{"id":178,"date":"2011-09-11T10:50:04","date_gmt":"2011-09-11T17:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?page_id=178"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:49:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:49:53","slug":"nevada-social-work-ceus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?page_id=178","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Social Work Continuing Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Welcome Nevada Social Workers!<\/h2>\n<p>Free State Social Work is approved as a continuing education provider by the\u00a0<strong>Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education Program<\/strong>\u00a0(provider #1235) and the\u00a0<strong>National Board for Certified Counselors\u00a0<\/strong>(provider #6605).<\/p>\n<h2>Does the Nevada\u00a0Board accept courses from ASWB-approved continuing education providers?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes! \u00a0Any CEUs that are approved by ASWB will automatically be approved by the Social Work Board. \u00a0You will no longer need to submit an approval for these trainings.<\/p>\n<h2>How many hours can I earn with on-line CE courses?<\/h2>\n<p>All hours may be earned online.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing education should\u00a0improve or enhance the knowledge and competency of a licensee in the practice of social work.<\/p>\n<h2>LSW, LMSW and LASW Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>Must complete at least 30 continuing education hours every 2 years, of which, 2 hours must be in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?cat=27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suicide prevention and awareness<\/a> (uploaded), 6 hours in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?cat=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cultural diversity, equality and inclusion<\/a> (uploaded), 4 hours must relate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?cat=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ethics in the practice of social work<\/a> and 10 hours must be in the field of practice of the licensee.\u00a0 The remaining 8 hours can be in any area you wish.<\/p>\n<h2>LCSW and LISW Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>Must complete at least 36 continuing education hours every 2 years, of which, 2 hours must be in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?cat=27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suicide prevention and awareness<\/a> (uploaded), 6 hours in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?cat=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cultural diversity, equality and inclusion<\/a> (uploaded), 4 hours must relate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?cat=11\">ethics in the practice of social work<\/a> and 12 hours must be in the field of practice of the licensee.\u00a0 The remaining 12 hours can be in any area you wish.<\/p>\n<p><em>When you are planning your CEUs. please remember that NAC 641B 187.5 states \u00a0&#8220;a licensee may not take a program of continuing education which presents the same material he or she took during the immediately preceding reporting period.&#8221; \u00a0This has been an issue for licensees related to their mandated suicide prevention CEUs. \u00a0For example, if you had a 2019 collection cycle and took &#8220;Workshop A&#8221; in 2019, you could not take that workshop again until you were in your 2023 collection cycle.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Where Can I Review Nevada Social Work Continuing Education Requirements?<\/h2>\n<p>You can review your social work continuing education requirements at <a href=\"http:\/\/socwork.nv.gov\/licensees\/Continuing_Education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/socwork.nv.gov\/licensees\/Continuing_Education\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\" (PDF)\" href=\"https:\/\/socwork.nv.gov\/uploadedFiles\/socworknvgov\/content\/licensees\/Ethics%20Content.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Approved Content for Ethics CEUs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\" (PDF)\" href=\"https:\/\/socwork.nv.gov\/uploadedFiles\/socworknvgov\/content\/about\/Approved%20Content%20for%20Diversity%20CEUs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Approved Content for Cultural Competency, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Board contact information<br \/>\nNevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers<br \/>\n4600 Kietzke Lane C121<br \/>\nReno, Nevada 89502<br \/>\n775-688-2555<\/p>\n<h2>How Can I Get Started?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>All of our courses are $5.99 per credit hour.<\/strong> \u00a0We also offer an unlimited package. <strong>One year of unlimited courses is $74.99 and two years of unlimited courses are $124.99<\/strong>. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?page_id=15\">Click here for more information about how to get started<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0you can\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?page_id=784\">browse our complete course catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please remember that we have done our best to research your state&#8217;s\u00a0licensing 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.<\/p>\n<h2>Does Free State Social Work offer Nevada Social Work CEUs? Trainings? Contact Hours? Credit Hours?<\/h2>\n<p>Different jurisdictions have different definitions. \u00a0For some jurisdictions, the term CEU consists of ten credit hours. \u00a0At Free State Social Work, we offer continuing education credit hours and we estimate that each credit hour will require one hour of reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Nevada Social Workers! Free State Social Work is approved as a continuing education provider by the\u00a0Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education Program\u00a0(provider #1235) and the\u00a0National Board for Certified Counselors\u00a0(provider #6605). Does the Nevada\u00a0Board accept courses from ASWB-approved continuing education providers? 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