District of Columbia Clinical Social Worker CE category requirements

How the 40 CE hours every 2 years breaks down by category for licensed social worker (all levels -- lgsw, lisw, licsw; chapter 70 applies uniformly)s in District of Columbia, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Ethics, professional conduct, or boundaries (6 hours per renewal period; must be completed LIVE in person -- distance education does not satisfy the ethics requirement, 17 DCMR §7008.4(c))
6h
LGBTQ continuing education (2 hours per renewal period; §7008.4(c))
2h
Public-health-priority subjects (at least 10% of total, i.e. 4 hours; §7008.4(b))
4h

40 hours of CE per two-year renewal period. No more than 12 hours may be completed via independent home study/distance learning/internet courses (§7008.4(a), §7009.4). The 6-hour ethics requirement must be completed live in person; distance courses do not satisfy it. No CE required for the first renewal after initial licensure (§7008.2). The Board may conduct random CE audits (§7008.5). CE credit in whole hours only; minimum 50 minutes = 1 credit hour (§7010.1).

Official source: DC Board of Social Work, 17 DCMR Chapter 70 (updated July 5, 2019)

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

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