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VHA SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION REVIEW COMMITTEE
Authorized List of Professional Certifications Approved as Eligible for
Special Advancement for Achievement (SAA)
NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATIONS
The Following are Approved TIER 1 for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT for ACHIEVEMENT
Certification
AAMFT Approved Supervisor
Accredited Case Manager
Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor
(AADC): formerly “Advanced Alcohol and Other
Drug Abuse Counselor (AAODA)”
Board Certified Diplomat in Clinical Social
Work (BCD)
Board Certified Practitioner of
Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group
Psychotherapy
Board Certified Trainer, Educator,
Practitioner of Psychodrama, Sociometry,
and Group Psychotherapy
Certified Addictions Specialist (CAS)
Certified Addictionologist (C.Ad.)
Certified Advance Addiction Counselor
(CAAC)
Certified Case Manager (CCM)
Certified Clinical Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Other Drugs Social Worker (C-CATODSW)
Certifying Organization
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
(AAMFT)
The American Case Management Association
International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium
(IC&RC) –amended 7/01/13
American Board of Examiners for Clinical Social Work
(ABECSW)
The American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama,
Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy
The American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama,
Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy
American Academy of Health Care Providers
in the Addictive Disorders (AAHCPAD)
American College of Addiction and Compulsive
Disorders
International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium
(IC&RC)
Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC)
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Certified Employee Assistance Professional Employee Assistance Professionals Association
Certified Forensic Addictions Examiner
Certified Grief Counselor
National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC)
(3 conferring entities)
American Academy of Grief Counseling; American
Institute of Healthcare Professionals;
CMI Education Institute
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The Following are Approved TIER 1 for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT for ACHIEVEMENT
-CONTINUED-
Certification
Certifying Organization
Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP)
National Registry of Certified Group Psychotherapists
(NRCGP)/American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)
Certified Hypnotherapist
International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy
Association (IMDHA)
Certification in Clinical Hypnosis
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)
Certified Medical Hypnotherapist
Institute of Medical Hypnosis
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors,
and Therapists (AASECT)
Certified Sex Therapist (AASECT)
Certified Social Worker in Health Care
(C-SWHC)
Clinically Certified Criminal Justice
Specialist (CCJS)
Clinically Certified Domestic Violence
Counselor (CDVC)
Clinically Certified Forensic Counselor
(CFC)
Clinically Certified Sex Offender Treatment
Specialist (CSOTS)
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC)
National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC)
National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC)
National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC)
Diplomat, American Board of Sexology
Diplomat, American Psychotherapy
Association (DAPA)
Diplomat, Comprehensive Energy
Psychology (DCEP)
Diplomat in Addictionology Program
(DACACD)
American Board of Sexology
EEG Biofeedback
The Association for Applied Psychophysiology
EMDR Certified Therapist (EMDRCT)
Fellow of the American College of
Healthcare Executives (FACHE)
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
General Biofeedback
The Association for Applied Psychophysiology
National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC)
Formerly: National Board of Addiction Examiners
National Association of Alcohol and Drug Addictions
Counselors (NAADAC)
Master Addictions Counselor (MAC)
Master Addictions Counselor (MAC)
American Psychotherapy Association
Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology
(ACEP)
The American College of Addictionology and
Compulsive Disorders
The American College of Healthcare Executives
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The Following are Approved TIER 1 for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT for ACHIEVEMENT
-CONTINUED-
Certification
Certifying Organization
Multiple Sclerosis Certified Specialist
Nationally Certified Addiction Counselor
(NCAC)
The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC)
National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)
National Certified Gambling Counselor I
National Council on Problem Gambling
National Certified Gambling Counselor II
Nephrology Social Worker Certification
(NSWC)
Oncology Social Work Certification
(OSW-C)
National Council on Problem Gambling
Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction
The Association for Applied Psychophysiology
Transforming Trauma with EMDR: Part II
The Family Violence & Sexual Assault Institute
National Association of Alcohol and Drug Addictions
Counselors (NAADAC)
Council of Nephrology Social Workers (CNSW)
Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW)
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NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATIONS
