Social Worker, Licensed Independent Clinical
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
You must have all of the following: Masters or doctoral degree in social work (no other field may be accepted). A current license as a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW). 3,500 hours of post-MSW clinical social work experience (or Post-LCSW clinical social work experience, if degree conferred after 8-31-2011) under the supervision of someone who is currently licensed as an LICSW, or holds an equivalent license in another state. The 3,500 hours of experience must be accumulated over not less than two years post- MSW A total of 100 hours of individual one- to- one supervision from someone who is currently licensed as an LICSW, or holds an equivalent license in another state, at a rate of 50 hours per year, or one hour for every 35 hours of work experience.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Board of Registration of Social Workers
- Board
- Division of Professional Licensure
- Address
- 1000 Washington Street Suite 710 Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 727-3073
- Agency website
- http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/licensee/dpl-boards/sw/
- Licence page
- https://www.mass.gov/social-worker-licensing
- Last updated
- May 9, 2018
Occupations (O*NET)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker 21-1022.00
Source and verification
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