Illinois Social Work Continuing Education

Welcome Illinois 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).

Does the Illinois Board accept courses from ASWB-approved continuing education providers?

Yes!

How many hours can I earn with on-line CE courses?

You can earn all of your hours with online programs!

The CE must include the following topics/categories:

3 hours Social Work Practice Ethics

3 hours Cultural Competence

1 hour Sexual Harassment Prevention training

1 hour Implicit Bias Awareness training

1 hour Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias training (once every 3 renewal

periods)

You can find information on the free DCFS online mandated reporter training here.

We do not offer clinical supervision training.

Where Can I Review Illinois Social Work Continuing Education Requirements?

You can review Illinois social work continuing education requirements here.

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training information

Free DCFS online mandated reporter training

Implicit bias awareness training information

Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias training information

Cultural competency training information

You can contact the board at:

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

1-800-560-6420

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.

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 hours 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 Illinois 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.