We answer your top training questions.
A: Sign into your account. All courses you are registered for are listed in your "My Courses" Tab. You can view all purchases, including courses you cancelled in the "All Transactions" tab. You can also print, email or download any receipts you need from the "All Transactions" tab.
A: You can find all live and self-study courses in our catalog. Please view the course details, add desired courses to your cart and complete the checkout process. Acceptable forms of payment include credit card, check, and purchase order. If you have any questions please email us or call 716-829-5841.
A: Payment is required prior to attending the training.
A: Individual discounts are only for the individual named and are not transferrable.
Some individuals attending training have allergies, asthma, migraines or chemical sensitivities. Your support in refraining from wearing perfume, cologne or similar scents is appreciated.
A: Handout copies are provided when you arrive at the registration table. One set of handouts is included with your registration fee. The only exception is rare instances when a trainer may have copyrighted their handouts (especially the PowerPoint handout) and will not provide a PowerPoint as the document is intellectual property. We always recommend that people bring paper to take notes in case you want to keep your handouts unmarked or the PowerPoint has not been provided. In addition, please be aware that your PowerPoints and other handouts are sometimes marked with a copyright and instructions that they cannot be copied and distributed without the instructors permission.
A: Please dress in layers and bring a sweater or light jacket if needed. Most training sites will vary in temperature and are often cool.
Some individuals attending training have allergies, asthma, migraines or chemical sensitivities. Your support in refraining from wearing perfume, cologne or similar scents is appreciated.
Note: In addition, please refrain from texting during the training, or bringing any knitting or crocheting. These activities should be limited to break and lunch periods as attendees and instructors find them distracting during the training.
A: Training descriptions indicate if lunch is included or not with your registration fee. Our light lunches include vegetarian choices. If you require a gluten free meal option, please contact us at sw-ce@buffalo.edu at least one week in advance of the training.
A: Parking permits are not needed for the UB Center for Tomorrow. If they are needed for any other UB site, permits will be mailed to you.
A: We each bring a range of life experiences, including traumatic ones, into the room when we attend a training. If at any time you feel emotionally triggered by content, you are welcome to step out of the room for some self-regulation time. For online courses, you can pause the course and return to it at a later date. If you feel you are unable to remain in the training, please contact us at sw-ce@buffalo.edu or call the continuing education director at 716-829-5847 to request a refund.
A: Yes; visit our Online Training Catalog at the link below.
A: See the "Location" tab on the course details page for location information and directions.
A: The majority of our live workshops and certificate programs offer CEUs (contact hours) for New York LMSWs, LCSWs, LMHCs, LCATs and LMFTs as we are an approved training provider through the NYSED State Board for Social Work and Mental Heath Practitioner Board. We also offer NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) #0045 training hours.
For all live and online self-study courses, please check the "Credits" tab carefully to ensure it provides what you need before you purchase the course. Almost all of the online self-study courses offer NYSED LMSW and LCSW contact hours. Many also offer NYSED LMHC, LCAT and LMFT contact hours.
A: A certificate program is a series of training hours on a topic area or treatment method. It is designed to advance your skills and knowledge. This is a common training format in university continuing education programs. Completion does not represent that you have ‘certification’ or are ‘certified’. You receive a frameable certificate of completion for the program if you meet all requirements. In addition, each course completed will provide a certificate of completion with applicable CEUs. Certificate course work provides resources for additional study and in some cases, pursuit of advanced intervention skills such as EMDR or DBT offered though other training providers.
'Certification' should only be offered by programs that are sufficiently assessing both knowledge acquired and competent implementation of the skills and knowledge taught. Ongoing clinical supervision may be required as part of completion of a certification program. Practitioners must comply with their professional codes of ethics in how they represent skills and knowledge acquired through continuing education programs.
The University at Buffalo is committed to providing a healthy, comfortable and safe environment for its students, faculty, staff and visitors. As a result, smoking is prohibited throughout the university, both indoors and outdoors. We kindly ask that you please refrain from smoking while on campus.
A: Visit our Elective Course Registration Instructions page.
A: Registrants are billed by email to your buffalo.edu address for University at Buffalo credit course tuition. You must pay prior to the deadline in order to avoid late charges. Paper tuition bills are not mailed by the University.
A: When your UB tuition bill arrives by email to your buffalo.edu email address, follow the instructions on how to attach your tuition wavier or how to use it to pay online.
A: Tuition waivers and UUP vouchers can be used only for SUNY credit courses. They cannot be used for non-credit workshops.
A: It does not cover university related credit course fees.
A: Yes. If you do not use all three credits in the semester, you forfeit the remaining credits.
