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
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Pulbic Health Priorities, 4 CE credit hours
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CE-Credit.com offers 16 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
- 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
- View All 16 Courses
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Ethics, 6 CE credit hours
This requirement cannot be completed with online coursework.
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LGBTQ, 2 CE credit hours
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CE-Credit.com offers 9 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
- 103223: Can We Reduce Behavioral Health Symptoms by Addressing Minority Stressors in LGBTQ Adolescents?, 1 CE credit hour
- 103201: Substance Use in the Transgender Population: A Meta-Analysis, 1.5 CE credit hour
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Course Description | Medium |
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Ethical Courage: Accessing Your Ethical Superpowers
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics |
Recorded Webinar |
Navigating Trauma: Analyzing Traumatic Memory, Arousal Regulation, and Evidence-Based Treatments
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
Increasing Social Connectedness for Underserved Older Adults Living With Depression: A Pre-Post Evaluation of PEARLS
1.25 CE credit hour
Aging, Long Term Care; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
Maintaining Appropriate Professional Boundaries: Exploring Ethical Obligations of Mental Health Professionals
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics |
Recorded Webinar |
Introduction to the EMDR Model
2 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge |
Recorded Webinar |
Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8
18 CE credit hours
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Gender Issues; Children and Adolescents |
Reading-Based Online |
Time for a Paradigm Shift: The Adolescent Brain in Addiction Treatment
1.75 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Children and Adolescents; Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
Alcohol Use Disorder: The Role of Medication in Recovery
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Medical Health, Pharmacology; Application to Practice; Pharmacology; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
French Toast for Breakfast: Declaring Peace With Emotional Eating- Updated
15 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods |
Book |
Lasagna for Lunch: Declaring Peace With Emotional Eating - Updated
11 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods |
Book |