California Clinical Social Worker CE requirements

Licensed Clinical Social Worker — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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36CE hours every 2 yearsVerify with board

Renewal: Licenses expire every two years on the last day of the licensee's birth month (Department of Consumer Affairs standard cycle).

Required categories

Alcoholism/Chemical Substance Dependency (one-time; first renewal if not previously submitted)
15h
Child Abuse Assessment and Reporting (one-time; first renewal)
7h
HIV/AIDS (one-time; first renewal)
7h
California Law and Ethics (each renewal)
6h
Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention (one-time)
6h
Telehealth (one-time)
3h

Details

36 CE hours each 2-year renewal period, completed before the renewal application is submitted. The board may audit; retain CE records at least 2 years.

Official source: California Board of Behavioral Sciences

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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