- ASWB ACE 1020
40 CE credit hours required every 2 years — 12 may be earned with CE-Credit.com.
Applies To:
- District of Columbia Social Workers
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
Pulbic Health Priorities, 4.00 CE credit hours
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CE-Credit.com offers 10 courses applicable to this requirement.
103273: Human Trafficking, 3 CE credit hours - 103266: Is All Dating Violence Equal?, 2.25 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
- 103253: Implicit Bias Training: Increasing Understanding Towards Reducing Barriers and Disparities in Access to and Delivery of Physical and Mental Health Care Services, 3 CE credit hours
- View All 10 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
Course Description | Medium |
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Diet and the Microbiota—Gut—Brain Axis: Sowing the Seeds of Good Mental Health
3.5 CE credit hours
Medical Health, Pharmacology; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
Psychosocial Interventions for Self-harm in Adults
8 CE credit hours
Suicide |
Reading-Based Online |
Children of Parents With Addiction: Hidden Burdens and Resiliencies
3 CE credit hours
Children and Adolescents; Addictions, Substance Use; Education (Client, Family, and Community); Treatment Planning; Family/Couple; Understanding Addiction |
Recorded Webinar |
Optimizing Cognitive Training for the Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease: Current Limitations and Future Directions
2.5 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Aging, Long Term Care; Clinical Disorders (Adult) |
Reading-Based Online |
Recent Contributions to the Field of Subjective Cognitive Decline in Aging: A literature review
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Aging, Long Term Care |
Reading-Based Online |
Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioral Health Services for People Experiencing Homelessness
3.5 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Professional Readiness; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
Maintaining Fidelity to ACT: Current Issues and Innovations in Implementation
3.5 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
EMDR As Treatment Option for Conditions Other Than PTSD: A Systematic Review
2.5 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
Promoting Mental Health in Parents of Young Children Using EHealth Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta‑analysis
1.5 CE credit hour
Couples, Family; Technology and Counseling |
Reading-Based Online |
The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health: A Systemic Descriptive Review
1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |