Continuing Education for DC Social Workers

Attention: Several states and disciplines have relaxed requirements regarding live / in person Continuing Education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check with your board to see the most current requirements.

CE requirements for social workers in DC (LSWA, LGSW, LISW, LICSW):

• Social workers must complete 40 hours of continuing education every 2 years, including 6 hours of ethics, 2 hours of LGBTQ training, and 3 hours of HIV/AIDS training
• Ethics requirement must be completed face-to-face. LGBTQ training can be completed online
• DC social workers can earn 12 CE hours online
• Renewal Date: 7/31 of odd years

CE Approvals

At Health, LLC, Provider #1707, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. At Health, LLC, maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 5/3/2023-5/3/2026.

DC Social Workers can take up to 12 CE hours at AtHealth.com.

State laws can change. Practitioners are responsible for determining their state’s licensure requirements. To view the District of Columbia continuing education regulations, click the button below.

Page last modified or reviewed by athealth.com on Jan 18, 2022 .