Individual Licensees
Required Fee: $10.00
**ATTENTION** Apply here if you have attended a conference or taken a CE course that is relevant to the practice of social work but has NOT been approved by: 1) the KY Board of Social Work, or 2) one of the board’s PREAPPROVED Providers or Sponsors. Note: Program content and speaker resumes are required.
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Continuing Education Requirements
Read 201 KAR 23:075, the requirements for
continuing education for social work licensees, providers and sponsors.
Each licensee MUST complete a
KY Social Work Ethics course during each renewal period:
1. The
KY Social Work Ethics course required for renewal MUST be approved by the KY Board of Social Work; and
2. The CE certificate MUST have a
KBSW-ETHICS Approval No. on the certificate.
Preapproved Providers and Sponsors
Preapproved CE Providers
Approved Kentucky Ethics Required for Renewal - IMPORTANT
Online KY Approved Ethics Courses 5.11.20.pdf
KY Approved Ethics In-Person Courses
Required Supervision CEU for CSWs
Visit AdobeConnect for CEU for CSWs under supervision.
Required CE Courses
Kentucky Social Work Ethics
- Must specifically cover the
Kentucky
Code of Ethical Conduct established in 201 KAR 23:080
- KBSW-Ethics Approval# on the certificate of completion
- Three (3) credit hours repeated every renewal period
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TAKE ONLINE OR IN-PERSON
Domestic Violence and Elder AbuseTraining
- During the three (3) year renewal period following
initial licensure
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Three (3) hours in domestic violence related training courses
- Once you complete this course during your first license renewal, it does
not have to be repeated
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TAKE ONLINE OR IN-PERSON
Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma
- One and one-half (1.5) hours covering the recognition and prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma as defined in KRS 620.020
- Must be repeated at least one time every six (6) years
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TAKE ONLINE OR IN-PERSON
Suicide Prevention Training
Now required for social workers and other qualified mental health professionals.
- By July 2016, each licensee must complete a board approved training program on suicide assessment, treatment, and management as required by KRS 210.366(2)
- Minimum of six (6) credit hours
- Must be repeated at least one time every six (6) years
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TAKE ONLINE OR IN-PERSON
ELECTIVE - KENTUCKY LCSW SUPERVISORS ONLY
Relative Content
FAQs
LCSW: Thirty (30) hours, CSW: Thirty (30) hours, LSW: Fifteen (15) hours
No. The three (3) hours of CE are required on the Kentucky Code of Ethical Conduct established in 201 KAR 23:080 – a course on the NASW Code of Ethics will not meet this requirement. You can take the NASW course as an elective for credit toward your continuing education hours, but it will not count toward this requirement.
No. Source: 201 KAR 23:075, Section 3, (2) (a) (2).
The board approves CE courses on various topics and assigns an approval number (KBSW#), including courses on Ky. Social Work Ethics and LCSW Supervision.
Yes. Source: 201 KAR 23:075, Section 3.
1. Any of the Colleges of Social Work in Kentucky (all are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education);
2. National Association of Social Workers (NASW) (or Kentucky Chapter);
3. Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB);
4. Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA) (or the Kentucky Society of Clinical Social Workers);
5. Any of the following national associations or their affiliated state chapters: American Psychological Association (APA); American Counseling Association (ACA); National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC); and American Psychiatric Association (APA).
Please note: These sponsors or providers are not approved for the KY Social Work Ethics course or the LCSW Supervision Training course; these courses have to be pre-approved by the KY Board of Social Work. Please check our approved listing from our website. The courses will have a KBSW approval number on the certificate upon completion.
No. A licensee completes the training course one time, the DV course doe not have to be repeated again.
Example: If you were licensed as a CSW and take the course then you become an LCSW then you will not need to repeat the course again in the new license cagetory for renewal.