Maine Social Worker Continuing Education Requirements And License Renewal

Meet your Maine social work CE requirements with ease. If you'd like a refresher on what's needed to renew your license, see the requirements below.

4 Mandatory Hours
21 Elective Hours
25 Total Hours
Shop Courses

Here's what you need to renew your Maine Behavioral Health : Social Worker license

The information below is a summary of the minimum requirements set forth by the Maine Professional Financial and Regulation. For a more detailed requirements breakdown, please see the board's site.
If you hold Behavioral Health : Social Worker licenses in multiple states, please make sure to check each state's requirements.

Maine Social Workers: Social Worker (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 25
Mandatory Hours: 4
Elective Hours: 21
Renewal Cycle in Years: 2

Online Info

Mandatory Subjects:

  • 4 hours in Professional Ethics
  • 6 hours of Psychological Assessment (Conditionally Licensed SW)
  • 6 hours in Professional Ethics (Conditionally Licensed SW)

Additional Requirements for Renewal:

  • 12 hours - Course work in family or intimate partner violence, including course work in spousal or partner abuse that addresses screening, referral and intervention strategies, including knowledge of community resources, cultural factors, evidence-based risk assessment and same-gender abuse dynamics (one-time requirement)

Online Limitations

A maximum of 10 hours may be completed online.

Roster

No roster required

Governing Agency

Name: Maine Professional Financial and Regulation
Phone: 2076248674
Fax:
Website: http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/index.html
Address: 35 State House Station Augusta, 04333
Shop Courses

Good to know

Other facts and insights about completing your CE

Note: This license renewal information is provided as a convenience only and is subject to change at any time. It's ultimately the responsibility of the licensee to be sure that he or she is meeting all requirements for each license and corresponding renewal period.