Distance Learning
PSTI Distance Learning Products
Worker Safety Advisor - interactive Web-based learning tool for protective services staff
Protection Connection Newsletter
Starting with Volume 11, Issue 2, the newsletter is available only to DFPS staff as an online learning activity. To access these issues: 1) Open the DFPS intranet. 2) Click on the purple "Training" tab near the top of the intranet home page. 3) Select "eTrain" from the expanded menu. 4) On the "Welcome to eTrain" page, click on the PSTI button along the left side of the page. 5) On the PSTI page, scroll down to "Protection Connection Newsletter" and click on the link. To view earlier issues in pdf format, click here.
Meth Basics & Worker Safety
An online or downloadable presentation about methamphetamine, meth production, drug-endangered children, and worker safety.
Other Distance Learning Options
The links below are to distance learning options not affiliated with PSTI. This list is provided for your convenience. Inclusion on this list does not imply any endorsement by PSTI of the training provider or training content.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure that training you complete will be acceptable for your certification, licensure, continuing education, or other training requirements.
| Practice-oriented Newsletters | Online Training | Home Study |
Practice-oriented Newsletters
Children's Services Practice Notes (North Carolina)
Update (National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse)
Virginia Child Protection Newsletter
Online Training
Courses marked 
can be taken for free, although most of these charge a fee for a certificate of completion and/or CEU credits. Websites marked 
offer courses related to professional ethics;
it is your responsibility to verify that a particular course will be
accepted for your ethics training requirements.
CE4Therapists - Continuing Education for Mental Health Professionals
http://www.ce4therapists.com/
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAMHSA)
Prevention Pathways Online Courses
http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/index.htm
CEU Hours
http://www.CEU-Hours.com
Child Trauma Academy
http://www.childtraumaacademy.com
Children's Behavioral Health Education
http://www.cbhed.com
GetCEUsNow.com
http://www.getceusnow.com/index.asp
LearnWell.org
http://www.learnwell.org/counselors/index.html
LMSWEthics.com
Required Ethics for Texas Licensed Social Workers
http://www.LMSWethics.com
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW)
Online Tutorials and Training
http://ncsacw.samhsa.gov/tutorials/index.asp
National Children's Advocacy Center
Academy Online
http://www.nationalcac2.org/
New York State Office of Children & Family Services
Facing the Challenges of Dementia
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/psa/cbt/dementia/
Nursing Continuing Education Directory
http://www.nurseceu.com
Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program
Online Curricula
http://www.pacwcbt.pitt.edu/curriculum/default.htm
Resource Family Training Institute
Video training oriented towards foster parents and kinship caregivers
http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/onGoingVd.asp
Rural Victimization Project
http://familyvio.ssw.fsu.edu/tutorials/
Texas A&M System AgriLife Extension Online Courses (includes child care topics)
http://extensiononline.tamu.edu/courses/index.php
Texas Silver-Haired Legislature Academy
(gerontology topics)
http://www.tshlacademy.org/courses/
TF-CBT Web: A web-based learning course for Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
http://tfcbt.musc.edu/
University of Michigan School of Social Work
Training Program for Child Welfare Supervisors
http://www.ssw.umich.edu/tpcws/
UW School of Law Court Improvement Training Academy
http://www.uwcita.org/
AATBS' Continuing Education Program
http://www.aatbs.com/ceuintro.asp
Affect Plus
Online and Homestudy Courses
http://www.affectplus.com
American Mental Health Services and Education Center (AMHSEC)
http://www.amhsec.org
American Society
on Aging
On-Demand Seminars
http://www.asaging.org/webseminars/
Barbara Alexander's On Good Authority
Audio Programs
http://www.ongoodauthority.com
CE Credit
http://www.ce-credit.com
CE Quick
http://www.cequick.com/myeln/individual/default.asp
CEU4U
http://www.ceu4u.com/v2/default.php?
CEU Continuing Education Units at Home
http://www.ceunitsathome.com
CEU Station
http://www.ceustation.com
CEU University
Online and Homestudy Courses
http://www.ceuuniversity.com
ClassesOnline4U
http://www.classesonline4u.com
CWLA Webinars
http://www.cwla.org/conferences/teleconference-webinar.htm
Danya Learning Center
http://www.danyalearningcenter.org/courses.asp
EndingSuicide.com
http://www.endingsuicide.com
FastCEUs
http://www.fastceus.com
Foster Parent College
http://www.fosterparentcollege.com/
Health CE Online
http://www.healthceonline.com
Health eCourses - Mental Health Continuing Education
http://www.athealthce.com
Homestead Schools, Inc.
Home Study Continuing Education Courses
http://www.homesteadschools.com
Innerlandscape - SiteCEU
http://www.siteceu.com
Learn 4 Health
http://www.learn4health.com
National Association of Social Workers
WebEd Courses
http://www.naswwebed.org/
NASW Credentialing Center
Distance Learning Courses
http://www.naswdc.org/ce/distance.asp
National Indian Child Welfare Association
Key Provisions of Indian Child Welfare Act Online Course
https://www.nicwa.org/services/icwa/index.asp
Pediatric Behavioral Health Resources, LLC
http://www.earlychildhoodbehavioralhealth.com/index.htm
Professional CEU
http://www.professionalceu.com
PsyBC
http://www.psybc.com/index.php
Quantum Units Education
http://quantumunitsed.com/
Social Work P.R.N.
http://www.socialworkprn.com/
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) e-Learing
http://www.shrm.org/elearning/
Solutions for Teams
Online Courses
http://www.solutions4teams.com
Texas State University Office of Continuing Education
Online Programs
http://www.txstate.edu/continuinged
University of the Net
Human Services Online Courses
http://www.universityofthenet.com/counsel.html
University of Texas - Arlington School of Social Work
Online Courses
http://www2.uta.edu/ssw/pd/A_MASTER_DOCS/online_schedule.htm
Viginia Commonwealth University - Partnership for People with Disabilities
Web Course - Abuse and Neglect of Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities: A Problem of National Significance
http://www.maltreatment.vcu.edu/info/
Web of Education
http://www.webofed.com/
Western Schools
http://www.westernschools.com/westernsch/default.asp
World Wide Learn
Online Social Work CEU/CE
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/continuing-education/social-work.htm
Your CEUs
Online Continuing Education
http://www.yourceus.com
Home Study
Affect Plus
Online and Homestudy Courses
http://www.affectplus.com
Barbara Alexander's On Good Authority
Audio Programs
http://www.ongoodauthority.com
CARE Courses
Homestudy
http://www.carecourses.com
CE4Less
http://www.ce4less.com/Home.asp
CEU University
Homestudy and Online Courses
http://www.ceuuniversity.com
FastCEUs
http://www.fastceus.com
Health eCourses - Mental Health Continuing Education
http://www.athealthce.com
Homestead Schools, Inc.
Home Study Continuing Education Courses
http://www.homesteadschools.com
GSE
Home Study Courses
http://www.gscce.com
National Association of Social Workers Massachusetts Chapter
HomeEd Home Study Audiotape Program
http://www.naswma.org
National Medical Education
http://national-medical-education.com/index_scripps.html
Quantum Units Education
http://quantumunitsed.com/
R. Cassidy Seminars
Home Study
http://www.rcassidy.com/HomeStudy.aspx
TXCredentials.com
Home Study Courses
http://txcredentials.com/index.html
Web of Education
http://www.webofed.com/
Western Schools
http://www.westernschools.com/westernsch/default.asp
