• Describe the historical role of social work in healthcare and its continuing relevance within interdisciplinary transitions of care practice.
• Analyze how current concepts such as social drivers of health and health-related social needs align with social work principles and support more person-centered, team-based transition planning.
• Apply strategies from a social work-informed, interdisciplinary approach to case-based transition scenarios in order to identify risks, strengthen collaboration, and support safer, more effective care transitions.

ACCREDITATION & CREDIT
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians (ABQAURP) and the National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC). ABQAURP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Physicians
ABQAURP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
This activity is designated for 1 nursing contact hour.

Osteopathic Physicians
This program is approved for Category 2 credit by the American Osteopathic Association.

Physician Associates
ABQAURP has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until May 14, 2029. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, ABQAURP is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1 general continuing education credit.

This course is intended for Physicians, Nurses, and Other Health Care Professionals with appropriate CME / CE credit offered for each profession.

All participants must achieve a final assessment score of at least seventy percent (70%) for recertification and continuing education credits. You have 60 days to complete the course after ordering.

This activity is valid from May 15, 2026 through May 14, 2029. Original Webinar Release Date: May 11, 2026.

About the Authors:

Raine Arndt-Couch, DSW, JD, LCSW, CCM, FCM

Dr. Raine Arndt-Couch is the Founder & Principal Consultant at Responsive Advocacy & Consulting, LLC, and is a mission-driven, human-centered healthcare leader whose professional experience spans clinical social work, case management, behavioral health, population health, and complex care. She serves on the National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC) Board of Directors, is Chair of the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) Collaborative Relationships–Affiliates Committee and is a CMSA Today Editorial Board Member. Her work centers on advancing advocacy, whole-person care, and strategic systems transformation while balancing regulatory rigor with the human side of care delivery. She earned her MSW and JD from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and her DSW from the University of Southern California.

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