Continuing Education (CE) for Virginia Social Workers

Licensed clinical social workers (LCSW) in Virginia are required to complete thirty (30) hours of continuing education (CE) every 2 years, including 2 hours of ethics.

Licensed social workers (LSW) are required to complete fifteen (15) hours of continuing education (CE) every 2 years, including 2 hours of ethics.

Category I includes formally organized learning activities such as workshops, seminars, conferences, or courses. LCSWs must have a minimum of twenty (20) hours in Category I and LSWs must have ten (10) hours in Category I. All of the required credits can be earned in Category I.

Category II includes individual professional activities. LCSWs can earn a maximum of 10 of the required 30 hours in this category and LSWs can earn a maximum of five of the required 15 hours in this category.

CE Approvals

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.

Virginia social workers can earn all of their CE 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 Virginia continuing education regulations, click the button below.

Virginia CE Regulations for Social Workers

Page last modified or reviewed by athealth.com on Aug 1, 2023.

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