Utah Social Work CE Requirement Statutes

The following regulations have been retrieved from the Utah Social Work Licensing website and may be found here: https://adminrules.utah.gov/public/rule/R156-60a/Current%20Rules?

R156-60a-304.  Continuing Education.

(1)  Under Sections 58-60-105 and 58-60-205.5, the continuing education (CE) requirements for each two-year renewal

cycle beginning on October 1 of each even-numbered year, for an individual licensed under Title 58, Chapter 60, Part 2, Social

Worker Licensing Act, shall:

(a)  be completed by an individual as follows:

(i)  20 hours for SSW;

(ii)  20 hours for CSW;

(iii)  40 hours for LCSW; and

(b)  include:

(i)  six hours of ethics of social work practice, law, or technology; and

(ii)  two hours in suicide prevention, this course shall meet the requirements of Section R156-60a-302f.

(2)  An individual who completes more than the required number of CE hours during a two-year renewal cycle may

carry over excess hours to the next two-year renewal cycle, as follows:

(a)  five hours for SSW;

(b)  five hours for CSW; and

(c)  ten hours for LCSW.

(3)  CE shall be:

(a)  approved, conducted, or under the sponsorship of one of the following:

(i)  CSWE accredited college or university;

(ii)  county, state, or federal agency;

(iii)  professional association, or similar body, involved in clinical mental health therapy; or

(iv)  mental health agency that provides clinical mental health services;

(b)  completed in not less than 50-minute blocks of time in one of the following formats:

(i)  college or university lecture and discussion up to a maximum of:

(A)  three CE hours per semester hour; o

(B)  1.5 CE per quarter hour;

(ii)  conference;

(iii)  lecture or instruct up to a maximum of two times per course, up to a maximum of:

(A)  five hours for SSW;

(B)  five hours for CSW; and

(C)  ten hours for LCSW;

(iii)  seminar;

(iv)  training session;

(v)  synchronous distance learning course that is clearly documented as real-time and interactive;

(vi)  asynchronous distance learning course that is not real-time and interactive, up to a maximum of:

(A)  eight hours for SSW;

(B)  eight hours for CSW; or

(C)  15 CE hours for an LCSW;

(vii)  specialty certification; or

(viii)  volunteer service on a board, committee, or in a leadership role in any state, national, or international

organization for the development and improvement of the licensee's profession; one CE hour may be counted as a regular credit,

ethics, law, or technology credit, up to a maximum of six CE hours during each two-year period;

(c)  prepared and presented by individuals who are qualified by education, training, and experience to provide CE;

(d)  relevant to the licensee's scope of practice; and

(e)  verified by a certificate of course completion, which shall include:

(i)  name of the attendee;

(ii)  name of course provider;

(iii)  name of instructor;

(iv)  date of the course;

(v)  title of the course;

(vi)  number of CE hours;

(vii)  course objectives; and

(viii)  type of CE, for example, seminar, real-time interactive, distance learning, teaching.

(4)  An individual shall maintain adequate documentation as proof of compliance with this section for a period of two

years after the end of the renewal cycle for which the CE is due.

(5)  An individual may not carry forward any CE hours received before a granted license, including professional

upgrades.

(6)  CE hours shall be decreased proportionately according to the date of licensure within the two-year renewal cycle.

(7)  The Division may defer or waive CE requirements in accordance with Section R156-1-308d.