The Following are Approved TIER 2 for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT for ACHEIVEMENT
Certification
Academy of Certified Social Workers
(ACSW)
Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative
Social Worker
Advanced Social Worker in Gerontology
(ASW-G)
Board Certified in Practice with Children
and Families
Certified Advanced Social Work Case
Manager (C-ASWCM)
Certified Clinical Transplant Social Worker
(CCTSW) – if obtained on or after 10/08
Certified Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist
(CCBT)
Certified Disability Management Specialist
(CDMS)
Certified Rational Addictions Therapist
(RAT)
Certifying Organization
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
NASW & National Hospice and Palliative Care
Organization
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
American Board of Examiners for Clinical Social Work
(ABECSW)
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Society for Transplant Social Workers
National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists
Certification of Disability Management Specialists
Commission (CDMSC)
National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists
Certified Rational Living Therapist (CLT)
Certification in Thanatology (CT): Death,
Dying and Bereavement
Certified Sex Offender Treatment Specialist
(non-clinical CSOTS)
National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists
Certified Trauma Specialist (CTS)
Clinical Social Worker in Gerontology
(CSW-G)
Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists (ATSS)
Diplomat in Clinical Social Work (DCSW)
Internationally Certified Clinical Supervisor
(CCS)
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW)
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Association for Death Education and Counseling
(ADEC)
National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC)
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium
(IC&RC)
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ACCREDITED GRADUATE SCHOOL CERTIFICATIONS/COURSES
The Following are Approved TIER 1 for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT for ACHIEVEMENT
Certification/Course
A Post Master’s Certificate Program in
Clinical Supervision
Advanced Certificate in Clinical Social
Work
Advanced Certificate in Family Therapy
(1998)
Advanced Certificate in Healthcare
Management
Advanced Clinical Supervision Certificate
Program
An Advanced Training Program in Gestalt
Therapy and Related Approaches
Certificate in Advanced Clinical Practice
Certificate in Advanced Clinical Social
Work Practice
Certifying School/University
University of Connecticut, School of Social Work
New York University
Smith College, School for Social Work
Northampton, Massachusetts
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Smith College School for Social Work
Northampton, Massachusetts
The Boulder Psychotherapy Institute
Boulder, Colorado
Interamerican University, Metropolitan Campus, San
Juan, Puerto Rico
University of Chicago School of Social Work
Certificate in Advanced Psychotherapy
Santa Clara University, School of Education and Counseling
Psychology -added 9/27/13
Certificate in Brief Treatment
Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and
Social Research
Certificate in Clinical Ethics
Certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Interventions
Alden March Bioethics Institute of the Albany Medical
Certificate in Couples and Family Therapy
University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work
Certificate in Drug and Alcohol Studies
UC Berkeley Extension
Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and
Social Research
Certificate Program in Conflict Resolution
Certificate Program in Geriatric Mental
Health
Boston University School of Social Work
University of Washington – UW Extension
Certificate Program in Gerontology
University of Washington – UW Extension
Certificate Program in Trauma Counseling
University of Buffalo
Certificate Program in Trauma Treatment
Certification in Advanced Clinical Social
Work
University of Maryland School of Social Work
Certification in Aging
Hunter College School of Social Work
Hunter College: The Brookdale Center on Aging
City University of New York
ACCREDITED GRADUATE SCHOOL CERTIFICATIONS/COURSES
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The Following are Approved TIER 1 for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT for ACHIEVEMENT
-CONTINUED-
Certification/Course
Certification in Aging and Mental Health
Certification in Creative Aging
Certifying School/University
Hunter College: The Brookdale Center on Aging
City University of New York
Hunter College: The Brookdale Center on Aging
City University of New York
Certification in Geriatric Care
Certificate in Working with Military and their
Family
Certification Program in Clinical
Supervision
Certification Program in Clinical
Approaches to Addictions
Certification in Professional Geriatric Case
Management Program
Certification Program in Palliative and
End-of-Life Care
Certification Program in Trauma Response
and Crisis Intervention
Clinical Certificate Program in Relational
and Multi Contextual Treatment of Trauma
Clinical Supervision, Mental Health, and
Chemical Dependency
Hunter College, Brookdale Center
Critical Issues in Adoption
Disability Studies Graduate Certificate
Program
Effective Supervision for Clinical Practice
University of Connecticut School of Social Work
**(for coursework starting with the September 2009 class)
School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington
Employee Assistance Program Certificate
University of Pittsburg
Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor
