Maryland Clinical Social Worker CE requirements

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

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Renewal: All licenses expire October 31 every 2 years. Initial licenses are active from issuance until October 31 two years later; renewal licenses run November 1 through October 31. No carryover of CE between periods.

Required categories

Anti-oppressive Social Work Practice (race, culture, or equity: cultural humility, social justice, racial equity, implicit bias, or anti-racism)
3h
Ethics and Professional Conduct, including boundary issues
3h
Clinical Supervision (Board-approved supervisors only)
3h

Details

40 CEUs per 2-year period; at least 20 must be Category I (up to 20 may be Category II/home study). The 3 ethics hours may be Category I or II; the 3 anti-oppressive hours must be Category I. Board-approved supervisors must also complete 3 hours in supervision.

Official source: Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners

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

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