CE Requirements for California Social Worker
How many CE units does California require?
First-time renewals: 18 hours in previous 2 years
Subsequent renewals: 36 hours every 2 years
Additional Information
3 hours Telehealth (one-time requirement- effective July 1, 2023)
6 hours law and ethics– 3 hours pertaining to California law and ethics (effective January 1, 2023)
6 hours suicide risk assessment and intervention (one-time requirement-effective 2021)
First time renewals:
7 hours HIV/AIDs for LMFT, LCSW, LPCC
LEP first time renewals: 7 hours child abuse assessment and reporting
15 hours alcoholism and other chemical substance dependency
ASW- 3 hours of California Law & Ethics EACH year
All hours may be earned through self-study
A course taken on law and ethics designed specifically to meet supervisor training requirements cannot also be accepted toward meeting the six-hour law and ethics course required of all licensees each renewal period. In other words, a single course will not fulfill both requirements. However, all such courses do count toward the overall 36-hour CE requirement.
Supervision Training Requirement 15 hours of supervision training
NOTE: Individual Board Rules are subject to change. The approval and acceptance information we provide is believed to be accurate at the time of printing.
Check with your State Regulatory board if you have questions or concerns not clarified by the information provided. Ultimately you are responsible for the acceptance or denial of your license renewal credit hours. See details of Zur Institute's CE board approvals.