| Category |
Criteria |
CPE Credit |
| STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES (40 credits) |
| Category 1 |
| Formal study courses |
Related university undergraduate or postgraduate degree courses |
1 CPE Credit for 1 Hour |
| Structured* lectures, short courses, conferences, workshops and seminars. (*‘Structured’ refers to the presence of course objectives, curriculum, to impart knowledge/ skills and includes evaluation/ feedback/ assessment) |
a) Attend relevant external trainings, lectures, short courses, conferences, workshops and seminars (includes online training) |
1 CPE Credit for 1 Hour |
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b) Attend relevant structured in-house training (excludes journal club and case discussions) * Case Conferences will be re-classified under Unstructured Activities Category 2 |
1 CPE Credit for 1 Hour |
| Category 2 |
| Participation in Professional and Sector Development Work |
a) Receive at least 20 hours of Social Work supervision from a Supervisor who is accredited as a Registered Social Worker with at least 4 years of post-qualification experience, of which 1 year must be in Singapore |
1 CPE Credit for 2 Supervision Hours; capped at 10 CPE Credits (20 Supervision Hours) |
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b) Provide individual or group supervision to Social Workers, Social Service Practitioners and/or tertiary Social Work students if you are accredited as a RSW with at least 4 years of post-qualification Social Work experience, of which 1 year must be in Singapore |
1 CPE Credit for 2 Supervision Hours; capped at 10 CPE Credits (20 Supervision Hours) |
| Participation in Professional Boards and Committees |
Member of Boards and Committees of relevant professional bodies, government organisations and social service agencies outside one’s organisation |
8 CPE Credits per Board/ Committee; 12 CPE Credits for Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW) Executive Committee and Core Members of SASW committees |
| Category 3 |
| Contribution to relevant social work or management knowledge |
a) Conduct formal/structured lectures, seminars, conferences, or training courses (not affiliated to one’s organisation) for Social Workers and tertiary Social Work students for the first time |
4 CPE Credits for 1 Hour |
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b) Conduct formal/structured lectures, seminars, conferences, or training courses (not affiliated to one’s organisation) for Social Workers and tertiary Social Work students after the first time |
2 CPE Credits for 1 Hour |
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c) Write, edit or publish academic/research papers in distinguished publications, conferences, proceedings, professional journals, chapters or books |
5 CPE Credits for each topic |
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d) Write, edit articles or reports for relevant publications |
2 CPE Credits for each article or report |
| UNSTRUCTURED ACTIVITIES |
| Category 1 |
| Self-study |
Reading of relevant professional, ethical or scholarly publications; Listening to audio recordings (e.g. podcast) or viewing of video materials on relevant topics |
0.5 CPE Credit for 1 hour; capped at 10 CPE Credits |
| Category 2 |
| Sharing and Discussion |
Participation in informal sharing (e.g. Journal Club, Case Conference). Excludes meetings, retreats and case discussions |
0.5 CPE Credit for 1 Hour |
| Category 3 |
| Professional Membership |
Membership of relevant professional organisations |
2 CPE Credits per organisation; 4 CPE Credits for SASW Membership
(Max of 4 CPE Credits if SASW is not one of the organisations. Max of 6 CPE credits if SASW is one of the organisations in this category) |
| Category 4 |
| Relevant activities related to Social Work or the social service sector |
a) Attending organised group visits to other social service agencies |
0.5 CPE Credit for 1 Hour |
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b) Attending professional and technical courses, sharing sessions or participating in activities (e.g. coaching and mentoring) that contribute to the professional development of self and/or other Social Workers that are not covered under any other categories |
0.5 CPE Credit for 1 Hour |
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c) Complete and pass online Ethics Quiz for renewal of accreditation |
2 CPE Credits upon completing the quiz with 75% mark. |
