Approval in Minnesota

Minnesota Board of Social Work CE Information

Provider

ASWB ACE

Impact CE’s distant learning courses are available for continuing education credit for Social Workers, as set forth by the Minnesota Board of Social Work.

For every two-year license renewal term, ALL LICENSEES must complete: 40 total hours, including 2 hours in social work ethics 4 hours in cultural responsiveness Up to half (50%) of the 40 total hours may be completed through independent learning which includes activities like: Online activities without live interaction Research for publication, presentations, or professional development

For LICSWs, 40 hours must include: 12 hours clinical content (decreased from 24 hours effective August 1, 2020)

For LICENSING SUPERVISORS, providing licensing supervision, 40 hours must include:

6 hours supervision content

CE hours must be completed during the renewal term.

Licensee issued a license on or after August 1, 2011:
The increased CE hours will be prorated and documented at the first license renewal. The 40 CE hour total, as well as the 24 CE hours in clinical content required for the LICSW license and the 6 CE hours required for licensing supervisors, will be prorated based on the number of months in the first licensing term, from license issue date to birth-month license renewal date.

Impact CE, a service of CE Learning Systems, is approved to offer continuing education courses by the Association of State Social Work Boards (ASWB #1020). CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for the courses.

Board Contact Info

Minnesota Board of Social Work
Phone: 612-617-2106
https://mn.gov/boards/social-work

Applies To:

  • Minnesota Social Workers
    • LSW
    • LISW
    • LICSW
    • -S
    • LGSW
Select credential:

Licensed Social Worker

2 hours of Ethics 4 hours of Cultural Competency

Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your LSW credential.

Any course accepted by Minnesota Board of Social Work is applicable to the LSW credential.

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Licensed Independent Social Worker

2 hours of Ethics 4 hours of Cultural Competency

Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your LISW credential.

Any course accepted by Minnesota Board of Social Work is applicable to the LISW credential.

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Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

2 hours of Ethics 4 hours of Cultural Competency 12 hours clinical content

Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your LICSW credential.

Any course accepted by Minnesota Board of Social Work is applicable to the LICSW credential.

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Supervision Endorsement

This is an Endorsement a License can have, in addition to the license's base continuing education requirements, you will also need to meet this CE requirement 6 hours supervision content

Credential Renewal
6 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your -S credential.

Impact CE does not currently offer any courses applicable to this credential.

No courses found

We don't currently have any courses available for this approval board.

Licensed Graduate Social Worker

2 hours of Ethics 4 hours of Cultural Competency

Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your LGSW credential.

Any course accepted by Minnesota Board of Social Work is applicable to the LGSW credential.

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No courses found

We don't currently have any courses available for this approval board.

Ethics

2.00 CE credit hours
Impact CE offers 17 courses applicable to this requirement.

The Challenging Ethics of Mental Health Supervision

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Supervision; Ethics; Supervision
Recorded Webinar
Free

Eye on Ethics: Exploring Complex Ethical Cases

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics; Application to Practice
Recorded Webinar
Free

Artificial Intelligence in the Behavioral Health Professions: Cutting-edge Ethical and Risk Management Challenges

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Technology and Counseling; Ethics; Technology
Recorded Webinar
Free

Decision 'Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect: An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation

1.5 CE credit hour
Laws, Regulations, Legal; Ethics; Clinical Topics & Methods; Ethics; Prevention; Peer Recovery; Peer Support
Reading Online
Free

Ethical Challenges in Reporting Across the Lifespan: Child Abuse Intimate Partner Violence and Elder Abuse

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Domestic Violence; Ethics; Application to Practice; Aging, Long Term Care; Professional Readiness; Couples, Family
Recorded Webinar
Free

Cultural Competency

4.00 CE credit hours
Impact CE offers 18 courses applicable to this requirement.

The Cultural Adaption of a Sobriety Support App for Alaska Native and American Indian People: Qualitative Feasibility and Acceptability Study

1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Service Coordination
Reading Online
Free

Creating a Safe Space for Multicultural Clients to Grieve

2 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Cultural & Racial Diversity
Recorded Webinar
Free

Traumatic Events Social Adversity and Discrimination As Risk Factors for Psychosis - An Umbrella Review

1.25 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Cultural & Racial Diversity
Reading Online
Free

Predictors of Therapeutic Alliance Treatment Feedback and Clinical Outcomes Among African American Women in Treatment for Co-Occurring PTSD and SUD

1 CE credit hour
Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Clinical Disorders (Adult)
Reading Online
Free

What Are the Best Practices for Psychotherapy With Indigenous Peoples in the United States and Canada A Thorny Question

1.25 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity
Reading Online
Free

Supervision

6.00 CE credit hours
Impact CE offers 8 courses applicable to this requirement.

Supervision Essentials: Building a Strong Foundation for Clinical Supervision

3 CE credit hours
Supervision; Supervision
Recorded Webinar
Free

Improving the Quality of Counseling and Clinical Supervision in Opioid Treatment Programs how can technology help

1 CE credit hour
Technology and Counseling; Supervision; Addictions, Substance Use; Technology; Supervision
Reading Online
Free

Getting Started in Clinical Supervision: Key Components for Structure Style and Best Practice

1.5 CE credit hour
Supervision; Supervision
Recorded Webinar
Free

A Brief Introduction to Discovering Your Supervisory Style

1.5 CE credit hour
Supervision; Supervision
Recorded Webinar
Free

An Introduction to Clinical Supervision Groups

1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Supervision; Supervision
Recorded Webinar
Free
Currently 448 of our courses are available for Social Workers regulated by Minnesota Board of Social Work. These are just a few examples!

Clinical Correlates of Sports Betting A Systematic Review

2.75 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Gambling; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge
Reading Online
Free

Suicide Prevention Strategies for Underserved Youth Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Suicide; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Treatment Knowledge; Cultural Diversity
Reading Online
Free

The Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety in People With Eating Disorders A systematic review

1.75 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods; Medical Health, Pharmacology
Reading Online
Free

Spirituality Self-blame and Trauma Symptoms Among Adolescents Waiting for Treatment After Disclosing Sexual Abuse Child Abuse and Neglect

1 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods
Reading Online
Free

Journaling In Clinical Practice

2 CE credit hours
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods; Treatment Knowledge
Recorded Webinar
Free

Unpacking the Root Causes of Gambling in the Asian Community Contesting the myth of the Asian gambling culture

1.25 CE credit hour
Gambling; Understanding Addiction; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult)
Reading Online
Free

Recovery Blindness: The Concept of Recovery in Veterans With a Gambling Disorder - A Scoping Review

1.25 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Addictions, Substance Use; Gambling; Understanding Addiction
Reading Online
Free

Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children

3.5 CE credit hours
Children and Adolescents; Clinical Topics & Methods
Reading Online
Free

The Case for Transitional Services and Programs for Older Adults Reentering Society A narrative review of US Departments of Correction and recommendations

1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Topics & Methods
Reading Online
Free

Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Addiction and Addiction Treatment A scoping review

1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction
Reading Online
Free

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