- 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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Pulbic Health Priorities, 4.00 CE credit hours
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CE-Credit.com offers 8 courses applicable to this requirement.
103287: Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in Behavioral Health, 3 CE credit hours - 103273: Human Trafficking, 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
- View All 8 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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Delay Discounting in Established and Proposed Behavioral Addictions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Understanding Addiction; Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
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The Relationship of History of Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders on Risk of Dementia Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Culturally Tailored Substance Use Interventions for Indigenous People of North America: A systematic review
3 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Improving the Quality of Counseling and Clinical Supervision in Opioid Treatment Programs: how can technology help
1 CE credit hour
Technology and Counseling; Supervision; Addictions, Substance Use; Technology; Supervision |
Reading-Based Online |
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The Challenging Ethics of Mental Health Supervision
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Supervision; Ethics; Supervision |
Recorded Webinar |
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Gaming Passion Contributes to the Definition and Identification of Problematic Gaming
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Gambling; Understanding Addiction |
Reading-Based Online |
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Getting Started in Clinical Supervision: Key Components for Structure Style and Best Practice
1.5 CE credit hour
Supervision; Supervision |
Recorded Webinar |
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A Brief Introduction to Discovering Your Supervisory Style
1.5 CE credit hour
Supervision; Supervision |
Recorded Webinar |
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An Introduction to Clinical Supervision Groups
1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Supervision; Supervision |
Recorded Webinar |
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Treating Traumatic Stress Substance Misuse: A Guide to Integrative Practice - Chapter 7-11
8 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction |
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