Become a Trainer
We continually recruit expert clinicians and trainers to provide current content in both clinical and administrative topics. We seek the best so that we can give the very best back to our community!
Apply to become a trainer for our continuing education workshops and certificate programs. The majority of our trainings are for master's-level clinicians. We do offer a select number of programs that target new, middle or senior human service managers and administrators.
Please note: You should be current in knowledge, skills and research in your area of expertise.
If you are interested in being considered as a trainer, please email or mail:
- Your resume or CV
- Details on your previous training experience
- Specific training topic(s) with descriptions and learning objectives that you believe would be of interest to professionals
- Any previous evaluation summaries or recommendations/references from the provision of your training services to master's-level clinicians or managers/administrators
Email us at: sw-ce@buffalo.edu. For questions, call: 716-829-5847.
Mailing address:
Kathleen T. Heim, LMSW
Director of Continuing Education
UB School of Social Work
Office of Continuing Education
232 Parker Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8004
Becoming a great trainer takes passion, experience, expert mentoring, feedback based on evaluations and observations, and on-going learning. For those who are new to training or wanting to develop skills as a trainer, below is a select list of resources that may be of use.
- Dazzle Them! Presentation skills training with Mary Beth Debus
- Essential Speaker Checklist
- 5 Tips on Using Humor to Engage Your Audience
- Creating Effective Presentation Slides: which platform to use
- Storytelling Techniques Used by the Most Inspiring TED Presenters
- Comprehensive Webinar Checklist
- Pedagogy vs. Andragogy Chart
- Training for Dummies
- Training and Development For Dummies
When you train for us, it counts toward your NYSED contact hours!
For those who are New York LMSWs, LCSWs, LCSW-Rs, LMHCs, LCATs, LMFTs and psychologists, NYSED has a process allowing you to count training for an approved provider as hours needed to renew your license registration. Check the Continuing Education FAQ section on the link above for your license for details on calculating contact hours. Information is located in FAQ 20 and 21 for each profession.