Renewal: thirty (30) hours social work continuing education must be completed by April 30 of odd-numbered years. Twenty-four (24) hours of the required thirty (30) hours of continuing education in a two- year period shall be contact hours. The remaining six (6) hours of continuing education may be non-contact hours. Three (3) hours of social work professional ethics and three (3) hours of cross-cultural practice to include the alleviation of oppression.
A maximum of six (6) hours credit may be claimed during a renewal period for either the supervision of a master’s level social work student or for the supervision of a bachelor’s level social work student for a full academic year.
All contact hours can be home study.
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 Rhode Island Board of Social Work Examiners