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Tennessee LCSW continuing education requirements
A Tennessee LCSW needs 30 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 Tennessee, as we read them from the published rules of the Tennessee Board of Social Worker Licensure on September 25, 2026.
- Hours
- 30
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- Last checked
- September 25, 2026
A reference, not legal or licensing advice. Confirm is not affiliated with the Tennessee Board of Social Worker Licensure 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the published rules as a convenience and they can change or be read differently, so this page may be incomplete or out of date.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
- 30 hours (after the first renewal)
- 15 hours (first renewal)Passing the licensure exam substitutes for half the hours in the first renewal period.
Two calendar years preceding the year of renewal.
Hours that must be included
- Social work ethics: 6 hours
- Tennessee social work statute and board rules: 1 hour
One-time and recurring courses
- Suicide prevention (board-approved): 2 hours, every 4 yearsAt least once every four years.
Limits
- Self-study / non-interactive hours (self-study): at most 20 hoursMultimedia courses capped at two thirds of the hours.
- Preparation and first-time presentation or teaching: at most 22.5 hoursAt most 75% of the required hours.
- Preparation of a publication (writing or publishing): at most 5 hours
If you hold two licenses from this board
Each needs its own hours; a course counts toward one. Each Tennessee social work license category needs its own hours, with no duplication between them (Rule 1365-01-.09).
Source
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1365-01-.09, read on September 25, 2026.
Board: Tennessee Board of Social Worker Licensure.
This summary may be incomplete or out of date.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.