Multi-state CE planning for LCSWs

Find the CE work that can travel across your licenses.

Compare California and New York LCSW renewal rules, surface state-specific obligations, and match verified courses to the exact hours you still need — with official sources linked before you enroll.

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v0.6: step-by-step CE plan wizard

Answer a few questions. Get your CE plan.

Updated Aug 21, 2026

Step 1 of 6

Choose your licenses

Which licenses are you planning for?

Both is the default — the two states are never merged into one total.

What this site solves

Stop treating two licenses like one spreadsheet.

California and New York both usually use a 36-hour CE total, but their cycles, exemptions, state-specific topics and provider rules are not the same. The useful question is not “how many hours?” but “what must I independently prove to each board?”

01

See the real overlap

Start with general CE that may be useful in both plans, while preserving each state's own renewal cycle and record.

02

Expose the exceptions

California Law & Ethics, one-time telehealth/suicide items, New York boundaries and self-study rules stay visible instead of disappearing into a generic hour counter.

03

Buy with evidence

Every course lead is paired with a provider-status check and a reminder to verify the specific course before paying.

Built for verification

We link the rule, then show the decision.

California's Board of Behavioral Sciences and the New York State Education Department remain the source of truth. Use CE Course Match to organize your decision—not as a substitute for professional or legal advice.