Relations
Smith College School for Social Work
Northampton, Massachusetts
Employee Assistance Program Studies
End of Life Certification Course
Fellow, Mental Health Executive Leadership
Program
General Certificate in Aging Studies
Program
Graduate Certification in Drug and
Addiction Studies
Dominican University Graduate School of Social Work
–added 5/21/13
New York University School of Social Work
New York University School of Social Work
Hunter College: The Brookdale Center on Aging
City University of New York
New York University School of Social Work
Rutgers School of Social Work
Simmons College -added 3/01/13
University of Texas at Austin
Temple University
Case Western Reserve University
Virginia Commonwealth University
University of South Carolina
ACCREDITED GRADUATE SCHOOL CERTIFICATIONS/COURSES
Approved for TIER 1 for SAA: CONTINUED
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Certification/Course
Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
(ONLY if obtained post-MSW)
Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
Graduate Certificate in Public
Administration
Graduate Gerontology Certificate (only if
completed post-MSW)
Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in
Aging
Home and School Visitor Certification (School
Social Work)
Certifying School/University
Case Western Reserve University Center on Aging and
Health
East Carolina University
Arizona State University
University of Kentucky, College of Public Health,
Graduate Center of Gerontology
University of Puerto Rico Medical Center/Public Health
University of Virginia, School of Continuing &
Professional Education –added 2-07-13
Rhode Island College
The Ohio State University Graduate School and the
College of Medicine and Public Health
University of Pittsburg
Interdisciplinary Certificate in Aging
University of North Carolina
International Trauma Studies Certificate
Introduction to the Treatment of Trauma and
the Creation of Trauma Informed Systems
New York University
Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and
Social Research
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Marriage & Family Therapy Certificate
Military and Veteran Affairs Certificate
Program
Negotiation, Mediation, and Conflict
Management
Post-Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
**All course work must be completed post MSW
Post-Graduate Certificate in Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapy
Post-Graduate Certificate in Trauma
Studies
Post -Master’s Certification in Marriage and
Family Therapy
Post-Master’s Certification in School Social
Work Program
Psychological Trauma: Effective Treatment
and Practice
University of Texas at Arlington -added 8/07/13
University of California, Santa Barbara Extension
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Adelphi University
Adelphi University
Virginia Tech University, National Capital Region
Campus
Loyola University, Chicago
School of Social Work
University of Washington
ACCREDITED GRADUATE SCHOOL CERTIFICATIONS/COURSES
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Certification/Course
Social Work with Latinos/as Certificate
Social Work Practice with Families and
Couples
Substance Abuse Counselor Certificate
Program
Supervision Certificate
Thanatology (Bereavement)
Certification Program
Certifying School/University
University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work
Wayne State University
Capital University
Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and
Social Research
The Art of Clinical Supervision
University of Alabama
University of Texas at Austin
Texas
The Many Hats of Supervision
Texas State University School of Social Work
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, Trainer
Cornell University
Trauma Certificate Program
Widener University
Trauma Counseling Certificate Program
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Trauma Counseling Program
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Trauma Response and Recovery Certificate
University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work
ACCREDITED GRADUATE SCHOOL CERTIFICATIONS/COURSES
The Following are Approved TIER 2 for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT for ACHIEVEMENT
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Certification
Certification in Field Instruction
(same as “Seminar in Field Instruction”)
Certification in Field Instruction
Certifying School/University
Hunter College, School of Social Work
Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist
St. Louis University, School of Social Work
University of Mississippi Medical Center School of
Dentistry and Medicine
Clinical Supervision
Portland State University
Program in Advanced Clinical Practice
New York University School of Social Work Certification
Seminar in Field Instruction Certification
Columbia University School of Social Work
Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI)
Adelphi University
Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI)
City University of New York, Lehman College
Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI)
Fordham University
Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI)
Mercy College School of Social Work -4/11/13
Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI)
NYU Shirley Ehrenkranz School of Social Work
Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI)
Rutgers School of Social Work
Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI)
SUNY Stony Brook School of Social Welfare
Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI)
Wurzweiler School of Social Work-Yeshiva University
Supervision in Field Instruction
