Description: Social Work Exchange is a collaborative professional forum designed to bring together social workers from across Advocate Health's Continuing Health programs to share knowledge, strengthen professional connections, and advance best practices in patient care. Through interactive case discussions, resource sharing, and peer learning, participants will have the opportunity to explore complex social work challenges, exchange practical solutions, and learn from colleagues across different regions and community care settings.

Course Director: Mary Ellen Levra, MSW

Planner point of contact: Gwen Pennington, DNP, RN, AGCNS-BC, CMGT-BC at [email protected] 

Overall Objectives:

1. Analyze complex social work cases by identifying key psychosocial factors, social determinants of health, and barriers affecting patient outcomes across community care settings.
2. Apply evidence-informed strategies and shared resources from peers to address challenging social work situations and support patient-centered care.
3. Collaborate with social work colleagues across regions and programs to exchange best practices, strengthen professional networks, and enhance care coordination for patients and families.

Target Audience:  
This activity is designed for social workers and other healthcare professionals.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s)

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Advocate Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 clinical continuing education credits.

These programs may be recorded and posted online for ongoing viewing. Please turn your camera/video off if you do not want your image shared within the recorded video. If you have any concerns, please contact the IPCE Office at [email protected].

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