Credit & Cost

Continuing Education (CEUs)

The Professional Development Program at SSA is a licensed State of Illinois provider of continuing education (CEUs) for social workers (LSW/LCSW), marriage and family therapists (MFT), and professional counselors (LPC/LCPC). The University of Chicago is an approved provider of continuing professional development units (CPDUs). Please specify that you are requesting CPDUs on your registration form. Some workshops offer credits for CADC licensed professionals applied for through IAODAPCA. See course descriptions.

At the end of each session, participants will receive a certificate granting continuing education credits for the workshop. One CEU is awarded for every classroom contact hour, as noted in the workshop description. Tuition must be paid in full before the certificates are issued. In order to preserve the integrity of the learning experience and to comply with the state’s certification requirements, attendance for the full session is expected, and participants will receive continuing education credits only for hours of actual attendance.

Replacement or duplicate certificates can be provided for a $15.00 fee. Duplicate certificates will not be issued for courses attended before 2007. 

Tuition

Tuition ranges; check workshop descriptions. Tuition fee includes instruction, materials, continental breakfast, and an afternoon snack. Lunch is not included in the tuition price. Registrants will be provided with a list of restaurants near the workshop location.

Discounts

Only one form of the following discounts may be used per person, and all arrangements must be made at the time of the original registration. No credits or refunds will be applied for discounts not taken at the time of the original registration.

Groups: A discount of 20% is available for group registrations of five or more registrations received and paid for at the same time. Due to processing constraints, group registrations must be submitted together and cannot be changed or refunded.

SSA Alumni: A discount of 20% may be taken on the total tuition due. Please note your year of graduation on your registration form.

SSA Field Work Instructors: Current field instructors are eligible for a 50% discount (up to $70.00) for one Professional Development Program offering per year.

SSA Students: Current students at the School of Social Service Administration may take 50% off (dollar amount is limited--check registration form) of the total tuition due. Please note your graduation year on the registration form.

University Employees: Full-time, benefits-eligible employees of the University of Chicago and University of Chicago Medical Center are eligible for 50% tuition remission on SSA’s PDP courses. Per University policy, only two PDP classes are eligible each academic quarter.

Workshop Series: Special discounts for a series of related workshops, as noted in the description, must be completed by the start of the initial workshop.