Social Workers are required to complete 30 hours of CE within the first full biennium after licensure. Four (4) of the required 30 credit hours must be in the area of ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES related to the license holder's area of practice.
Up to 15 Hours of Continuing Education can be completed by taking in-house training. These professional development programs should relate to your practice and do not need to be approved by an outside organization.
The remainder of the 30 CE hours may be obtained from any CE program approved, sponsored, provided, endorsed, or authorized by an organization approved by the Social Work Section as long as the hours relate to the license holder's area of practice. Example organizations include:
- Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
- National Association of Social Workers (NASW) or affiliated chapters
- Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
- Any course or continuing education program offered by an accredited college or university
In addition, CE hours may be awarded for presentation or development of CE as long as the hours relate to the license holder's area of practice (no additional CE hours will be granted for subsequent presentations of the same material):
- Presentation of professional material shall receive 1 CE hour per hour of presented CE
- Development of professional material shall receive 1 CE hour per hour of development of CE
- Presentation of a semester education course shall receive 20 CE hours