Social workers licensed in the state of Alaska have a biennial license renewal with a June 30th deadline, even years.
Alaska Social Worker Continuing Education (CE) Requirements
CE Required: 45 hours every 2 years, including –
- 6 contact hours in substance abuse education
- 6 contact hours in cross-cultural education (for the first biennial renewal, all 6 hours must include issues relating to Alaska Natives; for the second or subsequent biennial renewal, at least 3 hours must include issues relating to Alaska Natives)
- 3 contact hours in professional ethics
- 3 contact hours in teletherapy practice
- 3 contact hours in suicide education
Online (Asynchronous) CE Allowed: 35 hours (10 hours must be live)
License Expiration: 6/30, even years
National Accreditation Accepted: ASWB
Notes
A licensee applying for renewal may not earn more than 12 contact hours of continuing education activities required under this section in one day.
A licensee applying for renewal may receive up to 3 hours of professional ethics continuing education credit online (asynchronous) once every biennial licensing period for each 150 minutes that the licensee attends a regularly scheduled board meeting.
Information gathered from the Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners website on June 1, 2026.
ASWB-Approved Online CE
Professional Development Resources, a Florida nonprofit educational corporation 501(c)(3) organized in 1992, offers accredited online continuing education (CE) courses for Alaska social workers. We are located in Jacksonville, Florida. Federal Tax ID 59-3138625.
Professional Development Resources, #1046, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 6/12/2025 – 6/12/2028.
Alaska social workers may earn up to 35 hours per renewal through ASWB-approved online CE courses @pdresources.org.
Professional Development Resources, a Florida nonprofit organized in 1992, is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for all programs and content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB #1046, ACE Program); the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA #AAUM); the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA #3159); the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR Prior Approval Program); the Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy; the Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners and Board of Psychologist Examiners; the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and State Medical Board for Occupational Therapy; the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling, Board of Psychology, Office of School Psychology, Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology, Board of Occupational Therapy, and Dietetics and Nutrition Practice Council; the Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy; the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board for Marriage & Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, Psychology, and Social Work, and Board of Healing Arts for Occupational Therapy; the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners for Occupational Therapy; the Michigan Board of Occupational Therapy, Board of Psychology, Board of Speech-Language Pathology, and Board of Social Work; the Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors and Bureau of Professional Licensure for Occupational Therapists; the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice, Board of Psychologists, and Occupational Therapy Governing Board; the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology (#PSY-0145), State Board for Mental Health Practitioners for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135) and marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100), and the State Board for Social Workers (#SW-0664); the North Carolina Psychology Board; the North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners, State Board of Occupational Practice, and State Board of Psychologist Examiners; the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Family Therapist Board and Speech and Hearing Professionals Board; the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision for Occupational Therapy; the South Carolina Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists (#193), Board of Examiners in Psychology, Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Board of Occupational Therapy, and Board of Social Work Examiners; the Tennessee Board of Examiners of Psychology, Board for Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists, and Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapists, Board of Occupational Therapy, and Board of Social Workers; the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114), State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678), State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, and State Board of Examiners of Psychologists; the West Virginia Board of Examiners in Counseling and Board of Social Work; the Wyoming Board of Psychology; and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 – completions are reported within 24 hours). Learn more about us.
Target Audience: Psychologists, School Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists (MFTs), Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), Occupational Therapists (OTs), Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs), and Teachers
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