What CE categories are required for licensed clinical social workers in Texas?

Cultural Diversity or Competency: 3 hours; Ethics: 6 hours; Supervision (licensees with supervisory status): 6 hours. Board rules change — verify against the official source.

Texas Clinical Social Worker CE category requirements

How the hours of continuing education CE requirement breaks down by category for licensed clinical social workers in Texas, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Cultural Diversity or Competency

Ethics

Supervision (licensees with supervisory status)

30 hours of CE per renewal period: 6 hours in ethics and 3 hours in cultural diversity or competency. Licensees with supervisory status must complete 6 hours in supervision (countable toward the 30). Up to 10 excess hours may be carried forward to the next renewal period. Social workers are randomly selected for CE audit each month (per CE-provider summary).

Official source: Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council - Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners

Full requirements: Texas Clinical Social Worker CE requirements
When it's due: Texas Clinical Social Worker license renewal deadline
What it costs: Texas Clinical Social Worker license renewal fees
Audits & penalties: Texas Clinical Social Worker CE audits & penalties

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

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Texas Clinical Social Worker CE category requirements

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