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
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
| Alabama |
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| CE Required: 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? 20 hours can be self-study |
| Submission deadline: Last day of your renewal month |
| Website: Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners Rules |
| 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, no 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: Alaska State Board of Social Work Examiners Rules |
| 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: Arizona State Board of Behavioral Health Examiners Rules |
| 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: Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board Rules |
| 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: California State Board of Behavioral Sciences Rules |
| 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 renewal period) |
| Colorado |
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| CE Required: 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NA |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 8/31 |
| Website: Colorado State Board of Social Work Examiners Rules |
| 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: Connecticut State Department of Public Health Social Worker Rules |
| Notes: 2 hours of mental health conditions common to veterans and family members 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: Delaware State Board of Social Work Examiners Rules |
| 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: District of Columbia State Board of Social Work Members Rules |
| 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: Florida State Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling Rules |
| 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: Georgia State Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family Therapists Rules |
| 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: Hawaii State Professional and Vocational Licensing Division Social Worker Program Rules |
| Notes: 3 hours of ethics |
| Idaho |
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| CE Required: 20 hours / annually |
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: Idaho State Board of Social Work Examiners Rules |
| Notes: 1 hour of ethics per year required |
| Illinois |
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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: Illinois State Clinical Social Work Rules |
| 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: Indiana State Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board Rules |
| Notes:- |
| Iowa |
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| CE Required: 27 every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 12/31 even years |
| Website: Iowa State Board of Social Work Rules |
| 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: Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board Social Work Rules |
| 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: Kentucky State Board of Social Work Rules |
| Notes: 3 hours ethics (every renewal period); 3 hours domestic violence (one-time only); 1.5 hours of pediatric 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: Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners Rules |
| 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: Maine State Board of Social Worker Licensure Rules |
| 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: Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners Rules |
| 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: Massachusetts State Board of Registration of Social Workers Rules |
| 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: Michigan State Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Rules |
| 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: Minnesota State Board of Social Work Rules |
| 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: Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists Rules |
| 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: Missouri State Committee for Social Workers Rules |
| 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: Montana State Board of Behavioral Health Rules |
| 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: Nebraska State Professional and Occupational Licensure Social Worker Rules |
| 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: Nevada State Board of Examiners for Social Workers |
| 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: New Hampshire State Board of Mental Health Practice Rules |
| 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: New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners Rules |
| 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: New Mexico State Board of Social Work Examiners Rules |
| 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: New York State Education Law Social Work Rules |
| 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: North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board Rules |
| 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: North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners Rules |
| Notes: 2 hours in Ethics |
| Ohio |
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| CE Required ? 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: Ce-classes.com is an 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: Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board Rules |
| 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 Discretion |
| Submission deadline: October 31st |
| Website: Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers Rules |
| 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: Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers Rules |
| Notes: 6 hours of Ethics |
| Pennsylvania |
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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 home study |
| Submission deadline: 2/28 |
| Website: Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors Rules |
| Notes: 3 hours ethics. Courses must have a minimum of 2 CE’s but don’t need to be 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: Rhode Island Clinical Social Workers and Independent Clinical Social Workers Rules |
| 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: South Carolina State Board of Social Work Examiners Rules |
| Notes:- |
| South Dakota |
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| CE Required: 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 12/31 |
| Website: South Dakota State Board of Social Work Examiners Rules |
| 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 and DOB |
| Website: Tennessee Board of Social Worker Certification and Licensure Rules |
| 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: Texas Board of Social Workers Board of Examiners Rules |
| 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: Utah Occupational and Professional Licensing Social Worker Rules |
| 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: Vermont Office of Professional Regulation Social Worker Rules |
| 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: Virginia State Board of Social Work Rules |
| 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: Washington State Department of Health Social Worker Rules |
| 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: West Virginia State Board of Social Work Rules |
| 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: Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Social Worker Rules |
| 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: Wyoming State Mental Health Professions Licensing Board Social Worker Rules |
| Notes: 3 hours of professional ethics |
