EMPATHY. RESILIENCE. TRANSFORMATION.

Continuing Education (CE) Courses

Our live webinars and on-demand courses are unlike anything on the market. They were created based on adult learning principals, bloom’s taxonomy of learning and are facilitated by social workers who understand your passion, needs and challenges.

FEAtured Course

Stay Compliant. Grow Professionally. Strengthen Your Practice All Year Long.

Get affordable, high-value access to live and on-demand CE courses designed to help social workers and helping professionals meet requirements, strengthen practice, and grow with confidence.

40+ CE Credits

10 On-Demand Courses

12 Live CE Webinars Per Year

20+ Category I Live Hours

Bonus CPC Credential ($500)

License-Aligned Topics

Will I earn CE that meets license requirements?

Yes. Our CE catalog includes access to high-demand topics that help you meet requirements while strengthening how you lead, serve, and respond in practice.

  • Ethics

  • Structural Racism

  • Anti-Oppressive Practice

  • Implicit Bias

  • Trauma-Informed Care

  • Cultural Competence & Equity

  • Emotional Intelligence

  • Leadership Development

  • Burnout & Resilience

  • Supervision CE Hours

Continuing Education

CE Course Catalog

Three tiers of continuing education designed to support

compliance, practice, and specialization.

Tier 1

Mandatory CE Courses

Compliance-focused courses that satisfy state and licensure requirements.

The Heart of Leadership: Emotional Intelligence in Social Work

Leadership development for stronger supervision, communication, and self-awareness.

  • Meets Maryland anti-oppressive requirement

  • 3 CE – Category I

Ethical Decision-Making in Complex Social Work Practice

Applying the NASW Code of Ethics in Real-World Scenarios

  • Meets 3 Ethics CE requirement

Implicit Bias in Behavioral Health and Human Services

Recognizing and Reducing Bias in Practice and Systems

  • Meets one-time implicit bias requirement

Tier 2

Practice + Leadership Courses

Skill-building courses for supervisors, case managers, and helping professionals.

Structural Racism & Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice

Leadership development for stronger supervision, communication, and self-awareness.

Empathic Responding in the Workplace

Using the S.T.E.P.P. Model to Address Emotional Distress — practical and immediately applicable for supervisors, case managers, and helping professionals.

Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice

Recognizing, Responding, and Preventing Re-Traumatization. A foundational course for stronger client engagement and systems practice.

Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Resilience Building

Sustaining social workers in high-stress environments. Supports long-term professional sustainability and workforce health.

Cultural Competence Through the E.R.T. Framework

Moving from awareness to action in diverse communities. Supports practical, equity-centered service and stronger relational practice.

Tier 3

Signature Certification Programs

In-depth credentials that establish you as a specialist in your field.

Certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner (CEIP)

Leadership and coaching crossover.

Certified Trauma-Informed Practitioner (CTIP)

Deeper trauma-informed specialization.

Certified Empathy-Driven Leader (CEDL)

A leadership credential with strong crossover into social work and organizational development.

WHY THIS MEMBERSHIP

Continuing education should do more than help you renew your license.

Too many professionals wait until renewal season, scramble for credits, and end up paying too much for courses that offer little practical value.

The ERT Institute™ CE Membership offers a better path.

Instead of buying courses one at a time, you gain year-round access to continuing education designed to help you stay compliant, stay prepared, and continue growing as a professional. Our courses are practical, board-conscious, professionally relevant, and built for real-world application.

"This is not just about earning hours. It is about becoming stronger in the work you do every day."

WHY TRUST US ?

ASWB ACE Approved

Provider

ACE Approved

2026 –2029

Empathy, Resilience & Transformation (ERT) Institute, LLC, #1981, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 03/31/2026 -03/31/2029.

WHY THIS MEMBERSHIP

Continuing education should do more than help you renew your license.

Too many professionals wait until renewal season, scramble for credits, and end up paying too much for courses that offer little practical value.

The ERT Institute™ CE Membership offers a better path.

Instead of buying courses one at a time, you gain year-round access to continuing education designed to help you stay compliant, stay prepared, and continue growing as a professional. Our courses are practical, board-conscious, professionally relevant, and built for real-world application.

"This is not just about earning hours. It is about becoming stronger in the work you do every day."

CE Membership Plans

Choose the plan that fits you

Simple pricing. Real value. Year-round growth.

On-Demand Membership

20 hours of self-paced CE

$39.99

/ year

Live Webinars

Category I Live Hours

On-Demand Courses

Certified Professional Coach (CPC)

Certified Life Coach (CLC)

Not included

Not included

10 Included

Not

included


Not

included

Full Membership

Unlimited access to 40+ hours of CE

$399

$ 599

/ year

Live Webinars

Category I Live Hours

On-Demand Courses

Certified Professional Coach (CPC)

Certified Life Coach (CLC)

12 per year

20+ hours

10 Included

Bonus

included


Bonus

included

Partnership Membership

For organizations

Custom

Team Licensing

Dedicated Success Manager

Custom Training Sessions

Reporting & Analytics

Onboarding & SSO

Included

Included

Included

Included


Included

Benefits of Membership

A reliable, affordable, meaningful learning system.

Our members aren't looking for random CE hours. They want a system that supports both licensure and long-term development. You don't just stay licensed. You stay ready.

  • Simplify your CE planning for the entire year

  • Save money compared to individual course purchases

  • Access both live and self-paced learning

  • Meet high-demand licensure requirements in one place

  • Strengthen ethics, trauma-informed care, and cultural competence

  • Gain bonus coaching credentials that increase your value

  • Reduce renewal stress and last-minute scrambling

  • Invest in learning that improves practice, not just compliance

CE MEMBERSHIP

Simplify your CE plan. Strengthen your practice.

Join the ERT Institute™ CE Membership and get affordable, high-value access to the live webinars, required topics, on-demand courses, and professional development experiences you need to stay compliant and grow with confidence — all year long.

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Whether you are seeking a keynote, CE training, certification pathway, or

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reaction to meaningful, measurable change.

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