Approved by the Following Agencies
Not all courses are approved by each agency. See each individual course description for specific approval information.
State Requirements for Social Workers
State Requirements for Social Workers
State Requirements for Social Workers
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District Of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsy lvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Information from: ce-classes.com
| Alabama |
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| CE Required : 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? 20 hours every can be self-study |
| Submission deadline: last day of your renewal month |
| Website: http://socialwork.alabama.gov/PDF/admincode/850-X-8%20Continuing%20Education.pdf |
| Notes: 3 hours in ethics; All licensees and applicants are required to complete a mandatory Child Abuse and Neglect |
| Alaska |
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| CE Required : 45 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB, NASW |
| Home study accepted? yes, n restrictions but only 8-10 hours a day. They don’t want all 45 credits to appear on certificates from the same day. |
| Submission deadline: 6/30 even years |
| Website: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/SocialWorkExaminers/ContinuingEducationCourses.aspx |
| Notes: 6 hours in substance abuse education, 6 hours in cross-cultural education relating to Alaska Natives (first renewal, during the second renewal you only need 3 of the 6 cross-cultural education credits to be on Alaskan Natives), and 3 hours in professional ethics |
| Arizona |
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| CE Required : 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: Date of Issue |
| Website: http://azbbhe.us/node/557 |
| Notes: 3 hours in behavioral health ethics or mental health law; 3 hours in cultural competency and diversity |
| Arkansas |
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| CE Required : 48 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: Date of Issue |
| Website: http://www.arkansas.gov/swlb/regs/regcontedu.html |
| Notes: 3 hours Ethics required |
| California |
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| CE Required : 36 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: CE-CLASSES.COM is approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Continuing Education Provider – PCE 4297 |
| Home study accepted? yes, maximum of 18 hours |
| Submission deadline: on date of issue |
| Website: http://www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.html |
| Notes: 7 hours of HIV/AIDS (within your first renewal period); 7 hours of Spousal/Partner Abuse (within your first renewal period); 3 hours in Aging and Long Term Care (within your first renewal period), 6 Hours in Ethics (every reneal period) |
| Colorado |
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| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NA |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 8/31 |
| Website: https://dpo.colorado.gov/SocialWork |
| Notes: |
| Connecticut |
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| CE Required : 15 hours each year |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? yes, Up to six hours each registration (renewal) period |
| Submission deadline:- |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3121&q=389598&dphNav_GID=1821 |
| Notes: 2 hours of mental health conditions common to veterans and family memebers of veterans, including screening for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, risk of suicide, depression and grief, and suicide prevention training; 1 hour in cultural competency |
| Delaware |
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| CE Required : 45 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? yes |
| Submission deadline: 1/31 odd years |
| Website: http://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title24/3900.shtml |
| Notes: 3 hours Ethics |
| District of columbia |
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| CE Required : 24 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB , NBCC |
| Home study accepted? yes |
| Submission deadline: 7/31 odd years |
| Website: http://doh.dc.gov/service/social-work-licensing |
| Notes:- |
| Florida |
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| CE Required : 25 hours + 2 hours Medical Errors and 3 hours Ethics every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ce-classes.com is approved by the FLORIDA Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (Board Approved Provider BAP # 852). |
| Home study accepted? yes, no limit |
| Submission deadline: 3/31 odd years |
| Website: http://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/renewals/licensed-clinical-social-worker/ |
| Notes: 2 hrs Medical Errors, 3 hrs Ethics, 3 hrs Laws and Rules (every 3rd biennium), 2 hrs Domestic Violence |
| Georgia |
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| CE Required : 35 hours every 2 years, only 10 hours of distance learning allowed |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? Yes, 10 hours per renewal period |
| Submission deadline: 9/30 even years |
| Website: http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/43 |
| Notes: 5 hours of ethics required (you can take the GA ethics online: click here: Georgia Ethics 5 hours) |
| Hawaii |
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| CE Required : 45 Hours / triennial |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? Yes All Can be Completed Online! |
| Submission deadline: 2019 |
| Website: http://hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl/programs/socialworker/ |
| Notes: 3 hours of ethics |
| Idaho |
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| CE Required : 20 hours / annually |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: http://ibol.idaho.gov/IBOL/BoardAdditional.aspx?Bureau=SWO&BureauLinkID=130 |
| Notes: 1 hour of ethics per year required |
| Illonois |
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| CE Required : 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ce-classes.com is an approved sponsor as we are an ASWB approved affiliate |
| Home study accepted - Max of 15 or 50 percent |
| Submission deadline: 11/30 odd years |
| Website: http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068014700000950R.html |
| Notes: 3 hours ethics required |
| Indiana |
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| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB, |
| Home study accepted? yes, no restrictions |
