California Social Work Continuing Education

Welcome California Social Workers!

Free State Social Work is approved as a continuing education provider by the Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education Program (provider #1235) and the National Board for Certified Counselors (provider #6605).  We are also approved by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (provider 10-001) and the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CE Provider # 50-13565).

Does the California Board accept social work continuing education courses from ASWB-approved continuing education providers?

Yes.

How many hours can California social workers earn with on-line CE courses?

Licensees may gain all of their required CE units through self-study.  Free State Social Work is an acceptable CE provider because we are approved by the ASWB.

Coursework should relate to the social worker’s scope of practice.

Please note, we do not offer a six hour Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention course (one time requirement).

We do not offer a 3 hour California Telehealth course (one time requirement).

We do not offer a 7 hour course on HIV/AIDS (first time renewals).

We do not offer a 3 hour course on California law and ethics.

How Can I Get Started?

All of our courses are $5.99 per credit hour.  We also offer an unlimited package. One year of unlimited courses is $74.99 and two years of unlimited courses are $124.99.  Click here for more information about how to get started or you can browse our complete course catalog.

Where Can I Review California Social Work Continuing Education Requirements?

BBS CE Summary Chart:  https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/forms/cechart.pdf

BBS Licensee CE Requirement information: https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/publications/ceinfo_brochure.pdf

You can review California social work continuing education requirements at http://www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.html.

You can also contact the board the California Board of Behavioral Sciences at (916) 574-7830 or BBSWebmaster@dca.ca.gov.

Please remember that we have done our best to research your state’s licensing guidelines. Licensing regulations can change frequently including guidelines about how many CEUs you can earn on-line. Most jurisdictions require a certain number of hours in ethics and other areas of practice. The final authority for approving any continuing education activity rests with your state board. Even those states that endorse the ACE program may have exceptions in terms of the courses that they will accept. It is ultimately your responsibility to understand the licensing regulations in your state.

Does Free State Social Work offer California Social Work CEUs?  Trainings?  Contact Hours?  Credit Hours?

Different jurisdictions have different definitions.  For some jurisdictions, the term CEU consists of ten credit hours.  At Free State Social Work, we offer continuing education credit hours and we estimate that each credit hour will require one hour of reading.