A: If you are a UB School of Social Work field educator, the Field Education Office provides you with the opportunity to request a tuition waiver at designated times during the year. Visit our Field Educator Resources page for more information.
A: For lost tuition waivers, contact the Field Education Office at sw-field@buffalo.edu. Lost or misplaced Continuing Education discount certificates are not replaceable.
A: Expired waivers and certificates cannot be used.
Visit our Field Educator Resources page and click on the Tuition Waiver Information link for rules.
A: Attendance at both days of a 1-credit course is required to pass.
A: Books can be purchased at Amazon.com or other preferred Internet vendors. Books may be available in limited quantities at the UB Bookstore on the North Campus in Amherst for classes held on the North or South Campus.
A: You will be expected to complete any required readings to enable you to participate in the course even when taking it for non-credit. This can be done by purchasing books, renting books or sharing a book with a colleague who is also attending.
A: We send out the syllabus to everyone enrolled in one of our Summer Institute credit courses. If you would like to request a syllabus in advance, contact us at sw-ce@buffalo.edu.
A: Credit courses are credit-bearing university courses. The ones offered in our Summer Institute are graduate courses, which means that you must have a bachelor’s degree to enroll. Credit courses are graded by the instructor and there are readings, homework, exams and/or papers required. A workshop is a non-credit training which does not provide university graduate credits and it cannot be used toward a college or university degree.
A: Live training in Buffalo and select areas of Western New York is offered most months of the year. As trainings are planned, they are added to our website. Periodic emails are sent out to those on our mailing list to notify people of training offered directly by us or through collaborations. Online self-study courses are available 365 days a year.
A: A full day training is normally 5 - 6 hours. Half-day trainings are offered in the mornings and afternoons. Courses are normally offered on weekdays and not on weekends.
A: We have three trauma-informed certificate programs that range from the Trauma-Informed Care & Counseling Certificate Program offering an in-depth clinical look at trauma (partially online self-study and partially live in Buffalo), Online Trauma-Informed Clinical Foundation Certificate Program (shorter program, fully online with fewer elective hours required), and the Online Trauma-Informed Organization Certificate Program: Basics for All Staff that allows agencies to training all of their staff in basic knowledge about trauma and specific populations. Please refer to the details on the web pages. You only have to pay for one course at a time and you do NOT pay the full amount up front.
A: Each of the three certificate programs has its own requirements. Please refer to details on the web pages.
A: Each of the three certificate programs has its own time period for completion. Please refer to the details on the web pages.
A: Normally only trainings and MSW credit courses offered through the UB School of Social Work and its Office of Continuing Education are included in the certificate programs. There are occasions when select trauma trainings offered through outside organizations we are collaborating with may be applied to the program for a fee.
A: Yes, for courses taken up to three years prior to enrollment in the certificate program. Provide us with a copy of your UB MSW degree transcript. The list of applicable credit courses is on our MSW Credit Courses page.
A: Contact us at sw-ce@buffalo.edu to request an extension along with the reason for the request.
A: Foundation workshops are online as self-study courses. Elective workshops are offered continuously throughout the year and there are many online. Elective topics vary and many are offered only once.
There is one Grounding and Experiential Methods course available online. Occasionally, live offerings of courses that meet this requirement are also available in Buffalo.
Skill Interventions are 12-hour courses and at least one is offered each year.
A: No, our preparation course is designed for people who want additional study to prepare for their LMSW or LCSW exam. We usually offer in at least once a year in June. When registration is available, the course will be listed on our Trainings Held in Buffalo page.
A: The books are included with the fee for taking the course. You will receive the books on the first day of the course.
A: You must have a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree.
A: If you do not pass your exam, you may re-take the Preparation Course at no charge by providing a copy of your letter indicating that you did not pass, along with your course registration form. If you need a new set of study books when you re-take the course, you will have to pay for those.
A: For New York, follow these instructions. For other states, check with your state licensure department. You must have state approval before you schedule your licensure exam.
A: Exams are administered nationally by the Association of Social Work Boards. Visit the ASWB website for information on locations and other procedures for scheduling your exam.
A: No, you are responsible for keeping copies of your certificates and submitting them to NYSED when you receive a notice from them for a continuing education training audit. Approved training providers do not submit your training records to NYSED as there is no NYSED mechanism in place to do this.
A: As of 1/1/17, continuing education is required in New York for LMHCs, LCATs and LMFTs to renew their license registration. We are an approved NYSED State Board for Mental Health Practitioners training provider for: LMHC training provider #MHC-0008; LCAT training provider #CAT-0003; and LMFT training provider #MFT-0007.
If you have other questions, please contact us at sw-ce@buffalo.edu.