Monmouth University School of Social Work
INDIVIDUALS and ORGANIZATIONS CERTIFICATIONS
The Following are Approved TIER 1 for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT for ACHIEVEMENT
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Certification
Certifying Organization
Anger Management Facilitator Certification
Associate (GTIP)
Certificate of Advanced Professional Studies in
Adlerian Psychology
Anderson & Anderson Psychological Services
Certified Cognitive Therapist
Certification of Satisfactory Completion of the
2-year Program in Contemporary
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
The Academy of Cognitive Therapy
Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT)
Certified Traumatologist
Clinical Externship Program in Family Therapy
Gestalt Therapy Institute of Philadelphia –added 5/15/12
Idaho Society of Individual Psychology
Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy
International Institute for Trauma and Addiction
Professionals
Green Cross Academy of Traumatology and Figley
Institute
Clinical Traumatologist
Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy
Traumatology Institute (Canada) Training &
Development
Dialectic Behavior Therapy Intensive Training
Course
Linehan Training Group
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Supervisor
International Center for Excellence in Emotionally
Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)
Foundations in Family Therapy
Functional Behavioral Analysis
Fundamentals Concepts and Techniques of
Dynamic Psychotherapy
Gestalt Professional Training III
International Course: Trauma and
Resilience: Theory and Practice from the
Israeli Experience
Live Clinical Supervision
Master Level Addiction Professional
(MLAP)
Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy
M-Registered Addiction Specialist (M-RAS)
Post Induction Therapy (PIT) Training
Certification
Professional Training Program in Gestalt
Therapy (3-year)
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and
Psychoanalysis
The Breining Institute
Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis
Washington School of Psychiatry
The Gestalt Center of Gainesville, Florida
Herzog Hospital’s Israel Center for the Treatment of
Psychotrauma and the Rothburg International School of
the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Ackerman Institute for the Family
Alabama Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association
The Meadows -added 5/21/13
Pennsylvania Gestalt Center
The Cleveland Psychoanalytic Center
Training Institute for Mental Health
INDIVIDUALS and ORGANIZATIONS CERTIFICATIONS
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Certification
Social Work Fellowship in Child and Family
Practice
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
Technique of Child, Adolescent
Psychotherapy (TCAPP)
Ten Day Intensive Training Course in
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS)
Two-Year Program of Study and Practice in
Gestalt Therapy
Two-Year Training Program in the Theory
and Practice of Family Therapy
Certifying Organization
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Foundation for Human Enrichment
Cleveland Psychoanalytic Center
Behavioral Tech (BTECH): (previously The Behavioral
Technology Transfer Group or BTTG)
Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center
The Gestalt Center in Gainesville, Florida, Inc.
The Family Institute of Chicago and Northwestern
University
INDIVIDUALS and ORGANIZATIONS CERTIFICATIONS
The Following are Approved TIER 2 for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT for ACHIEVEMENT
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Certification
California Statewide Treatment and
Education Program HIV Education
Certificate
Certificate of Professional Studies in
Adlerian Psychology
Certified Bereavement Facilitator (CBF)
Certifying Organization
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center and Project
Idaho Society of Individual Psychology
(certification was discontinued as of 2005)
CMI Education Institute
Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist
(EFT)
International Center for Excellence in Emotionally
Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)
Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist
The Breathing Association
Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist
The Certification Board, Inc. Addiction Professionals
Division
Clinical Hypnotherapy
Othmer Method (Neurofeedback)
Certification
American Institute of Hypnotherapy
Registered Addiction Specialist (RAS)
The Breining Institute
Sexual Dysfunction Therapist
Loyola University Medical Center
EEG Institute
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Authorized List of DISAPPROVED Professional Certifications
-Based Upon Failure to Meet Established Grading Criteria-
NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATIONS
The following are NOT APPROVED for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT
Certification
AAMFT or “AAMFT Certified Family Therapist”
Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor
(AODA)
Advanced Bereavement Facilitator
Association for Applied Psychophysiology
and Biofeedback Certificate of Completion
BCD Clinical Supervisor
Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress
(BCETS)
Certifying Organization
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
(AAMFT)
Indiana Counselors Association on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse
American Academy of Bereavement;
CMI Education Institute
The Association for Applied Psychophysiology
American Board of Examiners for Clinical Social Work
(ABECSW)
American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
