Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2263 - State Committee for Social Workers › Chapter 2 - Licensure Requirements › Section 20 CSR 2263-2.050 - Application for Licensure as a Social Worker

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment updates language regarding
				  when applicants may take the exam.
(1) Application for social work licensure
				shall be made on the forms provided by the committee. Application forms shall
				be obtained from the Executive Director, State Committee for Social Workers, PO
				Box 1335, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
(2) An application for licensure is not
				considered officially filed with the committee until it has been determined by
				the committee staff to be complete and the application is submitted on the
				form(s) provided by the committee. The application shall be accompanied by the
				application fee as set forth in the rules promulgated by the
				committee.
(3) A separate
				application for licensure shall be made for each class of license
				sought.
(4) The following documents
				shall be on file for an application to be considered complete and officially
				filed:
(A) Completed application form,
				specifying the type of license sought;
(B) Official transcript(s) sent directly from
				the educational institution(s);
(C)
				Completed Attestation of Supervision form(s) sent directly from the attesting
				super-visor(s), if applicable;
(D)
				Proof of completing two (2) hours of suicide assessment, referral, treatment,
				and management training taken within the prior two (2) years of application
				submission;
(E) Verification of a
				passing score, as determined by the committee, on the examination administered
				by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB). Verification of score(s) shall
				be sent directly to the committee office by the ASWB. The required examinations
				are-
1. Licensed baccalaureate social
				worker-bachelors examination;
2.
				Licensed baccalaureate social worker independent practice-bachelors
				examination.
A. An examination taken prior to
				the final semester of the degree program is not acceptable. A letter from a
				designated official at the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited
				program indicating the individual is on track to graduate must be received by
				the committee;
3.
				Licensed master social worker-masters examination.
A. An examination taken prior to the final
				semester of the degree program is not acceptable. A letter from a designated
				official at the CSWE accredited program indicating the individual is on track
				to graduate must be received by the committee;
4. Licensed advanced macro social
				worker-advanced generalist examination.
A. An
				examination taken before the completion of at least two thousand two hundred
				fifty (2,250) hours and eighteen (18) months of the supervised work experience
				is not acceptable; and
5.
				Licensed clinical social worker-clinical examination.
A. An examination taken before the completion
				of at least two thousand two hundred fifty (2,250) hours and eighteen (18)
				months of the supervised work experience is not
				acceptable;
(F) Proof of submission of fingerprints to the
				Missouri State Highway Patrol's approved vendor for both a Missouri State
				Highway Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint background
				check. Any fees due for fingerprint background checks shall be paid by the
				applicant directly to the Missouri Highway Patrol or its approved vendor. All
				fees are nonrefundable; and
(G) An
				applicant for licensure who answers "yes" to any question in the application
				which relates to possible grounds for denial of licensure under section
				337.630,
				RSMo, shall submit a sworn affidavit setting forth in detail the facts that
				explain the answer and shall submit copies of appropriate documents related to
				that answer, if requested by the committee, which shall include, but is not
				limited to, the following:
1. Certified
				copies of final orders/judgments;
2. If no final order-Certified copy of
				clerk's docket sheet and copy of complaint; and
3. If criminal conviction-A certified copy of
				final order and sentence or commutation of sentence.