Social Worker Continuing Education (CE) Professional Requirements
Alabama Social Worker
CE Requirements
Alabama social workers (all licenses) are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Alaska Social Worker
CE Requirements
Alaska social workers (LBSW, LCSW, LMSW) are required to complete 45 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Arizona Social Worker
CE Requirements
Arizona social workers (LBSW, LMSW, and LCSW) are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Arkansas Social Worker
CE Requirements
Arkansas social workers (LCSW, LMSW, and LSW) are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
California Social Worker
CE Requirements
California social workers (LCSW) are required to complete 36 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Colorado Social Worker
CE Requirements
Colorado social workers (LISWs, LSWs, RSWs, and LCSWs) are required to complete 40 hours of approved Professional Development Activities (“PDA”) every 2 years.
Connecticut Social Worker
CE Requirements
Connecticut social workers (LMSW and LCSW) are required to complete 15 hours of approved continuing education per year.
Delaware Social Worker
CE Requirements
Delaware LCSWs are required to complete 40 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Delaware LMSWs are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Delaware LBSWs are required to complete 20 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Florida Social Worker
CE Requirements
Florida social workers (LCSWs and CMSWs) are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Georgia Social Worker
CE Requirements
Georgia social workers (LMSW and LCSW) are required to complete 35 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Hawaii Social Worker
CE Requirements
Hawaii social workers (LSW, LCSW, and LBSW) are required to complete 45 hours of approved continuing education every 3 years.
Idaho Social Worker
CE Requirements
Idaho social workers (LSW, LMSW, LCSW, LMSWI) are required to complete 20 hours of approved continuing education per year.
Illinois Social Worker
CE Requirements
Illinois social workers (LSW and LCSW) are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Indiana Social Worker
CE Requirements
Indiana social workers are required to complete 20 hours of approved continuing education every year.
Indiana social worker licenses renew every 2 years; however, social workers may not complete the entire 40-hour requirement for the 2-year renewal cycle in a single year.
Iowa Social Worker
CE Requirements
Iowa social workers (LISW, LMSW, and LBSW) are required to complete 27 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Kansas Social Worker
CE Requirements
Kansas social workers (LSCSW, LMSW, LBSW, and LASW) are required to complete 40 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Kentucky Social Worker
CE Requirements
Kentucky LCSWs and CSWs are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 3 years.
Kentucky LSWs are required to complete 15 hours of approved continuing education every 3 years.
Louisiana Social Worker
CE Requirements
Louisiana social workers (RSWs, CSWs, LMSWs, and LCSWs) are required to complete 20 hours of approved continuing education per year.
Maine Social Worker
CE Requirements
Maine social workers (LSX, LSW, LMSW, and LCSW) are required to complete 25 hours of approved continuing education every two years.
Maryland Social Worker
CE Requirements
Maryland social workers are required to complete either 30 (LBSW) or 40 (LCSW licenses) hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Massachusetts Social Worker
CE Requirements
Massachusetts’ continuing education requirements vary based on the license held.
LICSW: 30 hours every 2 years
LCSW: 20 hours every 2 years
LSW: 15 hours every 2 years
LSWA: 10 hours every 2 years
Michigan Social Worker
CE Requirements
Michigan social workers (LMSW and LBSW) are required to complete 45 hours of approved continuing education every 3 years.
Minnesota Social Worker
CE Requirements
Minnesota social workers (LICSW, LISW, LGSW, and LSW) are required to complete 40 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Mississippi Social Worker
CE Requirements
Mississippi social workers (LSW, LMSW, and LCSW) are required to complete 40 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Missouri Social Worker
CE Requirements
Missouri social workers (LAMSW, LMSW, LCSW, and LBSW) are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Montana Social Worker
CE Requirements
Montana social workers (LCSW, LMSW, and LBSW) are required to complete 20 hours of approved continuing education per year.
