Pennsylvania Clinical Social Worker CE requirements

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

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Renewal: Two-year licensure cycle runs March 1 of an odd year through February 28 of the next odd year. First-time renewals are exempt from the 30-hour requirement except for the 2-hour Act 31 training.

Required categories

Act 31 Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training
2h
Professional Ethics
3h
Suicide Prevention
1h

Details

30 hours of CE per biennial period, including 2 hours of mandated Act 31 child abuse reporter training, 3 hours in professional ethics, and 1 hour in suicide prevention. All 30 hours may be completed online; the board no longer has a live-CE requirement.

Official source: Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors

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

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