Michigan Social Workers CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
Michigan 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 Michigan Board of Social Work accepts courses from any provider who is ASWB approved.
Continuing Education Requirement
The Michigan Board of Social Work accepts NetCE courses.
LBSW and LMSW are required 45 hours every three years, 22.5 hours of which may be completed by home study.*
A minimum of 5 hours must be in ethics, 2 hours must be in pain and pain symptom management, and 2 hours in identifying victims of human trafficking every three-year licensing period.
NEW Beginning June 1, 2022, an applicant for licensure or registration must have completed a minimum of two (2) hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance of the license or registration. For every renewal thereafter, in addition to completing any continuing education required for renewal, reregistration, or relicensure, an applicant must have completed a minimum of one (1) hour of implicit bias training for each year of the applicant's license or registration cycle. Instruction must be synchronous/interactive or asynchronous teleconference or webinar. Unless prohibited by the code or rules, this training may be used to satisfy other training or continuing education requirements for license renewal. (Per MI Public Health Code R 338.7004 eff 5/16/2024.)
* NetCE courses are considered home study.
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Please contact the Michigan Bureau of Professional Licensing at (517) 241-0199, or visit the Board of Social Work website at https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/social for additional information regarding your continuing education.
Implicit Bias training: https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/Shared-Files/Implicit-Bias-Training-FAQs.pdf - All Licensees (multiple professions).