to award continuing education units for organized social work education; and
(4) "Continuing Education Unit (CEU)," 10 contact hours of participation in a noncredit organized continuing education program conducted by an approved sponsor.
Source: 3 SDR 81, effective May 29, 1977; 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 29 SDR 92, effective December 24, 2002.
General Authority:SDCL 36-26-29.
20:59:04:01.01. Courses eligible for continuing education credit -- Distance education. The board may allow continuing education credit for academic credit courses taken at a junior college, college, or university accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education, and for nonacademic workshops, seminars, conferences, lectures, and agency staff development training given by an approved continuing education sponsor. Courses for which continuing education credit is allowed must meet the standards in § 20:59:04:09 or 20:59:04:10. Staff development or activities of agencies which address procedural or administrative issues are ineligible. One academic credit hour is equal to 15 contact hours of participation in a noncredit continuing education program.
The licensee may not have more than ten hours of continuing education in the following: independent or group study including listening to audio tapes, viewing video tapes, or preparing or publishing a professional social work topic or paper as set forth in § 20:49:04:07, or reading professional books or articles.
Source: 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 29 SDR 92, effective December 24, 2002; 45 SDR 82, effective December 10, 2018.
General Authority: SDCL 36-26-29.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-26-26, 36-26-29.
20:59:04:02. Amount of continuing education required. All licensees submitting applications for license renewal must include a certificate of successful completion of thirty hours of continuing education taken within the previous two-year license period. At least six of the thirty hours of continuing education must be on the subject of social work ethics.
Source: 3 SDR 81, effective May 29, 1977; 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 22 SDR 57, effective October 16, 1995; 29 SDR 92, effective December 24, 2002; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024.
General Authority: SDCL 36-26-29.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-26-26.
20:59:04:03. Registration of sponsor.Repealed.
Source: 3 SDR 81, effective May 29, 1977; 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; repealed, 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986.
20:59:04:04. Waiver due to certified illness. A licensee may apply for a waiver of the continuing education requirement if the licensee presents a physician's certified statement that the licensee was physically incapacitated to the extent that the licensee could not satisfy the requirement within the previous two-year license period. A licensee must submit the waiver to the board at least thirty days prior to the expiration of the two-year license period.
Source: 3 SDR 81, effective May 29, 1977; 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024.
General Authority: SDCL 36-26-29.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-26-26.
20:59:04:05. Exemption from continuing education requirements.Repealed.
Source: 3 SDR 81, effective May 29, 1977; repealed, 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978.
20:59:04:06. Continuing education obtained out-of-state. Repealed.
Source: 3 SDR 81, effective May 29, 1977; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 29 SDR 92, effective December 24, 2002; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024.
20:59:04:07. Preparation or publication of a professional social work topic or paper. A licensee who has prepared an academic social work course, a social work in-service training workshop, or a social work seminar, or who has published a social work article in a recognized professional journal may be allowed a maximum of ten hours of required continuing education hours set forth in § 20:59:04:02. Verification of completion of the presentation or of publication shall be submitted by the licensee on a form provided by the board.
Source: 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 29 SDR 92, effective December 24, 2002; 45 SDR 82, effective December 10, 2018.
General Authority: SDCL 36-26-29.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-26-26, 36-26-29.
20:59:04:08. Standards for approval of continuing education sponsor. A sponsor for nonacademic continuing education in social work must meet the following standards to be approved by the board;
(1) The sponsoring organization must designate a professional staff person to administer and coordinate an organized schedule of continuing programs;
(2) The sponsoring organization must maintain administrative control of all program elements. Programs jointly sponsored by more than one organization must designate which organization will record and report CEUs to the licensee;
(3) The sponsoring organization must provide or arrange for educational facilities and instructional aids and equipment consistent with the educational content, format, and objectives of the continuing education; and
(4) An individual record of participation must be maintained by the sponsoring organization for a minimum of five years and made available to each participant upon request.
A sponsor shall apply for approval on a form provided by the board before giving programs.
Source: 12 SDR 168, effective May 25, 1986; 29 SDR 92, effective December 24, 2002.
General Authority:SDCL 36-26-29.
20:59:04:09. Standards 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.
General Authority: SDCL 36-26-29.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-26-26, 36-26-29.
20:59:04:10. Standards for approval of continuing education programs for agency administrators. Continuing education programs for agency administrators who are responsible for social work staff must enhance the practice, values, skills, and knowledge of administrators in the areas of administration, planning, and research related to human services and must meet the standards in subdivisions 20:59:04:09(2) to (8), inclusive.
Continuing education program approval for agency administrators may be applied for on a form provided by the board.
Source: 12 SDR 168, effective May 25, 1986.
General Authority:SDCL 36-26-29.
