Is It Time To Renew Your Social Work License?

Each year on April 30th, thousands of Michigan social workers renew their professional licenses. Here’s a few reminders if you are reaching your renewal date.

• Fully licensed social workers must have completed the required 45 hours of continuing education (5 ethics and 2 pain management) before renewing their license.
  • NASW’s recently launched CE Tracker can assist practitioners with compiling all of your required documents in the case one is audited. For more information or to get signed up visit www.socialworkers.org.
    

• All limited licensed social workers renewing in 2019 will need to have complete the human trafficking training requirement.
  • All fully licensed social workers will need to complete this requirement starting with those that renew in 2020
  • Click here to read more about the human trafficking training requirements

• If you are unsure of your renewal date, or want to check on the status of a license, visit https://w2.lara.state.mi.us/VAL/License/Search

Some other reminders from the Bureau of Professional Licensing:

•  You may renew your license online at www.michigan.gov/elicense.
•  If you have a name change, provide in writing your previous name and new name prior to renewing online and send to: 
  •  BPLHelp@michigan.gov; OR
  •  BPL-LARA, Licensing Division, PO Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909

To review other requirements for renewing your license, please visit the Bureau of Professional Licensing website at www.michigan.gov/bpl. Should you have further questions please contact our office at 517-241-0199 or email to BPLHELP@michigan.gov.