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Social Work

State Licensing Requirements

State	State Licensing Board or Department	State Licensing Requirements	Notes
Alabama	Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners	Does not meet requirements
Alaska	Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners	Meets requirements	additional post graduate hours required
American Samoa		Does not meet requirements
Arizona	Arizona State Board of Behavior Health Examiners	Meets requirements	additional post graduate hours required
Arkansas	Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board	Does not meet requirements
California	California Board of Behavioral Sciences (Social Worker)	Meets requirements	additional post graduate hours required
Colorado	Colorado State Board of Social Work Examiners	Meets requirements	additional post graduate hours required
Connecticut	Connecticut State Department of Health – Social Worker Licensing	Does not meet requirements
Delaware	Delaware Board of Clinical Social Work Examiners	Does not meet requirements
District of Columbia	District of Columbia Board of Social Work	Does not meet requirements
Federated States of Micronesia		Does not meet requirements
Florida	Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling	Meets requirements	additional post graduate hours required, and ASWB testing (required)
Georgia	Georgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists	Does not meet requirements
Guam	Guam Board of Social Work	Does not meet requirements
Hawaii	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Meets requirements	ASWB exam required
Idaho	Idaho Board of Social Work Examiners	Meets requirements	LCSW needs ASWB Clinical exam, LMSW needs ASWB master exam
Illinois	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Social Work)	Does not meet requirements
Indiana	Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board	Does not meet requirements
Iowa	Iowa Board of Social Work	Meets requirements	LCSW needs ASWB Clinical exam, LMSW needs ASWB master exam
Kansas	Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board	Does not meet requirements
Kentucky	Kentucky Board of Social Work	Does not meet requirements
Louisiana	Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners	Does not meet requirements
Maine	Maine State Board of Social Worker Licensure	Does not meet requirements
Maryland	Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners	Does not meet requirements
Massachusetts	Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Work	Does not meet requirements
Michigan	Michigan Board of Social Work	Meets requirements
Minnesota	Minnesota Board of Social Work	Does not meet requirements
Mississippi	Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists	Does not meet requirements
Missouri	Missouri Committee for Social Workers	Does not meet requirements
Montana	Montana Board of Behavioral Health	Meets requirements
Nebraska	Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (Mental Health and Social Work)	Does not meet requirements
Nevada	Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers	Meets requirements	Test: ASWB Masters, Clinical and advanced generalist
New Hampshire	Board of Mental Health Practice	Does not meet requirements
New Jersey	New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners	Does not meet requirements
New Mexico	New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners	Does not meet requirements
New York	New York State Office of the Professions: Social Work	Does not meet requirements
North Carolina	North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board	Does not meet requirements
North Dakota	North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners	Meets requirements	Test: ASWB clinical
Northern Mariana Islands	Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Health Care Professions Licensing Board	Does not meet requirements
Ohio	Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board	Does not meet requirements
Oklahoma	Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers	Does not meet requirements
Oregon	Oregon State Board of Licensed Social Workers	Meets requirements	Tests: ASWB Masters and Oregon Rules/Laws
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Professional Counselors	Meets requirements	LCSW: ASWB clinical test
Puerto Rico	Board of Social Work Professionals of Puerto Rico	Does not meet requirements
Republic of Palau	Palau Ministry of Health and Human Services	Does not meet requirements
Republic of the Marshall Islands	Marshall Islands Board of Health Professions	Does not meet requirements
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Department of Health – Board of Examiners for Social Workers	Does not meet requirements
South Carolina	South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners	Does not meet requirements
South Dakota	South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners	Meets requirements	CSW: Test ASWB: masters, CSW PIP: ASWB Clinical
Tennessee	Tennessee Department of Health – Board of Social Workers	Does not meet requirements
Texas	Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners	Meets requirements	Tests: LMSW: ASWB Masters and TX Jurisprudence. LCSW: ASWB Clinical and TX Jurisprudence
US Virgin Islands	U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs	Not determined
Utah	Utah Division of Professional Licensing (Social Work)	Not determined
Vermont	Vermont Office of Professional Regulation – Social Workers	Not determined
Virginia	Virginia Board of Social Work	Not determined
Washington	Washington State Department of Health (Social Worker)	Meets requirements
West Virginia	West Virginia Board of Social Work	Not determined
Wisconsin	Wisconsin Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board	Meets requirements	ASWB, Advanced Generalist and WI Statutes and Rules
Wyoming	Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board	Meets requirements	LCSW: ASWB Clinical