South Carolina accepts Elevate CE's credits for social workers.
The South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners accepts courses approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB). More information can be found at: https://llr.sc.gov/sw/SWAPPS/SocialWork_CEUGuidelines.pdf
Elevate Continuing Education, #1816, formerly Maryland CEU Institute is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program.
South Carolina Social Work Continuing Education Requirements
2024 License Renewal Information
Renewal Deadline: December 31, 2024
Renewal Frequency: Every 2 Years (even years)
How many CEs does South Carolina require?
LBSW, LMSW, LISW-CP, LISW-AP: 40 hours of continuing education every 2 years.
Specific Topic Requirements: South Carolina does not require any special topic areas.
Can I take my CEs from Elevate CE?
YES, South Carolina Social Workers can earn all 40 of their required CEs through Elevate CE.
Elevate CE is an approved provider through the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) which is listed as on the South Carolina of Social Work list of approved providers of continuing education.
View our Live Webinars or Recorded Webinars to get started learning and earning the CEs your need for renewal today!
Are there any additional rules or requirements South Carolina social workers should know?
South Carolina does not require any specific topics or limit the number of CE hours earned through distance learning - either Live Webinars or Recorded Webinars.
South Carolina Social Work CE Requirement Statutes
This information below has been obtained directly from the South Carolina Board of Social Work Website and is current as of August 2024. Please visit South Carolina Social Work Regulations for full information and details.
South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation—State Board of Social Work Examiners
110–1. Continuing Education Requirements.
A. The Board recognizes that social work is a practice of a profession which must conform to the public’s expectation of professional competency. It further recognizes that structured programs of continuing education will provide licensees with opportunities for maintaining and improving competency as well as the satisfaction of new professional development.
B. As a pre-requisite for biennial renewal of the practitioner’s license, the licensee must complete a minimum of 40 contact hours of accepted professional continuing education per renewal period. This requirement becomes effective during the one-year period following the January 1, 1990, license renewal date, and during each year thereafter.
C. The general guidelines for completing forty (40) contact hours of instruction are: (1) Accepted instruction will be those courses, conferences, seminars, etc., as approved by the Board pursuant to subsection D below. (2) Only student class hours or the equivalent will be counted as credit. (3) Services, in hours, as a lecturer or discussion leader may be counted to the extent that they contribute to the maintenance and development of a licensee’s professional competence. (4) Except in unusual circumstances, credits will not be given for repeating an instructional course.
D. Approval for continuing education credit: (1) Approval for continuing education credit shall be provided by persons designated by the Board upon guidelines and standards established by the Board pursuant to these Regulations. (2) Application for continuing education credit approval shall be in the manner and form designated by the Board. (3) Application for approval shall be processed at times, and in the manner, designated by the Board up to the date of submission of the continuing education report. The risk of disapproval shall be borne by the sponsor or applicant for continuing education credit.
HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 36, Issue No. 6, eff June 22, 2012
