Iowa Admin. Code r. 645-281.5 - Educational qualifications
(1) Bachelor level
social worker. An applicant for a license will possess a bachelor's degree in
social work from a college or university accredited by the Council on Social
Work Education at the time of graduation.
(2) Master and independent level social
worker. An applicant for a license will present evidence satisfactory to the
board that the applicant:
a. Possesses a
master's degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the
Council on Social Work Education at the time of graduation; or
b. Possesses a doctoral degree in social work
from a college or university approved by the board at the time of
graduation.
(3)
Foreign-trained social workers shall provide an equivalency evaluation of their
educational credentials by International Education Research Foundation, Inc.,
Credentials Evaluation Service, P.O. Box 3665, Culver City, California
90231-3665, telephone 310.258.9451, website www.ierf.org or email at
info@ierf.org; or obtain a certificate of equivalency
from the Council on Social Work Education, 1701 Duke Street, Suite 200,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3457, telephone 703.683.8080, website
www.cswe.org. The professional curriculum
must be equivalent to that stated in these rules. The applicant shall bear the
expense of the curriculum evaluation.
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