Washington Clinical Social Worker CE requirements
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.
Renewal: License renews every 2 years on the licensee's birthday (per DOH/WAC birthday-based renewal schedule).
Required categories
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)
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- Alaska Clinical Social Worker CE
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- Arizona Clinical Social Worker CE
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- Colorado Clinical Social Worker CE
- Connecticut Clinical Social Worker CE
- Delaware Clinical Social Worker CE
- Florida Clinical Social Worker CE
- Georgia Clinical Social Worker CE
- Hawaii Clinical Social Worker CE
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