Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 3 - Application For Social Worker Certification Or Licensure › Section MPSW 3.09 - Application for licensure as a clinical social worker

Current through June 24, 2024
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.