Wis. Admin. Code Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board MPSW 3.09 - Application for licensure as a clinical social worker
In addition to paying the fee under s. 440.05(1), Stats., an applicant for licensure as a clinical social worker shall submit the completed, signed application form and:
(1) A certificate of professional education,
signed and sealed by the chancellor, dean or registrar of the school from which
the applicant has graduated with a master's or doctoral degree in social work
with a concentration in clinical social work, including completion of
supervised clinical field training. In lieu of supervised clinical field
training, applicants may submit an affidavit indicating that they have
completed 1,500 hours of supervised clinical social work experience in not less
than one year within a primary clinical setting, which includes at least 500
hours of face-to-face client contact and is supervised as provided in s.
MPSW
4.01.
(2)
Verification that the school or program which awarded the social work degree
was accredited by, or a pre-accreditation program, of the Council on Social
Work Education (CSWE) at the time the applicant graduated from the program or
school, or that a degree awarded by a foreign institution of higher learning
has been determined by the CSWE to be equivalent to a program accredited by the
CSWE. If the applicant's education was not received in English, the applicant
must demonstrate proficiency in English by achieving a score of 550 (or 213 on
the computer-based exam) or above on the Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) or an equivalent score on an equivalent examination.
(3) Except as provided in sub. (3m), an
affidavit that the applicant, after receiving a master's or doctoral degree and
after receiving certification as an advanced practice social worker or an
independent social worker, has completed at least 3,000 hours of clinical
social work practice, including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client
contact. At least 600 hours of the required 1,000 hours of face-to-face client
contact must involve DSM diagnosis and treatment of individuals. All hours must
be accumulated under the supervision of a supervisor approved by the social
worker section. Pre-licensed supervised practice shall meet the criteria under
s.
MPSW
4.01.
(3m)
An applicant who after receiving a master's or doctoral degree in social work
and completing any portion of the applicant's 3,000 hours of supervised
clinical social work practice outside of Wisconsin in no less than 2 years may
be given credit for those hours provided they included at least 1,000 hours of
face-to-face client contact, or a proportionate number thereof, and also
included DSM diagnosis and treatment of individuals, completed under the
supervision of a supervisor acceptable to the social worker section.
(4) Verification of successful completion of
the required examinations, or verification that the applicant is a board
certified diplomat (BCD) of the American Board of Examiners in clinical social
work.
(5) Verification of the
applicant's credential in all jurisdictions in which the applicant has ever
been credentialed.
(6)
Documentation necessary for the section to determine, subject to ss.
111.321,
111.322,
and
111.335,
Stats., whether any of the following apply:
(a) The applicant has a pending charge for an
exempt offense, as defined in s.
111.335(1m) (b), Stats., or a violent crime against a
child, as defined in s.
111.335(1m) (d), Stats., which is substantially related
to the practice of a licensed clinical social worker.
(b) The applicant has been convicted of a
crime substantially related to the practice of a licensed clinical social
worker.
Notes
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