West Virginia Social Worker Continuing Education Requirements And License Renewal

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

3 Mandatory Hours
27 Elective Hours
30 Total Hours
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Here's what you need to renew your West Virginia Behavioral Health : Social Worker license

The information below is a summary of the minimum requirements set forth by the West Virginia Board of Social Work. 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.

West Virginia Social Workers: Social Worker (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 30
Mandatory Hours: 3
Elective Hours: 27
Renewal Cycle in Years: 2

Online Info

Mandatory Hours: 
1 hour - social work ethics
2 hours - MH conditions specific to Veterans Affairs and family members of Veterans Affairs (may include:  inquiring about whether clients areveterans or family members of veterans; screening for conditions such aspost-traumatic stress disorder; readjustment issues; risk of suicide andprevention of suicide; addiction; military sexual assault; depression and grief.  The Board will also accept courses addressing military culture as it relates to improving the cultural core competencies of practitioner)

Online Limitations

Category I: 
10 hours - online and 10 reqd for face-to-face by approved or certified providers recognized by the WVBSWE; 2 of the 10 must be in MH conditions specific to Veterans Affairs and family members of Veterans Affairs

Category II: 
in excess of the approved 10 hours in Cat I, self-directed or other Individual Professional Activities

Roster

Roster Required: yes
Roster Process:

We will report your hours electronically to CEBroker within one business day.  CEBroker is the official CE tracking system for your state licensing board.

Roster Sent: Every 0 days

Governing Agency

Name: West Virginia Board of Social Work
Phone: 3045588816
Fax:
Website: http://www.wvsocialworkboard.org/
Address: P.O. Box 5459 Charleston, 25361
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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.