- ASWB ACE
Applies To:
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District of Columbia
Social Workers
- LSWA
- LISW
- LICSW
- LGSW
CE-Credit.com’s distant learning courses are available for continuing education credit for social workers as required by the D.C. Board of Social Work.
The Board requires 40 hours of continuing education courses for license renewal every two years. Only 12 hours out of the total 40 hours required can be online.
6 hours of Ethics (must be done face to face; no online courses are accepted).
2 hours of LGBTQ training (this can be an online course)
4 of the total required continuing education shall be in Public Health Priorities which include these topics:
1. Responsible opioid prescribing and effective pain management;
2. Nutrition and obesity prevention;
3. Identifying and reporting abuse (child and adult), neglect (child and adult), human
trafficking, and domestic violence;
4. Sexual health (including taking sexual history, discussing sexual experiences with patients, sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV/AIDS), HPV vaccines, connections to cancer, latent tuberculosis, safe sex, and birth control);
5. Ethics and appropriate patient interactions (i.e. boundaries, patient privacy, and
communications including telehealth);
6. Smoking, vaping, and tobacco (including dangers, smoking cessation, and non-smoke tobacco products);
7. Preparing your patients for an emergency and handling vulnerable populations in an emergency;
8. Identifying impairment (physical or mental) in patients and providers (including complying
with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act);
9. Vaccinations (including legal requirements and appropriate exemptions); and,
10. Implicit bias, cultural competence and Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in health and health care.
HIV CEU is no longer a requirement.
CE-Credit.com, a service of CE Learning Systems, is approved to offer continuing education courses by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB #1020). CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for the courses.
Board Contact Info
D.C. Department of Health Board of Social Work
Phone: (877) 672-2174
https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/social-work-licensing
Licensed Social Worker Associate
Six (6) hours of ethics Two (2) hours of LGBTQ Four (4) hours of public health priority subjects.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your LSWA credential.
Any course accepted by D.C. Department of Health Board of Social Work is applicable to the LSWA credential.
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Licensed Independent Social Worker
Six (6) hours of ethics Two (2) hours of LGBTQ Four (4) hours of public health priority subjects.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your LISW credential.
Any course accepted by D.C. Department of Health Board of Social Work is applicable to the LISW credential.
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Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Six (6) hours of ethics Two (2) hours of LGBTQ Four (4) hours of public health priority subjects.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your LICSW credential.
Any course accepted by D.C. Department of Health Board of Social Work is applicable to the LICSW credential.
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Licensed Graduate Social Worker
Six (6) hours of ethics Two (2) hours of LGBTQ Four (4) hours of public health priority subjects.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your LGSW credential.
Any course accepted by D.C. Department of Health Board of Social Work is applicable to the LGSW credential.
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Public Health Priorities, 4.00 CE credit hours
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CE-Credit.com offers 7 courses applicable to this requirement.
103287: Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in Behavioral Health, 3 CE credit hours - 103263: A Self-Inquiry Into Race Socialization Internalized Whiteness: For Therapists Treating Racial Trauma Among BIPOC Clients, 3 CE credit hours
- 103261: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Moving Beyond Cultural Competence to Cultural Intelligence, 3 CE credit hours
- 103235: Improving the Mental Health of Women Intimate Partner Violence Survivors:, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103126: Telehealth for the Treatment of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders, 3.5 CE credit hours
- View All 7 Courses
Ethics, 6.00 CE credit hours
This requirement cannot be completed with online coursework.
LGBTQ, 2.00 CE credit hours
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CE-Credit.com offers 5 courses applicable to this requirement.
103293: Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People Version 8, 18 CE credit hours - 103246: AFFIRM Online: An Intervention to Improve Mental Health Access And Engagement Among LGBTQA Youth and Young Adults, 1 CE credit hour
- 103240: Double Jeopardy: Minority Stress and the Influence of Transgender Identity and Race-ethnicity, 1 CE credit hour
- 103201: Substance Use in the Transgender Population: A Meta-Analysis, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103194: Adapting Clinical Skills to Telehealth With LGBTQ Youth, 1 CE credit hour
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Clinical Correlates of Sports Betting: A Systematic Review
2.75 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Gambling; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Suicide Prevention Strategies for Underserved Youth: Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Suicide; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Treatment Knowledge; Cultural Diversity |
Reading-Based Online |
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The Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety in People With Eating Disorders: A systematic review
1.75 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods; Medical Health, Pharmacology |
Reading-Based Online |
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Spirituality Self-blame and Trauma Symptoms Among Adolescents Waiting for Treatment After Disclosing Sexual Abuse: Child Abuse and Neglect
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
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Journaling In Clinical Practice
2 CE credit hours
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods; Treatment Knowledge |
Recorded Webinar |
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Unpacking the Root Causes of Gambling in the Asian Community: Contesting the myth of the Asian gambling culture
1.25 CE credit hour
Gambling; Understanding Addiction; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult) |
Reading-Based Online |
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Recovery Blindness: The Concept of Recovery in Veterans With a Gambling Disorder - A Scoping Review
1.25 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Addictions, Substance Use; Gambling; Understanding Addiction |
Reading-Based Online |
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Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children
3.5 CE credit hours
Children and Adolescents; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
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The Case for Transitional Services and Programs for Older Adults Reentering Society: A narrative review of US Departments of Correction and recommendations
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
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Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Addiction and Addiction Treatment: A scoping review
1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction |
Reading-Based Online |
