District of Columbia Social Work CE Requirements

District of Columbia social workers are required to complete 40 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years.

Yes! CE4Less can provide up to 12 hours of home study. The remaining 28 hours need to be live and can be completed using our live options found here.

CE4Less is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education.

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All Washington DC Social Work licenses expire on July 31 of odd years.

Each renewal DC Social Workers must complete:

• 6 hours of Ethics (this MUST be done in-person or Live Interactive Webinar)
• 2 hours of LGBTQ training (this can be a homestudy course)
  • Evidence and Action to Support and Affirm LGBTQI+ Youth E291 (3 hours)
  • Affirmative Counseling for Transgender and Gender Diverse Clients (8 hours)
• 4 hours of the total required continuing education shall be in Public Health Priorities and include the following:
  • Responsible opioid prescribing and effective pain management
  • Nutrition and obesity prevention
  • Identifying and reporting abuse (child and adult), neglect (child and adult), human trafficking, and domestic violence
  • Sexual health (including taking sexual history, discussing sexual experiences with patients, sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV/AIDS), HPV vaccines, connections to cancer, latent tuberculosis, safe sex, and birth control)
  • Ethics and appropriate patient interactions (i.e. boundaries, patient privacy, and communications including telehealth)
  • Smoking, vaping, and tobacco (including dangers, smoking cessation, and non-smoke tobacco products)
  • Preparing your patients for an emergency and handling vulnerable populations in an emergency
  • Identifying impairment (physical or mental) in patients and providers (including complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act)
  • Vaccinations (including legal requirements and appropriate exemptions)
  • Implicit bias, cultural competence and Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in health and health care.