Social work continuing education requirements, state by state.

Alabama Hours30 Cycle2 years Ethics · Clinical Part unconfirmed Alaska Hours45 Cycle2 years Substance abuse education · Cross-cultural education · Ethics · Teletherapy practice · and 1 more Part unconfirmed Arizona Hours30 Cycle2 years Behavioral health ethics or mental health law · Cultural competency and diversity · Arizona Statutes/Regulations Tutorial Checked Arkansas Hours30 Cycle2 years Ethics Checked California Hours36 Cycle2 years Law and ethics · Suicide risk assessment and intervention · Telehealth Checked Colorado Hours40 Cycle2 years No named topic Part unconfirmed Connecticut Hours15 Cycle1 year Cultural competency · Mental health conditions common to veterans and their families Checked Delaware Hours20 – 40 Cycle2 years Ethics · Mandated reporting Checked District of Columbia Hours40 Cycle2 years Ethics · LGBTQ cultural competency · D.C. public health priorities Part unconfirmed Florida Hours30 Cycle2 years Medical errors · Ethics and boundaries, or telehealth · Laws and rules · Domestic violence Part unconfirmed Georgia Hours35 Cycle2 years Ethics Checked Hawaii Hours45 Cycle3 years Ethics Checked Idaho Hours30 Cycle2 years Ethics Checked Illinois Hours30 Cycle2 years Ethics · Cultural competence · Sexual harassment prevention · Implicit bias awareness · and 1 more Checked Indiana Hours40 Cycle2 years Ethics and professional conduct Checked Iowa Hours27 Cycle2 years Ethics Checked Kansas Hours40 Cycle2 years Ethics · Social work safety awareness training · Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders Checked Kentucky Hours15 – 30 Cycle3 years Ethics · Suicide assessment, treatment and management · Pediatric abusive head trauma · Domestic violence, and elder abuse, neglect and exploitation Part unconfirmed Louisiana Hours20 Cycle1 year Ethics · Clinical social work, including diagnosis and treatment · Social work ethics Part unconfirmed Maine Hours25 Cycle2 years Ethics · Family or intimate partner violence Checked Maryland Hours30 – 40 Cycle2 years Ethics and professional conduct, or Maryland social work law · Anti-oppressive social work practice Part unconfirmed Massachusetts Hours10 – 30 Cycle2 years Anti-racism, with a focus on oppression · Anti-discrimination · Domestic and sexual violence training Part unconfirmed Michigan Hours45 Cycle3 years Ethics · Pain and symptom management · Implicit bias · Identifying victims of human trafficking Part unconfirmed Minnesota Hours40 Cycle2 years Ethics · Cultural responsiveness · Clinical Part unconfirmed Mississippi Hours40 Cycle2 years Ethics · Cultural diversity · Mandated reporting Checked Missouri Hours30 Cycle2 years Ethics · Suicide assessment, referral, treatment and management Part unconfirmed Montana Hours20 Cycle1 year Suicide prevention Checked Nebraska Hours32 Cycle2 years Ethics · Diagnosis and treatment of major mental disorders Checked Nevada Hours30 – 36 Cycle2 years Ethics · Cultural diversity, equity and inclusion · Suicide prevention · Your field of practice Checked New Hampshire Hours30 – 40 Cycle2 years Ethics · Suicide prevention Part unconfirmed New Jersey Hours20 – 40 Cycle2 years Ethics · Social and cultural competence · Prescription opioid drugs · Clinical practice Checked New Mexico Hours30 Cycle2 years Cultural awareness · Ethics Checked New York Hours36 Cycle3 years Appropriate professional boundaries Checked North Carolina Hours40 Cycle2 years Ethics Checked North Dakota Hours30 Cycle2 years Ethics Checked Ohio Hours30 Cycle2 years Ethics Checked Oklahoma Hours16 Cycle1 year Ethics Checked Oregon Hours20 – 40 Cycle2 years Ethics · Cultural competence Checked Pennsylvania Hours30 Cycle2 years Ethical issues · Child abuse recognition and reporting · Suicide prevention Part unconfirmed Rhode Island Hours30 Cycle2 years Social work professional ethics · Cross-cultural practice, including the alleviation of oppression Checked South Carolina Hours40 Cycle2 years Suicide assessment, treatment and management Part unconfirmed South Dakota Hours30 Cycle2 years Ethics Part unconfirmed Tennessee Hours18 – 30 Cycle2 years Ethics · Tennessee Code and Board rules · Suicide prevention Checked Texas Hours30 Cycle2 years Ethics · Competency with a distinct population Checked Utah Hours20 – 40 Cycle2 years Professional ethics, law or technology · Suicide prevention Part unconfirmed Vermont Hours10 – 20 Cycle2 years Ethics of social work practice · Systemic oppression and anti-oppressive practice Part unconfirmed Virginia Hours15 – 30 Cycle2 years Ethics, standards of practice, or Virginia social work law Checked Washington Hours32 Cycle2 years Professional ethics and law · Professional roles and boundaries · Health equity · Suicide assessment, treatment and management Checked West Virginia Hours30 Cycle2 years Mental health conditions specific to veterans and their families · Ethics Checked Wisconsin Hours30 Cycle2 years Ethics and professional boundaries Part unconfirmed Wyoming Hours45 Cycle2 years Professional ethics · Suicide assessment or intervention Checked