Introduction to Special Education for Social Workers – eClass

Mondays, September 21 through December 7, 2026; 4:30 - 7:30 pm Eastern
Monday live webinar sessions: 9/21, 10/5, 11/9, & 12/7
Two Conference calls/webinars: 10/19 & 11/16
Electronic assignments (10 total) are due via email on Sundays at 10 pm

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Presenter: Patrick T. Seay, M. Ed.
Assistant Vice President , School Operations - Admissions, Compliance and Transition, Kennedy Krieger Institute

Synopsis: This course is approved for 3 MSDE Continuing Professional Development/CPD credits as course #22-66-04R and fulfills the requirements of the Maryland State Department of Education for certification of school-based social workers.  Because social workers provide related services that are part of the educational programming of students with special needs, they must understand the legal mandates, federal and state policies and standards, as well as the specific instructional methods and technologies used in the classrooms that serve those students, from the least restrictive settings of inclusion to the more clinical settings, including residential.

Learning Objectives:  Active participation in the course will provide the ability to:
1. Understand and participate in the diagnostic, service, and evaluation processes of special education.
2. Distinguish delivery systems provided in schools for students with special 
needs
3. Describe and use Universal Design. 
4. Design the means for supporting better relationships among the school, the home and the community.

CEUs: 15 Cat I and 15 Cat II 

Cost: $300 for NASW members; $400 for non-members; $200 for Kennedy Krieger Employees

Ethics Hours Note: Successful completion of all 15 hours of the face-to-face classes also yields the 3-hour Category I ethics requirement of the  Maryland BSWE.
*Please note:  If you are a non-member, and you join NASW you can register at the member rate and save $100.00.