Maine Social Work CE Requirements
Maine Requirements for Social Work License Renewal
Maine social workers (LCSW, LMSW, LSX, and LSW) are required to complete 25 hours of approved continuing education every two years. CE4Less offers approved courses to help you meet state requirements for social work license renewal, including courses on required topic areas. Learn more about Maine requirements and view relevant courses below.
Maine Social Work CE Requirements
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How many hours of CE credit does Maine require for social workers?
Maine social workers (LSX, LSW, LMSW, and LCSW) are required to complete 25 hours of approved continuing education every two years.
Can I take my CEs from CE4Less?
Yes! Maine social workers can complete up to 10 hours of the total CE requirement during their 2-year licensing period through distance learning courses.
CE4Less, provider #1115, is approved by the ASWB to offer social work continuing education. CE4Less’ courses count as distance learning.
Our Unlimited Plan is a great option for social workers who want to satisfy their distance learning-eligible continuing education requirements for one low price!  Check out our options here.
What else do I need to know?
Maine social work licenses must be renewed by December 31st of the year in which they expire.
All Maine social workers (LSX, LSW, LMSW, and LCSW) must complete at least 4 hours in ethics education during each 2-year licensing period. CE4Less offers a number of ethics courses that may be used to satisfy this requirement, including our Ethics & Boundary Issues and Ethics & Telemental Health courses. A full listing of our available ethics courses is available here. Credit earned beyond the minimum 4-hour ethics requirement may be applied to the remainder of the 25-hour biennial requirement.
Maine social workers with a conditional (LSX) license must complete at least 6 hours in ethics (see courses linked above) and at least 6 hours in psychosocial assessment. CE4Less offers a number of courses that may be used to satisfy this requirement, including this course, which is part 2 of a series and covers Social Construction in Assessment and Treatment.
For more information, please contact the Maine Board of Social Work Licensure’s administrator at (207) 624-8420, see their website (available here) for additional information about your license or renewal requirements, or see Maine’s rules and regulations relating to social work licensure and continuing education.
Maine Social Worker Required CE Topics
These courses cover topics that are required by Maine for license renewal. Please refer to the “What else do I need to know?” section above for more information.
ASWB
Confidentiality: The HIPAA Privacy Rule And 42 CFR Part 2 E2054E
Ethics And Boundary Issues E9097I
Using HIPAA in the Real World: A Review E222
APA Ethics Code 2017 – Ethics CE T017
Intimate Partner Violence: Assessment, Safety Planning, Trauma, Sociocultural Aspects, Perpetrator Dynamics, and Legal Issues E235
Culture and the Psychosocial Implications of Socioeconomic Position Part 1: Culture and Social Determinants of Health E248
ASWB
Culture and the Psychosocial Implications of Socioeconomic Position Part 2: Social Construction in Assessment and Treatment E2251
Culture and the Psychosocial Implications of Socioeconomic Position Part 3. Social Determinants of Health: Policy and Community Interventions E9258
Ethics and Telemental Health E244B
ASWB
NASW Code of Ethics T034B
Featured CE Courses
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ASWB
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Case Illustrations: Demonstration of Key Interventions for Common Clinical Presentations and Problems E2246
ASWB
Buzzed – The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy, 5th Edition T2050C
Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma E247
ASWB
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents E2252
ASWB
Burnout and Wellness in Social Workers, Psychologists, and Counselors E2174C
Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Changing the Culture and Climate that Drives It E239
Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Family Counseling Approaches E269
Accreditation Approval Statements
APA
CE4Less.com is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE4Less.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
ASWB
CE4Less.com, provider #1115, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 8/8/24-8/8/27.
NBCC
NAADAC
Courses have been approved by CE4Less.com, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #91345 CE4Less.com is responsible for all aspects of the programming.