Licensee Continuing Education (CE) Requirements

• 40 total hours, including 
  • 2 hours in social work ethics 
  • 4 hours in cultural responsiveness
  • Up to half (50%) of the 40 total hours may be completed through independent learning which includes activities like: 
    • Online activities without live interaction 
    • Research for publication, presentations, or professional development

• 12 hours clinical content

• 6 hours supervision content

• LICSW applicants must document 360 clock hours in six (6) clinical knowledge areas
  • 120 of these hours may be satisfied through CE, which may be completed via CE independent learning
• Six clinical knowledge areas:
  1. differential diagnosis and biopsychosocial assessment, including normative development and psychopathology across the lifespan;
  2. assessment-based clinical treatment planning with measurable goals;
  3. clinical intervention methods informed by research and current standards of practice;
  4. evaluation methodologies;
  5. social work values and ethics, including cultural context, diversity, and social policy; or
  6. culturally specific clinical assessment and intervention

Licensing Supervisor CE requirement:

• Licensing Supervisors must meet a one-time requirement of 30 hours of training in supervision prior to being eligible to provide licensing supervision
• In addition, licensing supervisors must report 6 CE hours in supervision content at the time of license renewal
• Supervision content includes material that promotes:
  • Evaluation and direction of a supervisee’s social work practice
  • Continued development of a supervisee’s knowledge, skills, and abilities to practice social work in an ethical and competent manner