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Field notes on staying licensed.
Practical guides for tracking CEU credits, navigating state boards, and getting to audit-ready without the scramble.
New York
New York LCSW CEU Requirements: A Working Guide for 2026–2029
April 19, 2026 · ~7 min read
The short version: 36 hours every three years, 3 of those hours in Professional Boundaries, and no more than 12 from self-study. New York is the only state that runs LCSW renewal on a triennial instead of a biennial cycle, which changes how you pace. Here's the longer version, with the context that makes it usable.
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Texas LCSW CEU Requirements: A Working Guide for 2026–2027
April 19, 2026 · ~7 min read
The short version: 30 hours every two years, 6 in ethics, 3 in cultural diversity, at least half from a specific list of approved providers. CE Broker reporting became mandatory on January 1, 2026, that's the biggest change. Here's the longer version, with the context that makes it usable.
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Florida LCSW CEU Requirements: A Working Guide for 2026–2027
April 19, 2026 · ~7 min read
The short version: 30 hours every two years, with a stack of mandatory categories that change depending on which biennium you're in. Add one-time HIV/AIDS pre-licensure, CE Broker reporting, and a 6-hour cap on non-clinical content, and the picture gets crowded fast. Here's the longer version, with the context that makes it usable.
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CE Broker vs Still Licensed: Reporting Layer and Planning Layer
April 19, 2026 · ~5 min read
If you practice in Florida or Texas, CE Broker isn't optional, the board requires it. Still Licensed is not trying to replace that. We're the planning layer that sits one step above: the dashboard that tells you what's left to take, where your categories stand, and when renewal hits. This post is about the honest distinction between the two.
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The Social Work Licensure Compact, Explained
April 19, 2026 · ~6 min read
If you are a Washington-licensed clinician who wants to see a client in Arizona, you currently have two options: do not, or apply for an Arizona license. The compact is about to add a third.
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Managing CE When You Practice in Multiple Compact States
April 19, 2026 · ~6 min read
The quiet gift of the Social Work Licensure Compact is what it does to your continuing education workload. You stop tracking three states. You keep tracking one. That one still has teeth.
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Washington LICSW CEU Requirements: A Working Guide for 2026
April 15, 2026 · ~7 min read
The short version: 32 hours every two years, with 6 in ethics and law, 6 in suicide assessment, 2 in health equity, and 2 in professional roles. Renewal is annual, CE is biennial, and that mismatch trips people up. Here's the longer version, with the context that makes it usable.
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California LCSW CEU Requirements: A Working Guide for 2026
April 15, 2026 · ~7 min read
The short version: 36 hours every two years, 6 in law and ethics, plus two one-time trainings you complete once in your career. The one-time trainings are where most of the confusion happens. Here's the longer version, with the context that makes it usable.
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How to Track CEU Credits for License Renewal (Without Losing Your Mind)
April 14, 2026 · ~6 min read
Every licensed therapist I know has had the same bad weekend: renewal is in three weeks, and the certificates are scattered across five email threads, a Google Drive folder, and one printed receipt from a conference in 2024. Here's how to not do that again.
Read the post →Multi-state practice
Multi-State Therapist CEU Tracking: The Telehealth Problem
April 14, 2026 · ~5 min read
Holding licenses in two states used to be a niche situation. After 2020, it became normal. The tracking tools did not catch up.
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Oregon LCSW CEU Requirements: A Working Guide for 2026
April 14, 2026 · ~7 min read
The short version: 40 hours every two years, 6 in ethics, 6 in cultural competency. Here's the longer version, with the context that makes it usable.
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