New Jersey Social Workers CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

New Jersey Social Workers

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, NetCE is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit.

The New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners accepts courses from any provider who is ASWB approved.

Continuing Education Requirement

The New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners accepts courses from any provider who is ASWB approved.

LCSW are required 40 hours every two years, 20 of which must be directly related to clinical practice. All hours may be completed by home study.*

LSW are required 30 hours every two years, all of which may completed by home study.*

CSW are required 20 hours every two years, all of which may completed by home study.*

All-Licensees must complete the following:

• Five (5) hours in ethics;
• Three (3) hours in social and cultural competence; and
• One (1) hour on topics concerning prescription opioid drugs, including the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion.

All health care professionals who provide perinatal treatment and care to pregnant persons (certified nurse midwives, certified professional midwives, certified midwives licensed prior to effective date of this act; licensed professional nurses and practical nurses; physicians and physician assistants) are required one credit on implicit and explicit bias, every renewal period. Completion of a continuing educaton course pursuant to section 2, 3, 4, 5, or 7 of P.L. 2021/Ch 79 shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirement for the licensure or certification period in which the course was completed. (Pursuant to P.L. 2021, Chapter 79, C.26:2H-12.108, enacted 5/11/2021)

* NetCE offers both home study and live CE. A schedule of live webinars is available here.

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For More Information

Please contact the New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners at (973) 504-6495, or refer to https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/sw and https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/regulations/Chapter-44G-State-Board-of-Social-Work-Examiners.pdf for additional information regarding your continuing education.