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Develop practical CBT skills for diverse clients and settings—from identifying automatic thoughts to culturally responsive interventions.

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📘 Course Type: Reading-based, asynchronous 

🍎 Instructor: Jonathan Singer, PhD, LCSW

🕓 Length: 1.25 CE credits 

🎓 Level: Intermediate

💻 Format: Online, self-paced  

⭐ Price: $6

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SWTP CEUs is ASWB ACE Provider #2486

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Course curriculum

    1. Introduction

    2. Understanding CBT – Foundations and Core Theory

    3. The Therapeutic Process and Session Structure

    4. Techniques and Interventions

    5. Application in Social Work Practice

    6. Posttest

    7. Course Evaluation

About this course

  • $6.00
  • 7 lessons

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe the theoretical foundations of cognitive behavioral therapy, including the reciprocal relationship among thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

  • Apply the ABC(DEF) model to clinical case material to identify activating events, beliefs, emotional responses, and behavioral consequences.

  • Demonstrate core CBT techniques—including cognitive disputation, the downward arrow technique, and identification of common cognitive distortions—using practice scenarios.

  • Structure CBT sessions using agenda-setting, homework assignment, and feedback processes consistent with time-limited treatment models.

  • Analyze the appropriateness of CBT interventions when working with culturally diverse clients, including potential areas of cultural conflict and adaptation.

  • Evaluate the strengths and limitations of CBT for social work practice across individual, family, and group treatment contexts.


Course Details

ACCREDITATION SWTP CEUs (provider number 2486), 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: 10/24/2025 - 10/24/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 clinical continuing education credit.

POSTTEST REQUIREMENTS A 10-question posttest follows the course materials. A passing score of 80% is required to receive CE credit. Retakes are available if the passing score is not met.

CERTIFICATES To earn CE credit, participants must complete the full course, achieve a passing score of 80% on the posttest, and submit the course evaluation. Certificates of completion are issued automatically upon successful completion.

ASSIGNMENTS No outside assignments are required for this course.

INSTRUCTOR Jonathan Singer, PhD, LCSW, is an educator, podcaster, and author with extensive experience teaching clinical practice and psychotherapy theory. He specializes in evidence-based interventions, ethical practice, and applying clinical theory to real-world social work settings.

REFUND POLICY Full refunds are available for any reason if requested within 7 days of purchase and before the course is completed. To request a refund, please email [email protected]. Refunds will be processed to the original payment method within 5–7 business days.

CANCELLATION POLICY If SWTP CEUs cancels or withdraws a course for any reason, all registered learners will receive a full refund.

ACCESSIBILITY & ACCOMODATIONS SWTP CEUs is committed to ensuring full access to all learners. If you require accommodations to participate in this course, please contact us at [email protected] before or during your enrollment. We will make every reasonable effort to meet accessibility needs.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS This self-paced online course can be completed on any modern computer or mobile device with reliable internet access. You will need an updated web browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge recommended).

IMPORTANT NOTE The socialworktestprep.com licensure preparation program and materials associated with it were not included in the Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education review and are neither approved by ASWB for continuing education nor endorsed by ASWB in any manner.



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