Continuing Education for Alaska Social Workers

CE requirements for social workers in Alaska if the licensee who have been licensed for at least 12 months during the concluding biennial licensing period:

• AK social workers must complete 45 hours of CE every 2 years, including 6 hours in substance abuse, 3 hours in professional ethics, 6 hours in cross-cultural education of which 3 hours must relate to Alaska Natives, 3 hours in teletherapy practice, and 3 hours in suicide education
• AK social workers can earn all of their credits online
• A maximum of 12 hours can be earned in any one day
• Board accepts courses from other behavioral health disciplines as long as program relates to social work
• Renewal Date: 6/30 even-numbered years

CE requirements for social workers in Alaska if the licensee who have been licensed less than 12 months during the concluding biennial licensing period please see the Alaska Social Work Statues, page 10.

CE Approvals

The Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners accepts programs from ASWB approved sponsors. 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.

AK social workers can earn all forty-five (45) 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 Alaska continuing education regulations, click the button below.

CE Requirements for Alaska Social Workers

Page last modified or reviewed by athealth.com on Mar 21, 2025.

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