| Submission deadline: 3/31 even numbered years |
| Website: http://www.in.gov/pla/social.htm |
| Notes:- |
| Iowa |
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| CE Required : 27 every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 12/31 even years |
| Website: http://idph.iowa.gov/licensure/iowa-board-of-social-work |
| Notes:- 3 Hours of Ethics |
| Kansas |
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| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: Date of issue |
| Website: https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/professions/social-workers |
| Notes: 3 hours professional ethics; (master social worker: 6 hours of diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders) |
| Kentucky |
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| CE Required : 30 hours / every 3 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB, NASW |
| Home study accepted? yes, only 50% of CEs can be earned online |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: https://bsw.ky.gov/licenseApplication/Pages/overview.aspx |
| Notes: 3 hours ethics (every renewal period); 3 hours domestic violence (one-time only); 1.5 hours of pedicatric abusive head trauma (1 time every 6 years); 2 hours HIV/AIDS (every third renewal period) |
| Louisiana |
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| CE Required : 20 hours per year |
| Sponsor Approval: APA |
| Home study accepted? 10 hours maximum per year |
| Submission deadline: 8/31 |
| Website: http://labswe.org/ |
| Notes: At least 3 hours must be in ethics. LCSWs: at least 10 clock hours of continuing education must be clinical content, including diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. |
| Maine |
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| CE Required : 25 hours / biennially |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: on the anniversary of the first licensure date |
| Website: https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/social_workers/index.html |
| Notes: 4 hours of ethics |
| Maryland |
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| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? up to 20 hours allowed |
| Submission deadline: 10/31 every 2 years |
| Website: http://dhmh.maryland.gov/bswe/Pages/index.aspx |
| Notes: 3 hours ethics |
| Massachusetts |
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| CE Required : 20 hours |
| Sponsor Approval: State Authorization Number |
| Home study accepted? Yes |
| Submission deadline: 10/1 even years |
| Website: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-of-social-workers |
| Notes: LICSW 30 hours, LCSW 20 hours, LSW 15 hours, LSWA 10 hours every 2 years |
| Michigan |
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| CE Required : 45 hours every 3 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? yes, a max of 10 hours can be online |
| Submission deadline: 8/30 |
| Website: http://michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-27417_27529_27554—,00.html |
| Notes: 5 hours ethics, 1 hour pain & symptom management |
| Minnesota |
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| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB, NASW |
| Home study accepted? 15 hours may be independent study (Independent study must be for publication, public presentation, or professional development and includes, but is not limited to, electronic study.) |
| Submission deadline: last day of birth month |
| Website: http://mn.gov/boards/social-work/licensees/ce.jsp |
| Notes: 2 Hours in ethics (LICSW: 24 hours must be in clinical content, supervisors: 6 hours must be in the practice of supervision) |
| Mississippi |
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| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB, NASW |
| Home study accepted? 20 hours allowed |
| Submission deadline: LSW: Sept 30 / LMSW, LCSW: April 30 |
| Website: http://www.swmft.ms.gov/social-work-licensure-laws |
| Notes: 4 hours of ethics, 2 hours of cultural diversity/multicultural issues/culturl competency |
| Missouri |
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| CE Required : 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? 15 hours allowed |
| Submission deadline: 9/30 every 2 years |
| Website: http://pr.mo.gov/socialworkers-education.asp |
| Notes: 3 hours ethics required |
| Montana |
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| CE Required : 20 hours per year |
| Sponsor Approval: Must get approved at State level through Montana Board. |
| Home study accepted? yes, no restriction. |
| Submission deadline: 11/01 – 12/31 each year |
| Website: http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/bbh |
| Notes:- |
| Nebraska |
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| CE Required : 32 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? 20 hours allowed |
| Submission deadline: 9/1 even years |
| Website: http://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Mental-Health-and-Social-Work-Practice.aspx |
| Notes:- |
| Nevada |
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| CE Required : LASW & LSW: 30 hrs/2 years; LCSW & ISW: 36 hrs/2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: annually on the last day of the month of your birth |
| Website: http://socwork.nv.gov/ |
| Notes: LASW & LSW: 2 hours Ethics, LCSW & ISW: 3 hours Ethics |
| New Hampshire |
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| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? 20 hours |
| Submission deadline: 2 years from date of issue |
| Website: http://www.state.nh.us/ |
| Notes: 6 hours of ethics required |
| New Jersey |
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| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? yes, no restrictions |
| Submission deadline: 8/31 even years |
| Website: http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/sw |
| Notes: 5 hours ethics, 3 hours multicultural |
| New Mexico |
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| CE Required : 30 hours / biennially |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 6/30 |
| Website: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Social_Work_Rules_and_Laws.aspx |
| Notes: 6 hours Cultural Awareness |
| New York |
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| CE Required : 36 hours / triennial |
| Sponsor Approval: Ce-Classes.com is approved by the New York State Board for Social Work, Board Approved Provider Number: #0120. Continuing education for: LMSWs and LCSWs |
| Home study accepted? Yes,12 hours of self study courses are allowed per renewal period. |
| Submission deadline: 1/1 |
