What Social Work Foundations does

Social Work Foundations is a privately held U.S. continuing-education conference organizer and a division of Continuing Education Productions, founded in the mid-1990s and headquartered in Newnan, Georgia. The company produces three annual hybrid conferences for licensed social workers, marriage and family therapists, licensed professional counselors, psychologists, and addictions professionals: the Annual Gulf Coast Social Work Conference (IP Casino Biloxi, MS — February), the Chicago Social Work Conference (NIU Naperville Conference Center — July), and the Rocky Mountain Social Work Conference (Embassy Suites Denver Tech Center — October). Each event delivers 12-13 continuing-education hours covering mandatory topics such as ethics, implicit bias, suicide intervention, and sexual harassment prevention, with content accepted by most U.S. state licensing boards and delivered by a curated faculty of recognized clinical experts.

The company's underlying technology stack is conventional rather than proprietary: a WooCommerce-powered e-commerce website handles registration and exhibitor-package purchases, standard live-stream/webinar infrastructure supports virtual attendance, and the marketing operation runs on Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and ActiveCampaign for email automation and behavioral tracking. There is no disclosed AI/ML capability, mobile app, or custom learning platform.

Revenue is generated through three streams: per-attendee conference registration fees (one-time, $309 per attendee for hybrid access), tiered exhibitor and host sponsorship packages sold to healthcare organizations ($498 to $1,950 depending on tier and event, capped in slot count per event), and customized customer service program design and staff training delivered to healthcare and human service agencies. Go-to-market is event-driven, supported by a 290,000+ clinician email newsletter, a self-serve website, and direct phone/email sales support. The customer base on the attendee side is highly distributed across individual professionals; on the sponsor side, a recurring set of healthcare exhibitors (e.g., Amedisys, River Oaks Hospital, St. Joseph Hospice, Pine Grove Treatment) participate across multiple annual events.

Name

Social Work Foundations

Legal name

Social Work Foundations

Website

https://socialworkfoundations.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Social Work Foundations is a privately held U.S. continuing-education conference organizer producing three annual hybrid conferences for social workers and behavioral health professionals, also offering exhibitor sponsorships and customized agency training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Continuing Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Education Conference Organizers (THAHACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health, Wellness & Lifestyle Noncredit Programs (EDAAAEAH)

Keywords

• Continuing education conferences
• Social work CE hours
• Hybrid conference events
• Behavioral health training
• Professional development CEUs

Headquarters

HQ city

Newnan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Conference Registration Fees: Revenue from social workers and behavioral health professionals registering for continuing education conferences (in-person and virtual attendance options). Registration fees range from $309 per attendee for standard conference access.
2. Exhibitor & Host Packages: Healthcare companies and organizations purchase exhibitor booths and sponsorship/host packages to access the professional conference audience. Exhibitor packages range from $498-$1,275 depending on package tier and conference.
3. Customized Agency Training: Customer service program design and staff training services offered to healthcare and human service agencies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Social Work Foundations organizes and produces three annual regional continuing education conferences for licensed social workers and behavioral health professionals, offered in a hybrid in-person and live stream format. Each conference delivers 12–13 continuing education hours covering mandatory topics such as Ethics, Implicit Bias, Suicide Intervention, and Sexual Harassment Prevention, accepted across most U.S. state licensing boards. The company also provides customized customer service program design and staff training services to healthcare and human service agencies, and sells exhibitor and sponsorship packages to healthcare vendors seeking access to the professional audience.

