| Category |
Criteria |
CPE Credit |
| Structured Activities (30 credits) |
| Category 1 |
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Formal study courses / Structured lectures, short courses, conferences, workshops and seminars
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| a) |
Related university undergraduate or postgraduate degree courses |
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1 Credit for each contact hour
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| b) |
Attend relevant external lectures, short courses, conferences, workshops and seminars. (including online training) |
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1 Credit for each contact hour |
| Formal / Structured in-house training |
| c) |
Attend relevant structured in-house training 'Structured' refers to the presence of course objectives, curriculum and a trainer to impart knowledge / skills. (including online training) |
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1 Credit for each contact hour |
| Category 2 |
| Participation in Professional Boards and Committees |
Member of Boards and Committees of relevant professional bodies, government organizations, VWOs and social service agencies outside the workplace. |
8 Credits per board/committee
12 Credits for Singapore Association of Social Workers committee (SASW). |
| Category 3 |
| Contribution to relevant social work or management knowledge |
| a) |
Conduct formal/ structured lectures, seminars, conferences, or training courses for social workers and tertiary social work students for the first time (exclude regular lectures and courses by full-time lecturers and/or self-employed trainers) |
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4 Credits each lecture hour |
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| b) |
Conduct formal/structured lectures, seminars, conferences or training courses for social workers and tertiary social work students after the first time (exclude regular lectures and courses by full-time lecturers and/or self-employed trainers) |
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2 Credits each lecture hour |
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| c) |
Write, edit articles or publish papers in distinguished publications, conferences, proceedings, professional journals or books. |
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5 Credits for each topic |
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| d) |
Write, edit articles or reports for relevant publications. |
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2 Credits for each article or report |
| Unstructured Activities |
| Category 1 |
| Self-study |
| a) |
Reading of relevant professional, ethnical or scholarly publications. |
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1 Credit every 2 hours |
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| b) |
Listening, viewing audio or video tapes on relevant topics or taking correspondence courses. |
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1 Credit every 2 hours |
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| c) |
Receiving individual or group supervision from a supervisor who has a recognised bachelor or postgraduate social work qualification and at least 4 years of post-social work qualification work experience, of which 1 year must be in Singapore.
If your supervisor does not have a recognised Social Work qualification, a senior Social Worker from your organisation must ceritfy that he/she has an oversight of the entire supervision process. the endorsement form can be downloaded from the CPE Logbook module when you login to your accredited profile.
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1 Credit for every 2 hours of supervision received |
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| d) |
Providing individual or group supervision to a social worker, social service practitioner and a tertiary social work student if you have a recognised social work qualification and at least 4 years of post-social work qualification work experience, of which 1 year must be in Singapore.
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1 Credit for every 2 hours of supervision given |
| Category 2 |
| In-house training and discussion |
| a) |
Conducting informal in-house training and presentations to colleagues. (e.g. Journal Clubs) |
|
1 Credit per hour |
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| b) |
Attending informal in-house learning and sharing sessions. (e.g. Journal Clubs
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'Informal' refers to a two-way learning and sharing session among participants without a trainer. |
1 Credit for every 2 hours |
| Category 3 |
| Professional Membership |
Membership of relevant professional organizations |
2 Credits per organization
4 Credits for SASW membership.
(Max of 4 credits if SASW is not one of the organizations. Max of 6 credits if SASW is one of the organizations in this category) |
| Category 4 |
| Relevant activities related to social work or the social service sector |
| a) |
Attending organized group visits to VWOs and other agencies |
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1 Credit for every 2 hours |
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| b) |
Attending professional and technical courses, sharing sessions or participating in activities that contribute to the professional development of self, other social workers that are not covered under any other categories. |
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1 Credit for every 2 hours |
