Continuing Education (CE) for Arizona Social Workers

CE requirements for AZ social workers (LCSW, LMSW, LBSW):

• 30 clock hours of continuing education every 2 years
• Must include a minimum of 3 hours of ethics or mental health law and a minimum of 3 hours in cultural competence and diversity
• In addition, beginning January 1, 2018, licensees must complete a 3 hour Board-approved tutorial on Board statutes and rules.

The Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners accepts online courses sponsored or approved by national, regional, or state professional associations or organizations in the specialties of marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, social work, substance abuse counseling, or in the allied professions of psychiatry, psychiatric nursing, psychology, or pastoral counseling.

CE Approvals

At Health, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6949. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. At Health, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

At Health, LLC, Provider #1707, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. At Health, LLC, maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 5/3/2023-5/3/2026.

Except for the three (3) credits on Arizona statutes and rules which will be required after January 1, 2018, Arizona social workers can earn all of their credits online through athealth.com

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State laws can change. Practitioners are responsible for determining their state’s licensure requirements. To view the Arizona continuing education regulations, click the button below.

CE Requirements for Arizona Social Workers

Page last modified or reviewed by athealth.com on Jul 28, 2023.

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