Product overview

Social Work Foundations operates as a continuing education conference organizer offering three annual regional social work conferences: the Gulf Coast Social Work Conference (February), Chicago Social Work Conference (July), and Rocky Mountain Social Work Conference (October). All conferences are offered in hybrid format with in-person and live stream options, providing CE hours for mental health professionals. The company also provides customer service training programs for healthcare and human service agencies, and offers exhibitor/host sponsorship packages for conference vendors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Gulf Coast Social Work Conference Annual hybrid conference held at IP Casino Biloxi, MS, offering 13 CE hours including Ethics. Available in-person or via live stream, serving licensed social workers and behavioral health professionals seeking CE credits for license renewal.
• Chicago Social Work Conference Annual hybrid conference held at NIU Naperville Conference Center in Illinois, offering 13 CE hours covering Ethics, Implicit Bias, Suicide Intervention, Sexual Harassment Prevention, and Clinical/General hours. Approved for social workers, MFTs, LPCs, psychologists, and addictions professionals; available in-person or via live stream for $309 per attendee.
• Rocky Mountain Social Work Conference Annual hybrid conference held at Embassy Suites Denver Tech Center in Colorado, offering 12 CE hours. Available in-person or via live stream, serving licensed social workers and behavioral health professionals in the Rocky Mountain region.
• Customer Service Program Design & Training Customized customer service training programs for healthcare and human service agencies using a practical 5-step behavior-based approach. Designed to incorporate specific customer service behaviors into daily team routines and build team accountability for service delivery.
• Exhibitor & Host Packages Vendor exhibition and sponsorship packages sold to healthcare companies and organizations for access to the professional conference audience. Chicago tiers: Exhibitor Package $498 (6-foot table, two chairs, electronic attendee database); Food & Beverage Host $950; Conference Host Package $1,275 (5-minute on-stage cameo, customized marketing eblast to 290,000+ professionals). Gulf Coast tiers include Exhibitor Package, Food & Beverage Host $1,250, and Conference Host Package $1,950.

Quantifiable outcome

• 13 CE hours available per conference including Ethics, Implicit Bias, Suicide Intervention, and Sexual Harassment Prevention hours
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AmedisysminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare company sponsoring and exhibiting at Social Work Foundations conferences. Appears in the sponsors & exhibitors carousel on the website, indicating a commercial relationship for conference presence and marketing access to the professional audience.
• River Oaks HospitalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBehavioral health hospital sponsoring and exhibiting at conferences to connect with social workers and mental health professionals attending the events.
• Memorial Behavioral Health for KidsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPediatric behavioral health organization exhibiting at conferences for professional networking and visibility among the social work community.
• St. Joseph HospiceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHospice care provider sponsoring conferences to reach social workers who may refer patients or need continuing education.
• Pine Grove TreatmentminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTreatment center exhibiting at conferences to connect with behavioral health professionals and promote their services.
• MSNG Youth ChalleNGe AcademyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMilitary-affiliated youth program sponsoring conferences, reflecting the company's engagement with military family issues in their educational content.
• Continuing Education ProductionscoreOthersParent company/division of Social Work Foundations. Social Work Foundations is explicitly described as 'the division of Continuing Education Productions' that produces and manages the conferences and customized agency training.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• NetCE: Online continuing-education provider with deep catalogs for social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and other licensed behavioral health professionals. Directly comparable to SWF in serving the same continuing-education need for license renewal, though competing via on-demand web delivery rather than hybrid conferences.
• Freed CEUs: Online continuing-education platform aimed specifically at social workers and behavioral health professionals seeking CE credit for license renewal. Targets the same primary segment (licensed social workers needing affordable CE) as Social Work Foundations, competing on accessibility and price rather than live events.
• PESI, Inc. One of the largest U.S. continuing-education providers for mental and behavioral health professionals, offering live conferences plus on-demand CE. Directly comparable business model to Social Work Foundations: paid CE conferences and digital CE products targeting the same clinician audience (social workers, counselors, psychologists, addiction professionals).
• Professional Development Resources: Provider of online continuing education for psychologists, social workers, counselors, and marriage and family therapists. Comparable in audience and CE-credit-driven business model; competes as a digital alternative to conference-based CE.
• CE Direct (Aspen Media): Continuing-education platform offering CE courses for healthcare and behavioral health professionals, including accredited social work content. Comparable in product (online CE), audience overlap (licensed behavioral health clinicians), and accreditation-driven value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• NASW (National Association of Social Workers): The primary professional membership association for U.S. social workers; provides CE programs, publications, and an annual national conference serving the same social work audience as Social Work Foundations. A broader incumbent operating across the entire profession, of which SWF is a smaller conference-focused specialist.
• NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors): Credentialing and continuing-education body that approves and delivers CE content for counselors and adjacent behavioral health professionals. Directly overlaps with SWF on the LPC/counselor continuing-education audience, though at much larger scale and with a regulatory/credentialing mandate.
• Council on Social Work Education (CSWE): National accrediting body for social work education that also runs conferences and programming for the social work profession. A broad incumbent operating in the same professional community, with overlap in academic and continuing-education content delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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