| (a) Licensure. The following education and experience
is required for licensure as designated. If an applicant for a license
has held a substantially equivalent license in good standing in another
jurisdiction for one year immediately preceding the date of application,
the applicant will be deemed to have met the experience requirement
under this chapter.
(1) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
(A) Has been conferred a master's degree in social
work from a CSWE-accredited social work program, or a doctoral degree
in social work from an accredited institution of higher learning acceptable
to the Council, and has documentation in the form of a university
transcript of successfully completing a field placement in social
work.
(B) Has had 3000 hours of supervised professional clinical
experience over a period of at least 24 months, or its equivalent
if the experience was completed in another jurisdiction. Hours accrued
in non-clinical settings may be used to satisfy the requirements of
this rule if the applicant works at least 4 hours per week providing
clinical social work as defined in §781.102 of this title.
(C) Has had a minimum of 100 hours of supervision,
over the course of the 3000 hours of supervised experience, with a
Council approved supervisor. If the social worker completed supervision
in another jurisdiction, the social worker shall have the supervision
verified by the regulatory authority in the other jurisdiction. If
such verification is impossible, the social worker may request that
the Council accept alternate verification of supervision.
(D) Has passed the Clinical examination administered
nationally by ASWB.
(2) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW).
(A) Has been conferred a master's degree in social
work from a CSWE-accredited social work program, or a doctoral degree
in social work from an accredited university acceptable to the Council,
and has documentation in the form of a university transcript of successfully
completing a field placement in social work.
(B) Has passed the Master's examination administered
nationally by ASWB.
(3) Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW).
(A) Has been conferred a baccalaureate degree in social
work from a CSWE accredited social work program.
(B) Has passed the Bachelors examination administered
nationally by ASWB.
(b) Specialty Recognition. The following education
and experience is required for Independent Non-clinical Practice specialty
recognitions.
(1) Is currently licensed in the State of Texas as
an LBSW or LMSW.
(2) While fully licensed as a social worker has had
3000 hours of supervised full-time social work experience over a minimum
two-year period, or its equivalent if the experience was completed
in another state. Supervised professional experience must comply with §781.404
of this title and all other applicable laws and rules.
(3) Has had a minimum of 100 hours of supervision,
over the course of the 3000 hours of experience, with a Council-approved
supervisor. If supervision was completed in another jurisdiction,
the social worker shall have the supervision verified by the regulatory
authority in the other jurisdiction. If such verification is impossible,
the social worker may request that the Council accept alternate verification.
(c) Applicants for a license must complete the Council's
jurisprudence examination and submit proof of completion at the time
of application.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §781.401 adopted to be effective November 19, 2020, 45 TexReg 8161; amended to be effective February 4, 2021, 46 TexReg 816; amended to be effective February 27, 2022, 47 TexReg 778; amended to be effective November 23, 2022, 47 TexReg 7687; amended to be effective June 15, 2023, 48 TexReg 2958 |
