{"id":200,"date":"2011-09-19T19:18:04","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T02:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?page_id=200"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:23:50","slug":"washington-dc-district-of-columbia-social-work-ceus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?page_id=200","title":{"rendered":"District of Columbia Social Work Continuing Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Welcome Washington DC 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 District of Columbia Board accept courses from ASWB-approved continuing education providers?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes!<\/p>\n<h2>How many hours can I earn with on-line CE courses?<\/h2>\n<p>You can take a maximum of 12 hours with distance learning activities (6 credits per year). \u00a0Ethics courses must be face to face; no online courses are accepted for ethics.<\/p>\n<p><em>All social work Licenses expire on July 31 of odd years. At the time of license renewal all licensees are required to have completed the 40 hours of approved continuing education units including the 6 hours of Ethics (must be done face to face; no online courses are accepted) and\u00a02 hours of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?cat=47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBTQ<\/a> training (this can be an online course)\u00a0and 4 of the total required continuing education shall be in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dchealth.dc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/dc\/sites\/doh\/page_content\/attachments\/DC%20Health%20Public%20Notice%20Regarding%20Public%20Health%20Topics%20for%20CE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-ogsc=\"\">Public Health Priorities<\/a>.\u00a0Only 12 hours out of the total 40 hours required can be online.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dchealth.dc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/dc\/sites\/doh\/service_content\/attachments\/Policy%20Statement%20-%20Modification%20-%20BoSW%20Guidance%20on%20Suspension%20of%20Face-to-Face%20Continuing%20Education%20Requirement%201SEPT2023.pdf\">Post Covid CE Requirement<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dchealth.dc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/dc\/sites\/doh\/service_content\/attachments\/Policy%20Statement%20-%20Modification%20-%20BoSW%20Guidance%20on%20Suspension%20of%20Face-to-Face%20Continuing%20Education%20Requirement%201SEPT2023.pdf\">.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Where Can I Review the District of Columbia\u00a0Social Work Continuing Education Requirements?<\/h2>\n<p>You can review District of Columbia social work continuing education requirements at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dchealth.dc.gov\/node\/161602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/dchealth.dc.gov\/node\/161602<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also contact the board at:<br \/>\nHealth Licensing Specialist<br \/>\n899 North Capitol Street, NE<br \/>\nFirst Floor<br \/>\nWashington DC 20005<br \/>\n202-724-4900<br \/>\n877-672-2174<\/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 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.<\/p>\n<h2>Does Free State Social Work offer District of Columbia 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 Washington DC Social Workers! 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