Nebraska Social Worker
CE Requirements
Nebraska social workers (CMSW and CSW) are required to complete 32 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Nevada Social Worker
CE Requirements
Nevada’s CE requirements for social workers vary based on the license held:
LSWs and LASWs are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education credit every 2 years.
LCSWs and LISWs are required to complete 36 hours of approved continuing education credit every 2 years.
New Hampshire Social Worker
CE Requirements
New Hampshire social workers (LICSW) are required to complete 40 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
New Jersey Social Worker
CE Requirements
New Jersey’s CE requirements for social workers vary based on the license held:
LCSWs are required to complete 40 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years
LSWs are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years
CSWs are required to complete 20 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
New Mexico Social Worker
CE Requirements
New Mexico social workers (LMSW, LBSW, LCSW, and LISW) are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
New York Social Worker
CE Requirements
New York social workers (LMSW and LCSW) are required to complete 36 hours of approved continuing education every 3 years.
North Carolina Social Worker
CE Requirements
North Carolina social workers (LCSW, LCSWA, CMSW, CSWM, and CSW) are required to complete 40 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
North Dakota Social Worker
CE Requirements
North Dakota social workers (LMSW, LCSW, and LBSW) are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Ohio Social Worker
CE Requirements
Ohio’s CE requirements for social workers vary based on the type of license held:
LISWs and LSWs are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years
SWAs are required to complete 15 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Oklahoma Social Worker
CE Requirements
Oklahoma social workers (LSW, LSW-ADM, LSWA, LCSW, and LMSW) are required to complete 16 hours of approved continuing education per year.
Oregon Social Worker
CE Requirements
Oregon’s CE requirements vary based on the license held:
LCSWs are required to complete 40 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years
LMSWs are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years
RBSWs are required to complete 20 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Pennsylvania Social Worker
CE Requirements
Pennsylvania social workers (SW, BSW, and CSW) are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Rhode Island Social Worker
CE Requirements
Rhode Island social workers (LCSW and LICSW) are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
South Carolina Social Worker
CE Requirements
South Carolina social workers (LBSW, LMSW, LISW-AP, and LISW-CP) are required to complete 40 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
South Dakota Social Worker
CE Requirements
South Dakota social workers (CSW, CSW-PIP, SW, and SWA) are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Tennessee Social Worker
CE Requirements
Tennessee’s social work continuing education requirements vary depending on the type of license held:
LCSWs and LAPSWs are required to complete 15 hours per year (30 every 2 years)
LMSWs are required to complete 12 hours per year (24 every 2 years)
LBSWs are required to complete 9 hours per year (18 hours every 2 years).
Texas Social Worker
CE Requirements
Texas social workers (LBSW, LCSW, LMSW, LMSW-AP) are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Utah Social Worker
CE Requirements
Utah’s social work continuing education requirements vary based on the type of license held:
LCSWs are required to complete 40 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years
CSWs and SSWs are required to complete 20 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Vermont Social Worker
CE Requirements
Vermont’s CE requirements for social workers vary based on the type of license held:
LICSWs are required to complete 20 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years
LMSWs are required to complete 10 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Virginia Social Worker
CE Requirements
Virginia’s CE requirements for social workers vary based on the type of license held:
LCSWs are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years
LBSWs and LMSWs are required to complete 15 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Washington Social Worker
CE Requirements
Washington’s continuing education requirements for social workers vary based on the type of license held:
Licensed Social Workers are required to complete 36 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years
Licensed Social Work Associates are required to complete 18 hours of approved continuing education every year.
West Virginia Social Worker
CE Requirements
West Virginia social workers (LBSW, LMSW, LICSW, LICSW-PIP, and LGSW) are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Wisconsin Social Worker
CE Requirements
Wisconsin social workers (LCSW, CISW, CAPSW, and CSW) are required to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Wyoming Social Worker
CE Requirements
Wyoming social workers (LCSW and CSW) are required to complete 45 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Washington DC Social Worker
CE Requirements
District of Columbia social workers are required to complete 40 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.
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