Pennsylvania Social Work Professionals CE Requirements | ContinuingEducation.com

EXPIRATION	ACCEPTED CEUs	HOURS
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
EXPIRATION
Due Date Feb 28 Due Every 2 years Due Based On Odd Years Courses must be 2 hours in length or more.	ASWB - Association of Social Work Boards, NBCC - National Board for Certified Counselors, APA - American Psychological Association	Hours Required 30 Max Online Hours 30
ACCEPTED CEUs
ASWB - Association of Social Work Boards, NBCC - National Board for Certified Counselors, APA - American Psychological Association
HOURS
Hours Required 30 Max Online Hours 30

REQUIRED TOPICS	HOURS	FREQUENCY
REQUIRED TOPICS
Child Abuse and Maltreatment All persons applying for the renewal of a license or certification issued by the licensing board to submit documentation acceptable to the licensing board of the completion of at least two hours of approved continuing education per licensure cycle. Continuing education shall address, but shall not be limited to, recognition of the signs of child abuse and the reporting requirements for suspected child abuse in this Commonwealth. Continuing education curricula shall be approved by the licensing board in consultation with the department. The two hours of continuing education on child abuse recognition and reporting shall be completed by each licensee as a portion of the total continuing education required for biennial license renewal.	2	2 years
HOURS 2	FREQUENCY 2 years
Ethics/Laws/Rules/Jurisprudence	3	2 years
HOURS 3	FREQUENCY 2 years
Suicide Prevention/Assessment/Treatment/Management Act 74 of 2016 requires licensees of the State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to complete 1 hour of continuing education in the assessment, treatment and management of suicide risks as a portion of the total continuing education required for license renewal. For the next biennial renewal cycle ending February 28, 2019, as a condition for renewal you must complete 1 hour of continuing education in suicide prevention. If the word “suicide” or a derivative of the word “suicide” is contained in the title of a suicide prevention course/program taken through an approved provider, the continuing education earned can be used towards satisfying the suicide prevention continuing education requirement. If the course/program pertains to suicide prevention and the title of the course/program does not contain the word “suicide”, the approved provider of the course/program must indicate on the certification of attendance/completion the number of hours of suicide prevention continuing education earned. PLEASE NOTE: The 1 hour of continuing education in suicide prevention may NOT be used towards satisfying the 3 hours of continuing education in ethics.	1	2 years
HOURS 1	FREQUENCY 2 years

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