(AAETS)
Board Certified Professional Counselor
American Psychotherapy Association
Care Manager, Certified (CMC)
Certification in Biodynamic Craniosacral
Therapy
National Academy of Certified Care Managers (NACCM)
Certified Addictionologist Program
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North
America
The American College of Addictionology and
Compulsive Disorders
Certified Brain Injury Specialist
Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor
(CCDC)
Brain Injury Association of America
Certificate in Clinical Supervision
NASW North Carolina Chapter
National Board of Clinically Certified Hypnotherapists
(NBCCH)
Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
Certified Clinical Transplant Social Worker
(CCTSW) – if obtained BEFORE 10/08
National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC)
Society for Transplant Social Workers
Certified Criminal Justice Specialist
National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC)
Certified Domestic Violence Counselor
National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC)
Certified Forensic Counselor
National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC)
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NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATIONS
The following are NOT APPROVED for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT
-CONTINUED-
Certified Freedom from Smoking Clinical
Facilitator
American Lung Association
Certified Juvenile Treatment Specialist
Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Practitioner (CPRP)
National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC)
Certified School Social Work Specialist
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Certified Sentence Mitigation Specialist
National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC)
Certified Sex Offender Treatment Specialist
Certified Social Work Case Manager
(C-SWCM)
National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC)
Certified Social Work Manager (CSWM)
National Network for Social Work Managers (NNSWM)
Certified Trauma Responder (CTR)
Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists (ATSS)
Certified Trauma Service Specialist (CTSS)
Clinical Skills Training Program in
Recognizing and Responding to Suicide
Risks
Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists (ATSS)
Clinical Supervision Course
New Jersey Chapter NASW
International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium
(IC&RC)
Criminal Justice Addiction Professional
Diplomat of the Board – Certified Clinical
Forensic Counseling
End of Life Nursing Education Consortium
Trainer
Healthy Sexuality
Human Services Board Certified
Practitioner (HS-BCP)
Level I Certification in Rational Living
Therapy
“I Can Cope”
Marriage Works
Military Service Members, Veterans and
their Families – Social Worker (MVF-SW)
U.S. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA)
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
American Association of Suicidology
National Association of Forensic Counselors
City of Hope and American Association of Nursing
Colleges
American Association of Christian Counselors/Light
University
National Organization for Human Services/Center for
Credentialing and Education
National Association of Cognitive Behavioral
Therapists(NACBT)
American Cancer Society
American Association of Christian Counselors/Light
University
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
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NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATIONS
The following are NOT APPROVED for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT
-CONTINUED-
Military Service Members, Veterans and
their Families – Advanced Social Worker
(MVF-ASW)
Military Service Members, Veterans and
their Families – Clinical Social Worker
(MVF-CSW)
National Board Certified Clinical
Hypnotherapist (NBCCH)
Psychodynamic Approaches in the Work
Setting
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
–added 9/27/13
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
–added 9/27/13
National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists
(NBCCH)
Stress and Trauma Care
National Institute for Psychotherapies, Inc.
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors,
and Therapists (AASECT)
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors,
and Therapists (AASECT)
American Association of Christian Counselors/Light
University
Substance Abuse Professional (SAP)
National Association of Alcohol and Drug Addictions
Counselors (NAADAC)
Understanding End of Life Care: The Social
Worker’s Role
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Sexuality Counselor
Sexuality Educator
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GRADUATE SCHOOL CERTIFICATIONS/COURSES
The following are NOT APPROVED for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT
Certification
Certifying School/University
Alcohol and Drug Counselor Certificate
California State University at Dominguez Hills
Advanced Gerontology Certificate
Article 81 Training for Court Evaluators and
Guardians
Rutgers School of Social Work
Basic Gerontology Certificate
Best Practices in Clinical Supervision
Certification Program
Rutgers School of Social Work
Case Manager Certification
Kaplan University
Certificate in Aging
Boston University: Institute for Geriatric Social Work
Certificate in End of Life Care
Daytona State College
Certificate in Non-Profit Management
California State University – East Bay
Certificate of Gerontology
Certificate Program in the Assessment and
Treatment of Psychological Trauma
Certificate Program in End-of-Life-Care: A
Comprehensive Perspective
