The following programs have been reviewed and approved by the Board of Examiners Social Work Continuing Education Committee (SWCEC). With this approval, the programs listed below meet the continuing education hour requirement of the MS Board of Examiners for Social Workers pursuant to Part 1902, Chapter 4 of the rules and regulations. For further information about specific programs, please contact the sponsoring organizations at the telephone number provided on this list. This page is offered as a courtesy only. The Board will not be held responsible for any problems that arise from the cancellation or attendance of the following programs.
Beginning 7/1/2020, one (1) hour of mandated reporting will be required. All social work licensees are required to obtain four (4) hours of approved professional ethics and two (2) hours of approved cultural diversity/multicultural issues/cultural competency continuing education hours for each renewal period.
- 2026 Approved Continuing Education
Date Topic Location Sponsor Contact Information C.E. Hours 06/15/26-06/18/26 Where Residents Come First Biloxi, MS Independent Nursing Home Association Ashley Bradshaw
ashley.inha@gmail.com7.5 General 05/01/26 Rankin County Chamber of Commerce Social Worker's Conference Richland, MS Rankin County Chamber of Commerce Sara Adams
sadams@rankinchamber.com4.5 General
1 Cultural Diversity
1.5 Mandatory Reporting
04/30/26-05/01/26 Canopy Children's Solutions Clinical Summit 2026 Flowood, MS Canopy Children's Solutions Sarah Howe
sarah.howe@mycanopy.org1 General
7 Clinical
1 Ethics
04/23/26 & 04/30/26 Accessibility and Affordability: Contributing Factors in Medical Trauma Laural, MS & Biloxi, MS Clean Slate Behavioral Health Solutions, LLC Dr. Mary Nelums
marynelums_cleanslate@outlook.com2 Cultural Competency 04/21/26-04/24/26 2026 MS Association of Planning and Development Districts Annual Conference Biloxi, MS MS Assoc. of Planning and Development Districts Lindsay Sellers
lsellers@cmpdd.org9.5 General 04/10/26 2026 Central MS Caregiver Conference Madison, MS Alzheimer's Association MS Chapter Kristen White
kriwhite@alz.org5.5 General 03/20/26 MDB Annual LCSW Training Flowood, MS MDB Health Services Lori Tate
ltate@mdbhealth.io2 General
1 Cultural Competency
03/19/26 Holding Space: A Symposium on Maternal Mental Health Empowering Social Workers and Nurses Jackson, MS Therapy Plus Lejune Johnson lejeune@therapyplusllc.org
1.5 General
1.5 Cultural Diversity
2 Clinical
03/14/26 Social Work Superhero Retreat Pearl, MS The Social Work Collective, PLLC Shalonda Carlisle
socialworkcollectivems@gmail.com3.5 General
1 Ethics
1 Supervision
03/06/26-03/07/26 2026 Building Healthy Families Conference Virtual New Beginnings Jessica Hood
jessica@newbeginningsadoptions.org10 General 02/27/26 Building Better Communities Through Social Entrepreneurship Clarksdale, MS Family and Youth Opportunities Division Dr. Mary Frances Moton
dr.moton@yahoo.com5 General 02/27/26 Building Resilience in Social Work Practice Spring 2026 Conference Hattiesburg, MS Diff3r3nt Mentality Aspen Hardges
diff3r3ntmentality@gmail.com1 General
2.5 Ethics
1 Mandated Reporting
2 Cultural Competency
1 Clinical
02/18/26-02/20/26 18th Annual MS Addiction Conference Flowood, MS Professionals Health Network, Inc. Donna Young
dcyoung2128@gmail.com
14 General
3 Ethics
01/24/26 Ethics and Mandated Reporting: Upholding Integrity in Social Work Practice Virtual Social work Collective, PLLC Ruth Drake
socialworkcollectivems@gmail.com
1.5 Ethics
1.5 Mandated Reporting
- 2026 Multiple Date Offerings
Date Topic Location Sponsor Contact Information C.E. Hours - View Dates
02/12/26
03/12/26
04/09/26
05/14/26
06/11/26
07/09/26
08/13/26
09/10/26
10/08/26
11/12/26
Social Work Ethics & Cultural Diversity Seminar 2026 Tupelo, MS/ Virtual New Beginnings
Jessica Hood
jessica@newbeginningsadoptions.org4 Ethics
1 Cultural Competency
1 Mandated Reporting
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01/14/26
02/18/26
03/18/26
05/13/26
06/17/26
07/15/26
08/19/26
09/16/26
10/21/26
11/11/26
12/16/26
Guiding Futures Virtual Morton Law Firm Amanda Cassel
acassel@mortonlaw.com11 General Hours