Washington Clinical Social Worker CE requirements

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

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Renewal: License renews every 2 years on the licensee's birthday (per DOH/WAC birthday-based renewal schedule).

Required categories

Professional Ethics and Law
6h
Health Equity (every 4 years)
2h
Professional Roles and Boundaries
2h
Suicide Assessment, Treatment, and Management (every 6 years)
6h

Details

32 hours of CE every 2 years under WAC 246-809-630 (2025 WAC archive; an earlier rule version specified 36 hours). Of the 32 hours: at least 6 in professional ethics and law; at least 2 in professional roles and boundaries; at least 2 in health equity CE every 4 years; and at least 6 hours of suicide assessment, treatment, and management training (from the department's model list) during the first full CE period after licensure and at least once every 6 years thereafter. There is no longer a distance-learning limit. CE is reported by attestation at renewal.

Official source: Washington State Department of Health (WAC 246-809-630 via WA Legislature)

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

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