Center for Excellence
in Social Work
Student Advocacy & Action (SANA) Day at the Legislature
Social work students across NM will come together to participate in SANA Day at the Legislature on Feb. 6, 2026. This is an opportunity to network with other social work students, visit the Roundhouse, and see the legislative session in action.
3rd Annual New Mexico Social Work Education Summit
Save the date for the upcoming NM Social Work Education Summit: April 9–10, 2026. As the summit is held in a different location each year, the 2026 iteration will be in southern NM. Keep an eye out for the call for proposals and opening of enrollment.
Our Purpose
Center for Excellence in Social Work
At the Center for Excellence in Social Work (CESW), we place relationships and collaboration at the forefront of our mission. We work closely with social work students, practitioners, educators, and community and organizational leaders statewide to respond to emerging challenges impacting New Mexico’s diverse, multicultural peoples, families, and communities. Our commitment lies in growing our workforce while driving innovation in social work education, practice, policy, and research, emphasizing anti-racism, anti-oppression, and cultural responsiveness. Through these efforts, we are dedicated to advancing racially, environmentally, socially and economically just and equitable outcomes for all
Falcundo Valdez School of Social Work
Core Priorities
Child & Adolescent Wellbeing
Public Health Social Work
Climate Change & Environmental Justice
Interdisciplinary Social Work and Community Safety
Services
Professional Development
FAQs & Important Information
Enrollment & CEU Credit
For Center Plaza professional development opportunities, everyone must enroll online using learn.nmcesw.org. For larger groups, bulk enrolment may be available. To utilize this feature, select the double person icon next to the enrolment button.
New Mexico Highlands University Facundo Valdez School of Social Work is recognized by the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department Board of Social Work Examiners as a social work Continuing Education Unit (CEU) provider. If you have questions about reciprocal CE credit, contact your licensing board directly.
Completion of a post-training survey is required to recieve Continuing Education credit. Once it has been generated, an email will be sent to let participants know that their CEU Certificate is available for download.
Pricing & Payment
Pricing is set at $15 per hour of instruction. For paid learning opportunities, payment is due online at the time of course enrollment. There is no fee for New Mexico social work students. If you have questions regarding your eligibility for free learning opportunity participation, please email socialworkceu@nmhu.edu.
Cancellation
If you must cancel your enrollment, log in and drop the course at learn.nmcesw.org (using the gear icon). For free opportunities, please be considerate that a space is being held for you and update your enrolment status accordingly. For paid opportunities, keep in mind that possible refund credit requires a review process. See refund policy for further information.
Refund Policy
In lieu of an automatic refund, course credit that can be applied to a future offering is encouraged. If an emergency arises that prevents you from course participation and you’d like to initiate a review process for refund credit, please contact socialworkceu@nmhu.edu.
Refunds are given if the Center for Excellence in Social Work cancels a paid learning opportunity. If a course or event is canceled due to low enrollment, participants will be notified via email at least three days before its start date.
Professional Development Proposals
Interested in Presenting a Topic?
Click the button below to submit your Continuing Education Workshop Proposal.
If you have any questions, email socialworkceu@nmhu.edu for more information.
Contact Information