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(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 24 to 48 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 (relating
to Definitions).
(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
recognition.
(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, but within a maximum five-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. Supervised experience must have occurred within the 5
calendar years immediately preceding the date of application for IPR
specialty recognition. 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.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the adoption and found it to be a valid
exercise of the agency's legal
authority.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on February 7, 2022
TRD-202200412 Darrel D. Spinks
Executive Director
Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners
Effective date: February 27, 2022
Proposal publication date: October 1, 2021
For further information, please call: (512) 305-7706
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