| Website: http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/sw/swceinfo.htm |
| Notes: |
| North Carolina |
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| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? 20 hours allowed every year |
| Submission deadline: 6/30 |
| Website: https://www.ncswboard.org/page/certification-licensure.html |
| Notes: 4 hours ethics required |
| North Dakota |
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| CE Required : 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? yes, No more than ten (10) contact hours may be completed by self-study/distance learning methods. |
| Submission deadline: 12/31 odd years |
| Website: http://www.ndbswe.com/ |
| Notes: 2 hours in Ethics |
| Ohio |
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| CE Required ? 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ce-classes.com is Ohio board approved sponsor – Provider # RCST031201 |
| Home study accepted? Yes – now all hours can be completed with online or distance education courses |
| Submission deadline: 2 years from date of issue |
| Website: http://cswmft.ohio.gov/Renewal.aspx#95946-1-the-renewal-process |
| Notes: 3 hours ethics required |
| Oklahoma |
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| CE Required ? 16 hours per 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: Must get approval at State Level through Oklahoma Board. |
| Home study accepted? Board Descretion |
| Submission deadline: October 31st |
| Website: http://www.ok.gov/socialworkers/Rules_and_Regulations/index.html |
| Notes: 3 hours ethics required |
| Oregon |
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| CE Required : LCSW: 40 hrs / 2 years, LMSW: 30 hrs / 2 years, RBSW: 20 hrs / 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB , NASW |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: DOB every 2 years |
| Website: http://www.oregon.gov/BLSW/Pages/index.aspx |
| Notes: 6 hours of Ethics |
| Pennsy lvania |
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| CE Required : 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB, APA |
| Home study accepted? yes, up to 20 hours can be homestudy |
| Submission deadline: 2/28 |
| Website: https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/SocialWorkersMarriageanFamilyTherapistsandProfessionalCounselors/Pages/default.aspx |
| Notes: 3 hours ethics. Courses must have a minimum of 2 CE’s but don’t need to contiguous. |
| Rhode Island |
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| CE Required : 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB, NASW |
| Home study accepted? yes |
| Submission deadline: 5/1 odd years |
| Website: http://sos.ri.gov/documents/archives/regdocs/released/pdf/DOH/7005.pdf |
| Notes: 3 hours ethics, 3 hours cross cultural practice |
| South Carolina |
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| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? Yes |
| Submission deadline: 12/31 even years |
| Website: https://llr.sc.gov/sw/ |
| Notes:- |
| South Dakota |
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| CE Required : 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 12/31 |
| Website: https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/social.aspx |
| Tennessee |
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| CE Required : 15 hours per year |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? Max of 10/yr |
| Submission deadline: 12/31 adn DOB |
| Website: https://www.tn.gov/health/ |
| Notes: 3 hours professional ethics, 10 hours in social work, and the remaining 2 hours can either be in social work or professional ethics |
| Texas |
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| CE Required : 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: last day of birth month |
| Website: http://www.dshs.texas.gov/socialwork/ |
| Notes: 6 hours professional ethics |
| Utah |
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| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 9/30 even years |
| Website: http://dopl.utah.gov/licensing/social_work.html |
| Notes: 3 hours laws and ethics |
| Vermont |
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| CE Required : 20 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB, NASW |
| Home study accepted? 5 hours allowed |
| Submission deadline: Every two years on date of issue |
| Website: https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/188809/CSW_Rules.pdf |
| Notes: 15 hours shall consist of formal education experiences. At least 1.5 hours shall be in ethics of social work practice, including such issues as boundaries,confidentiality, and dual relationships. No more than 5 hours may be in informal or self-directed educational activities. |
| Virginia |
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| CE Required : 30 hours every years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? Yes |
| Submission deadline: 6/30 every years |
| Website: https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/social/ |
| Notes: 2 hrs ethics or the standards of practice for the behavioral health professions or laws governing the practice of social work in Virginia |
| Washington |
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| CE Required : 36 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NASW |
| Home study accepted? Yes, Max 20 hours allowed |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: http://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/SocialWorker |
| Notes: 6 hours professional ethics and law |
| West Virginia |
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| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? max 20 hours allowed |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: https://www.wvsocialworkboard.org/ |
| Notes: There is no mandatory ethics requirement for fully licensed regular social workers. However, social work ethics education is highly encouraged by the Board. |
| Wisconsin |
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| CE Required : 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB, NASW |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 2/28 odd years |
| Website: https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/Home.aspx |
| Notes: 4 hours of ethics and professional boundaries |
| Wyoming |
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| CE Required : 45 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NASW |
| Home study accepted? Yes |
| Submission deadline: Date of birth |
| Website: https://mentalhealth.wyo.gov/ |
| Notes: 3 hours of professional ethics |
3 hours of professional ethics
