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State Requirements for Social Workers
State Requirements for Social Workers
Information from: http://www.Ce-Classes.com/
| ALABAMA | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| CE Required? 36 hours every 2 years | ||||
| Sponsor Approval: CE-CLASSES.COM is approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
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| 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 | ||||
| CE Required? 40 hours every 2 years | ||||
| Sponsor Approval: NA | ||||
| Home study accepted? | ||||
| Submission deadline: 8/31 | ||||
| Website: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-K5DhxXxJZbN2wwSTZOZkJ1MGs/view | ||||
| Notes: | ||||
| CONNECTICUT | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| ILLINOIS | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
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| Notes: - | ||||
| IOWA | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| CE Required? 25 hours / biennially | ||||
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB | ||||
| Home study accepted? | ||||
| Submission deadline: on the anniversary of the first licensure date | ||||
| Website: http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/02/chaps02.htm#416 | ||||
| Notes: 4 hours of ethics | ||||
| MARYLAND | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
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| MINNESOTA | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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/publichealth/pages/crlMHPSWAppReqsSW.aspx | ||||
| Notes: - | ||||
| NEVADA | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| CE Required? 40 hours every 2 years | ||||
| Sponsor Approval: | ||||
| Home study accepted? yes, no restrictions | ||||
| Submission deadline: 8/31 even years | ||||
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Website: http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/sw |
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| Notes: 5 hours ethics, 3 hours multicultural | ||||
| NEW MEXICO | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| PENNSYLVANIA | ||||
| 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: http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/049/chapter47/chap47toc.html | ||||
| Notes: 3 hours ethics. Courses must have a minimum of 2 CE’s but don’t need to contiguous. | ||||
| RHODE ISLAND | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| CE Required? 40 hours every 2 years | ||||
| Sponsor Approval: ASWB | ||||
| Home study accepted? Yes | ||||
| Submission deadline: 12/31 even years | ||||
| Website: http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/socialworkers/ | ||||
| Notes: - | ||||
| SOUTH DAKOTA | ||||
| CE Required? 30 hours every 2 years | ||||
| Sponsor Approval: | ||||
| Home study accepted? | ||||
| Submission deadline: 12/31 | ||||
| Website: https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/social.aspx | ||||
| Notes: | ||||
| TENNESSEE | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| CE Required? 40 hours every 2 years | ||||
| Sponsor Approval: | ||||
| Home study accepted? max 20 hours allowed | ||||
| Submission deadline: | ||||
| Website: http://www.wvsocialworkboard.org/CEInfo/ForSocialWorkers/Requirements.aspx#.V3Fq9bgrKhc | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| CE Required? 45 hours every 2 years | ||||
| Sponsor Approval: NASW | ||||
| Home study accepted? Yes | ||||
| Submission deadline: Date of birth | ||||
| Website: https://sites.google.com/a/wyo.gov/wyoming-mental-health-professions-licensing-board/rules-and-regulations | ||||
| Notes: 3 hours of professional ethics | ||||
| http://www.oregon.gov/BLSW/Pages/index.aspx |
3 hours of professional ethics
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