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Georgia LCSW continuing education requirements
A Georgia LCSW needs 35 hours of continuing education every 2 years to renew. This page is our summary of the continuing education rules for a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Georgia, as we read them from the published rules of the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists on September 25, 2026.
- Hours
- 35
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- Last checked
- September 25, 2026
A reference, not legal or licensing advice. Confirm is not affiliated with the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists and does not speak for it. We summarize the published rules as a convenience and they can change or be read differently, so this page may be incomplete or out of date. Your board has the final say: always confirm your requirements with your board before you renew. Use this page at your own risk. See the Terms.
Total hours
- 35 hours (after the first renewal)
- 35 hours (first renewal)First renewal: issued October–September of an odd year → 0 hours; otherwise 35 hours.No CE is required for the first renewal when the license was issued on or after October 1 of an odd year, the second year of the cycle (Rule 135-9-.01).
Renews September 30 of even-numbered years.
Hours that must be included
- Professional ethics (synchronous) (in person or live online): 5 hoursEthics hours must be synchronous.
Limits
- Self-study / non-interactive hours (self-study): at most 10 hoursA maximum of ten hours may be obtained asynchronously.
- from any one activity: at most 20 hoursNo more than 20 hours from any one course, workshop or presentation.
If you hold two licenses from this board
One course counts toward each license it fits. Any continuing education hour may be applied towards the renewal of a license in more than one specialty, provided it meets that specialty's requirements (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 135-9-.01(2)(k)).
Paperwork and other items
- Core vs related hoursAt least 15 of the remaining 30 hours must be core hours from approved sponsors; no more than 15 related hours.
Reporting your hours
The Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists uses CE Broker. The board requires it. Since January 1, 2026 the Composite Board requires every licensee with a CE requirement to register with CE Broker and record CE there. Confirm keeps your own record and certificates; it does not report to the board for you.
Source
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 135-9-.01 (Composite Board), read on September 25, 2026.
Board: Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists.
This summary may be incomplete or out of date. The board’s own rules are the only authority; confirm your requirements with the board before you renew.