Approval for Psychologists in District of Columbia

Impact 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.

Impact 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.

Approval for Psychologists in District of Columbia

D.C. Department of Health Board of Social Work CE Information

Accepted Approvals

Board Contact Info

Applies To:

PART II: Advanced Integration and Application to Sex Addiction Recovery

Simultaneous Treatment of Eating Disorders and Substance Use Disorders

PART I: Foundations of Nervous System Regulation in Sex Addiction Recovery

Cultural Intelligence: Navigating Cultural, Identity, and Generational Differences

Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Lifelong Impact of Early Adversity and How to Buffer That Impact

Diving Into Documentation: Progress Notes, Goal Setting, Treatment Planning

Identifying Addressing Implicit Bias: A Workshop

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Day 3

PART II: Advanced Integration and Application to Sex Addiction Recovery

Simultaneous Treatment of Eating Disorders and Substance Use Disorders

PART I: Foundations of Nervous System Regulation in Sex Addiction Recovery

Cultural Intelligence: Navigating Cultural, Identity, and Generational Differences

Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Lifelong Impact of Early Adversity and How to Buffer That Impact

Diving Into Documentation: Progress Notes, Goal Setting, Treatment Planning

Identifying Addressing Implicit Bias: A Workshop

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Day 3

PART II: Advanced Integration and Application to Sex Addiction Recovery

Simultaneous Treatment of Eating Disorders and Substance Use Disorders

PART I: Foundations of Nervous System Regulation in Sex Addiction Recovery

Cultural Intelligence: Navigating Cultural, Identity, and Generational Differences

Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Lifelong Impact of Early Adversity and How to Buffer That Impact

Diving Into Documentation: Progress Notes, Goal Setting, Treatment Planning

Identifying Addressing Implicit Bias: A Workshop

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Day 3

PART II: Advanced Integration and Application to Sex Addiction Recovery

Simultaneous Treatment of Eating Disorders and Substance Use Disorders

PART I: Foundations of Nervous System Regulation in Sex Addiction Recovery

Cultural Intelligence: Navigating Cultural, Identity, and Generational Differences

Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Lifelong Impact of Early Adversity and How to Buffer That Impact

Diving Into Documentation: Progress Notes, Goal Setting, Treatment Planning

Identifying Addressing Implicit Bias: A Workshop

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Day 3

Public Health Priorities

Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in Behavioral Health: Ethics and Risk Management Challenges

A Trauma-Informed Approach to Moving Beyond Cultural Competence to Cultural Intelligence

Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services Part 2 This course meets the NY requirement for both Boundaries and Ethics

Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services Part 1

Ethics

LGBTQ

Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8

Substance Use in the Transgender Population: A Meta-Analysis

PART II: Advanced Integration and Application to Sex Addiction Recovery

Simultaneous Treatment of Eating Disorders and Substance Use Disorders

PART I: Foundations of Nervous System Regulation in Sex Addiction Recovery

Cultural Intelligence: Navigating Cultural, Identity, and Generational Differences

Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Lifelong Impact of Early Adversity and How to Buffer That Impact

Diving Into Documentation: Progress Notes, Goal Setting, Treatment Planning

Identifying Addressing Implicit Bias: A Workshop

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Day 3

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