Nevada Social Worker Continuing Education Requirements And License Renewal

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

12 Mandatory Hours
18 Elective Hours
30 Total Hours
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Here's what you need to renew your Nevada Behavioral Health : Social Worker license

The information below is a summary of the minimum requirements set forth by the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers. 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.

Nevada Social Workers: Social Worker (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 30
Mandatory Hours: 12
Elective Hours: 18
Renewal Cycle in Years: 1

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Mandatory Subjects:

  • 4 hours - Ethics
  • 2 hours - Suicide prevention and awareness
  • 6 hours - Cultural competency, diversity, equality and inclusion
    NEW! Effective January 1, 2024, the requirement for cultural competency, diversity, equality and inclusion increased from 2 hours to 6 hours per cycle.
  • 10 hours - Must be in field of practice

Additional Requirements:

  • LCSW and LISW require 36 hours CE and 12 hours must be in field of practice

Roster

No roster required

Governing Agency

Name: State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers
Phone: 7756882555
Fax:
Website: http://socwork.nv.gov/
Address: 4600 Kietzke Lane - C121 Reno, 89502
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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.