Renewal: forty (40) hours social work continuing education. Four (4) hours of approved professional ethics. Two (2) hours of cultural diversity/multicultural issues/cultural competency. Twenty (20) hours of home study permitted.
Ten continuing education hours may be carried over from one renewal to the next. The continuing education hours must have been obtained within the six months immediately prior to the current renewal date.
Renewal Period for Social Workers:
LSW Start Date: August 1st End Date: September 30th
LMSW Start Date: March 1st End Date: April 30th
LCSW Start Date: March 1st End Date: April 30th
State laws can change. Practitioners are responsible for determining their state’s licensure requirements. To view your state’s continuing education regulations, click the link below.
For more information visit The Mississippi State Board of Examiners
for Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists