- ASWB ACE 1020
40 CE credit hours required every 2 years — 12 may be earned with Addiction Counselor CE.
Applies To:
- District of Columbia Social Workers
Addiction Counselor CE’s distant learning courses are available for continuing education credit for social workers as required by the D.C. Board of Social Work.
The Board requires 40 hours of continuing education courses for license renewal every two years. Only 12 hours out of the total 40 hours required can be online.
6 hours of Ethics (must be done face to face; no online courses are accepted).
2 hours of LGBTQ training (this can be an online course)
4 of the total required continuing education shall be in Public Health Priorities which include these topics:
1. Responsible opioid prescribing and effective pain management;
2. Nutrition and obesity prevention;
3. Identifying and reporting abuse (child and adult), neglect (child and adult), human
trafficking, and domestic violence;
4. Sexual health (including taking sexual history, discussing sexual experiences with patients, sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV/AIDS), HPV vaccines, connections to cancer, latent tuberculosis, safe sex, and birth control);
5. Ethics and appropriate patient interactions (i.e. boundaries, patient privacy, and
communications including telehealth);
6. Smoking, vaping, and tobacco (including dangers, smoking cessation, and non-smoke tobacco products);
7. Preparing your patients for an emergency and handling vulnerable populations in an emergency;
8. Identifying impairment (physical or mental) in patients and providers (including complying
with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act);
9. Vaccinations (including legal requirements and appropriate exemptions); and,
10. Implicit bias, cultural competence and Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in health and health care.
HIV CEU is no longer a requirement.
Addiction Counselor CE, a service of CE Learning Systems, is approved to offer continuing education courses by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB #1020). CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for the courses.
Board Contact Info
D.C. Department of Health Board of Social Work
Phone: (877) 672-2174
https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/social-work-licensing
Pulbic Health Priorities, 4.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 6 courses applicable to this requirement.
103273: Human Trafficking, 3 CE credit hours - 103263: A Self-Inquiry Into Race Socialization & Internalized Whiteness: For Therapists Treating Racial Trauma Among BIPOC Clients, 3 CE credit hours
- 103261: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Moving Beyond Cultural Competence to Cultural Intelligence, 3 CE credit hours
- 103253: Implicit Bias Training: Increasing Understanding Towards Reducing Barriers and Disparities in Access to and Delivery of Physical and Mental Health Care Services, 3 CE credit hours
- 103235: Improving the Mental Health of Women Intimate Partner Violence Survivors:, 1.5 CE credit hour
- View All 6 Courses
Ethics, 6.00 CE credit hours
This requirement cannot be completed with online coursework.
LGBTQ, 2.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 1 course applicable to this requirement.
103201: Substance Use in the Transgender Population: A Meta-Analysis, 1.5 CE credit hour
Course Description | Medium |
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Termination and Abandonment: Best Ethical Practices for Clinicians
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics |
Recorded Webinar |
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups Part 3:: Using group CBT to treat eating disorders, substance use disorders, borderline personality disorder, and psychosis/psychotic disorders.
8 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Group Counseling |
Book |
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups Part 2:: Using group CBT to treat anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, trauma, and mood disorders
8 CE credit hours
Group Counseling; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Book |
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups Part 1:: General Principles and Practice
8 CE credit hours
Group Counseling; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Book |
Rethinking Unhealthy Alcohol Use in the United States: A Structured Review
1 CE credit hour
Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction; Addictions, Substance Use; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
Cumulative Exposure to Traumatic Events and Craving Among Women in Residential Treatment for Substance Use Disorder:: The role of emotion dysregulation and mindfulness disposition
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Gender Issues; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge; Professional Readiness |
Reading-Based Online |
Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorder in Adults With a History of Adverse Childhood Experiences: A systematic review of psychological interventions
1.5 CE credit hour
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Disaster Technical Assistance Center Supplemental Research Bulletin: Challenges and Solutions for Disaster Behavioral Health in Rural and Remote Communities
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
The Interplay of Ethics & Motivational Interviewing!
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics |
Recorded Webinar |
Recipients of Suicide-Related Disclosure: The Link Between Disclosure and Posttraumatic Growth for Suicide Attempt Survivors
1 CE credit hour
Application to Practice; Suicide |
Reading-Based Online |