Certificate Program in Senior Housing
Issues
Certificate Program in Senior Services
Management
University of Pittsburg
Certification in Clinical Adoption Work
University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Certification in Gerontology
Cuyahoga Community College
Certification in Gerontology
Florida Atlantic University
Certification in Gerontology (1996)
University of South Carolina
Certificate of Gerontology
University of Houston, Graduate School of Social Work
Certified Professional Mediator
Chronic Disease Self Management Leaders
Course
Idaho Mediation Association
Hunter College, Brookdale Center on Aging
SUNY, Buffalo
Boston University School of Social Work
University of Southern Maine
Rutgers School of Social Work
Rutgers School of Social Work
Stanford University
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GRADUATE SCHOOL CERTIFICATIONS/COURSES
The following are NOT APPROVED for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT
-CONTINUED-
Clinical Training in Mind/Body Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Psychosis
Weill Cornell Medical College
Conflict Resolution course
Contemplative End-of-Life Care
Certification Program
Aurora University
Critical Incident Stress Management
University of Maryland
Critical Incident Stress Management: Group
Crisis Intervention
University of Maryland
Divorce Mediation course
Aurora University
Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Northwestern University: Feinberg School of Medicine
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Alliant International University
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Alliant International University
End of Life Care Field of Practice Certificate
EPEC Project in Palliative and End of Life
Care
University of Iowa
Field Instruction Seminar
Barry University
Field Instructor Training
University of South Florida
Field Supervision
Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work
Geriatric Scholar Certificate
Gerontology Interdisciplinary Certificate
Program
Columbia University Geriatric Education
Graduate Certification in Gerontology
East Tennessee State University
Human Services Certificate of Achievement
Lansing Community College
IGSW Certificate in Aging
Boston University
Intermediate Geriatric Certificate
New Mexico Geriatric Education Center, The Univ. of New
Mexico School of Medicine
LCSW Supervision Course
Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate
Certificate
Naropa University
Northwestern University
University of Utah -4/09/13
Libby Kay, LCSW and Linda Openshaw, DSW, LCSW;
UT Southwestern Medical Center
University of Central Florida
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GRADUATE SCHOOL CERTIFICATIONS/COURSES
The following are NOT APPROVED for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT
-CONTINUED-
Mediation Training
St. Louis School of Law
Medical Family Therapy
University of Rochester Medical Center
New Field Instructor Supervision Seminar
UCLA – Board of Behavioral Sciences
Parenting Coordination Training
Post-Graduate Certificate in Addictions
Treatment
Professional Program in the Treatment of
Anxiety Disorders
University of South Florida
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Boston University
Seminar for New Field Instructors
Boston University School of Social Work
Seminar in Field Instruction
Sex Offender Treatment Specialist
Certification Program
University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Adelphi University
UC Berkeley Extension
Ohio University
Special Program in the Study of Aging
University of Milwaukee – Wisconsin College of Letters and
Science
Substance Abuse Counseling
Stonehill College
Substance Abuse Studies Certificate
University of North Carolina School of Social Work
Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics
Technical Certificate in Substance Abuse
Counseling
University of Washington, School of Nursing
Southwest Tennessee Community College
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INDIVIDUALS and ORGANIZATIONS CERTIFICATIONS
The following are NOT APPROVED for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT
Certification
Advanced Bereavement Facilitator Training
Advanced Study in Gottman Method of
Couples Therapy
Certifying Organization
American Academy of Bereavement
ACE Project Course
The Gottman Institute, Inc.
City of Hope National Medical Center &
PsychoEducational Resources, Inc.
Army Family Advocacy Staff Training Course
(FAST) and Advanced Courses (FASTA)
AMEDD Center and School, Fort Sam Houston, TX
Approved Instructor
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
Basic Sexual Assault Training
Bereavement Facilitator Level I Training
Program
Washington State Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
The Wellness Institute
Certificate in Gerontology
ALLEGRA Learning Solutions
Certificate in End of Life Care
Certificate of Completion in the Advanced
Practice of Gestalt Therapy
ALLEGRA Learning Solutions
Certificate of Ordination
Certificate Program in Clinical Theory and
Practice
Certification in the Essentials of Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy
Grace Community Church, Seal Beach, CA
Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor I
Iowa Board of Certification
California Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Counselors
Certified Anger Resolution Therapist
Anger Busters
Certified Anger Resolution Therapy
Center for Anger Resolution, Inc.
Certified Bereavement Facilitator
CMI Education Institute
Certified Brain Injury Specialist
Academy for Certification of Brain Injury Specialists
Certified Financial Social Worker
Center for Financial Work, Inc.
