Continuing Education 

Effective March 1, 2017, any CEUs approved by the ASWB (Association of Social Work Boards) or NASW (National Association of Social Workers) National Office or Nevada Chapter will automatically be approved by the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers. You will no longer need to submit approval for this training.

NASW Illinois, NASW-Nevada, and NASW North Dakota Education:

NASW- Nevada has a management agreement with NASW-Illinois and is partnering with NASW-North Dakota. All courses offered through NASW-Illinois and NASW-North Dakota are automatically approved by the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers.

NASW-NV CEUs are accepted by the following boards and organizations:

• Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers
• Nevada State Board of Psychological Examiners
• State of Nevada | Department of Education
• State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists & Clinical Professional Counselors

Working on getting approval:

*Nevada State Board of Nursing

If you are a presenter and would like to volunteer to be a speaker for the NASW-NV chapter, please fill out this form https://naswil.wufoo.com/forms/x5oe7n115szsiw/

Upcoming Classes:

See the home page for the most up-to-date classes. 

On-Demand Virtual Education:

Earn CEUs Through NASW's Social Work Online CE Institute

NASW Nevada is pleased to announce that we recently launched a new online continuing education resource for Nevada social workers, the Social Work Online CE Institute. This convenient method for obtaining your Nevada continuing education units became possible when the Board of Examiners for Social Workers decided to accept all CEU courses approved by the NASW National Office.

Available 24 hours a day, the Social Work Online CE Institute offers courses in a variety of formats—webinars, webcasts, podcasts, presentations, etc. Courses will continue to be added and cover numerous practice areas. The site is sortable and searchable to help you find the training programs that best meet your professional development needs.

All courses offered are NASW accredited, and members receive discounted prices, some courses are even free to members.

NASW is committed to helping social workers meet their professional development needs. Social Work Online CE Institute houses hundreds of on-demand titles produced by the NASW Chapters and National Office, and, for your ease of mind, uses the same NASW login to access the Institute and all your training history. NASW members can access both free CEs and CEs at discounted rates! Not a member of NASW yet? No worries, nonmembers can also purchase titles (at the nonmember rate).

Sign-up here: https://naswinstitute.inreachce.com/

NEVADA CHAPTER CONFERENCE

Requirements

LSW and LASW

Must complete at least 30 continuing education hours every 2 years, of which, 2 hours must relate to ethics in the practice of social work and 10 hours must be in the field of practice of the licensee.

LCSW and LISW

Must complete at least 36 continuing education hours every 2 years, of which, 3 hours must relate to ethics in the practice of social work and 12 hours must be in the field of practice of the licensee.

Waiver of Continuing Education Requirements

Must complete at least 36 continuing education hours every 2 years, of which 3 hours must relate to ethics in the practice of social work and 12 hours must be in the licensee's field of practice.

Upon the licensee's request, the Board may waive the continuing education requirements of this section for a licensee who is at least 70 years of age and is retired from the practice of social work.

Requirement for 2024 and beyond!  

CEUs in “Cultural Competency and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.” In the 2021 Nevada Legislative Session, the Legislature approved a new bill (AB 327) that requires licensees to complete CEUs in additional areas.   

AB 327 required each licensee to complete two CEUs in, “Cultural Competency and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” each collection cycle. 

This was increased to 6 CEUs in, “Cultural Competency and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” each collection cycle effective January 1, 2024.

Read the mandate here: https://socwork.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/socworknvgov/content/about/Approved%20Content%20for%20Diversity%20CEUs.pdf

Additional Resources

• Change of Address Form - Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers
• Change of Name Form - Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers
• Request for Duplicate Wall Certificate or Wallet Card