2025 AS Practice Doctorate Training

CSWE's Department of Social Work Accreditation (DOSWA) is pleased to offer this 2025 Accreditation Standards Practice Doctorate accreditation training for social work educators. 

Purpose | This training prepares new applicant, pre-candidate, and candidate practice doctorate social work programs for each benchmark in the candidacy process, including reviews by the Board of Accreditation (BOA), and continuous compliance under the 2025 Accreditation Standards for Practice Doctorate Programs.

Objectives | This training will enable programs to:

1. Understand and navigate accreditation processes.
2. Learn and apply the 2025 AS for Practice Doctorate Programs within the program’s unique context.
3. Understand fundamentals of scheduling and hosting a candidacy visit. 
4. Gain awareness of and encourage engagement with CSWE accreditation services.
5. Promote confidence in the accreditation process for continuous improvement.

This hybrid training model consists of two components:

1. Self-paced online learning modules via the CSWE Learning Academy 
2. Live drop-in question and answer (Q&A) sessions via Zoom

Online modules are designed to provide resources and guidance for each step in the candidacy process and continuous compliance between reviews. Live Q&A sessions provide interactive spaces for multiple programs to ask questions, learn from each other, and consult with CSWE accreditation staff.

To maximize your learning and the program's success achieving its accreditation goals, programs are encouraged to engage in all components of this hybrid training and our year-round accreditation services. 

Additional modules and Q&A sessions will be added as they become available. Check back often for new content!

How to Navigate this Training Course

• To maximize your learning, we advise you to complete the full course by reviewing each tab consecutively from left to right, beginning with this "Course Overview" tab followed by the "Candidacy Process Timetables & Fees" tab. 
• As you review each tab, you are encouraged to attend live Q&A sessions to assist your learning process. Review the "Live Q&A Sessions" for dates, times, and access information. 
• Once you've completed all tabs, you are welcome to revisit the video modules, step-by-step tabs, and attend live Q&A sessions as you navigate your program's accreditation process and engage in continuous compliance efforts. 
• We empower each learner to complete the pre/posttest to help the CSWE accreditation staff understand the training strengths and needs of our learners. We also ask that each learner complete a training evaluation so that we can continue to enhance training, services, and resources. These feedback opportunities are found in the "Video Modules & Evaluations" tab. Thank you for your invaluable feedback! 

Consultation Services

Throughout the candidacy process and beyond, program primary contacts may email questions to their program's CSWE accreditation contact. They may also book phone or video consultations. Learn more about CSWE accreditation services.

Accreditation consultations and presentations are also provided at CSWE's Annual Conference (Formerly Annual Program Meeting, APM) and communicated to program primary contacts in advance of the conference. 

Are you a primary contact and unsure who is your program's accreditation contact? Email accreditation@cswe.org. For programs with an official CSWE-BOA accreditation Status (i.e., accredited, pre-candidate, and candidate), primary contacts are identified in the Directory of Accredited Programs. For programs who have not yet been granted a CSWE-BOA accreditation Status, email accreditation@cswe.org to be connected with the most appropriate accreditation team member. We are here to collaborate with you!

Webinars

CSWE accreditation staff provide topical webinars featuring accreditation information, resources, and helpful tips, as well as to respond to questions about the selected topic. 

Additional webinars are posted on the CSWE accreditation training webpage and communicated to program primary contacts as they become available. 

Past Accreditation Slide Decks

Past accreditation slide decks and recordings are posted on the CSWE accreditation training webpage. Look for content under the section: Practice Doctorate Program Training. Additional slide decks are posted on the CSWE accreditation training webpage as they become available. 

CSWE Membership

While not a function of accreditation, CSWE encourages all who teach, work, and learn at a candidate or accredited social work education program to link to their program's CSWE membership! This is a great way to keep your educational community connected to CSWE and remain current on both compliance matters and best practices in social work education.  

Programs are encouraged to complete this training course, engage in accreditation services, and utilize all resources available to achieve its accreditation goals. We look forward to collaborating with you! 

Cost

This 2025 Accreditation Standards Practice Doctorate Training is at no additional cost. 

This training model allows unlimited access to both online self-paced learning modules and live drop-in Q&A sessions for social work educators. 

Questions? Email accreditation@cswe.org.

Registration

Step 1: Click the green "Register" button in the upper-right corner and complete the no-cost registration. 
Step 2: After you are registered, visit the "Live Q&A Sessions" tab and register for as many or as few drop-in consultations as desired. 

How do I login to the CSWE Learning Academy?

To register for the 2025 Accreditation Standards Practice Doctorate Training, you must be a CSWE member and have a CSWE Learning Academy account and login credentials. Remember, CSWE program membership now extends to all who teach, work, and learn at a candidate or accredited social work education programs!

Current Members/Users

If you are already a CSWE member and have an existing CSWE Learning Academy account and login credentials, login to the CSWE Learning Academy. 

Need to check if you are a member? Visit the CSWE membership website.

Need to check if you have CSWE Learning Academy login credentials or reset your password? Visit the CSWE Learning Academy website. 

New Members/Users

Complete the following steps: 

1. Visit the CSWE membership website to become a member and link yourself to your social work education program.
   1. Tip! Use the same email address and password to create both your membership and CSWE Learning Academy accounts. These are separate accounts and you will complete account set-up steps for each. 
2. Visit the CSWE Learning Academy and click the "Create Account" button.
   1. Complete all prompts to create a new account.
   2. When creating a new account or updating your profile, a prompt will ask you to indicate if you are "Member" or "Non-member." Select "Member." 
3. Login to the CSWE Learning Academy with the same email address and the password used to create your new account.

Questions about registration? Email accreditation@cswe.org.