Certified NAMI Provider
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
CMI Education Institute
Sierra Institute for Contemporary Gestalt Therapy
Family Services of Seattle
Southwestern CBT
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INDIVIDUALS and ORGANIZATIONS CERTIFICATIONS
The following are NOT APPROVED for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT
-CONTINUED-
Certified Project Manager
Project Manager Institute
Certified Rape Crisis Counselor
Planned Parenthood
State of Hawaii Department of Health: Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Division –added 5/15/12
Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical
Dependency Professionals
Certified Substance Abuse Counselor
Chemical Dependence Professional
Clinical Supervision I: Building Chemical
Dependency Counselor Skills
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Disaster
Related PTSD
Cognitive Therapy Workshop
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network
NY State Psychiatric Institute
Compassion Fatigue Therapist
Beck Institute
Green Cross Academy of Traumatology and Figley
Institute
Green Cross Academy of Traumatology and Figley
Institute
Crisis Intervention and Basic CISD
Crisis Response Associates & Operation Resurrection
Critical Incident Stress Management
Critical Incident Stress
Management/Debriefing
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive
Training Course
PESI, LLC
Domestic Violence
National Institute on Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Victim Advocate
YWCA of San Diego
DOT/SAP Qualification
Professional Training Center, Inc.
EMDR Basic Training
EMDR International Association
EMDR Basic Training, weekend 1 and 2
EMDR International Association
EMDR Clinician – Level II
EMDR Institute
Emotional Intelligence Certification
Multi-Health Systems, INC.
Compassion Fatigue Educator
Living Solutions
Behavioral Tech, Inc.
Revised: 09/27/13
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INDIVIDUALS and ORGANIZATIONS CERTIFICATIONS
The following are NOT APPROVED for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT
-CONTINUED-
End of Life Nursing Education Consortium
Trainer
Field Traumatologist
City of Hope and American Association of Nursing
Colleges
Green Cross Academy of Traumatology and Figley
Institute
Franklin Covey Facilitator Certification
Franklin Covey
Fundamental Intensive Training in Ericksonian
Approaches to Brief Psychotherapy
The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Geriatric Scholar Certificate
Consortium of NY Geriatric Education Centers
Grief Recovery Certification Program
Grief Recovery Institute
Grief Services Provider Certification
The American Grief Academy
HIV Prevention Counselor
West Virginia Bureau of Public Health
Housing Choice Voucher Specialist
Immersion Training in recovery-based and
client–centered mental health services to
college faculty in the Los Angeles County
region.
Jamie Kinney Consulting
Individual Crisis Worker Certification
American Association of Suicidology
Intensive Family Therapy Training
Child Family Services, New Bedford, MA
Life Cycle South Dakota Partners Improving End of Life
Care
Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Seminar
Intermediate Intensive Training in Ericksonian
Approaches to Brief Psychotherapy
Introductory Mediation Skills
Mental Health America of Los Angeles
Milton Erickson Foundation
Level I Bereavement Facilitator Training
National Conflict Resolution Center
American Academy of Bereavement;
CMI Education Institute
Level I Couples Therapy
The Gottman Institute
Masters in Social Work Certification
Matrix Model of Intensive Drug and Alcohol
Treatment
Matrix Model of Intensive Drug and Alcohol
Treatment
Mental Health Recovery and WRAP
Facilitator Certification Training
Center for Family Connections
California Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Counselors
Matrix Institute
Copeland Center
Revised: 09/27/13
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INDIVIDUALS and ORGANIZATIONS CERTIFICATIONS
The following are NOT APPROVED for SPECIAL ADVANCEMENT
-CONTINUED-
Oncology Social Work
PAIRS Certified Marriage Enrichment
Instructor
Palliative Care Specialist Certificate Award
Program
Florida Society of Oncology Social Workers
People Like Us
Personality Disorders in Social Work and
Health Care
National Kidney Foundation
Prep Instructor Trainer Certificate
Personality Disorders in Social Work and
Health Care
Preventative Relationship Enhancement Program
Primary Certificate in REBT
Psychodynamic Approaches in the Work
Setting
QPR Suicide Risk Management and Risk
Assessment
Albert Ellis Institute
QPR Suicide Triage Instructor
QPR Institute
Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Training
Local Red Cross chapters
Supervisory Training
Roger B. Szuch
Trauma and Recovery
Treatment of Addictive Behaviors with
REBT/CBT
Psychoanalytic Institute, Tampa, FL
PAIRS Foundation –added 5/15/12
Carondelet Management Institute
Cross Country Education
Cross Country Education
National Institute for Psychotherapies, Inc.
QPR Institute
Albert Ellis Institute
Revised: 09/27/13
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