Washington Clinical Social Worker CE category requirements

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

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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

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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