N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8 § 74.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 74.3 - Experience requirement for licensure as a licensed clinical social worker

(a) An applicant for licensure as a licensed clinical social worker shall meet the experience requirement for licensure by submitting documentation of three years of full-time supervised clinical social work experience in diagnosis, psychotherapy, and assessment-based treatment plans, or the part-time equivalent, or a combination of full-time and part-time supervised clinical social work experience in diagnosis, psychotherapy, and assessment-based treatment plans, completed over a period not to exceed six years, in accordance with the requirements of section 74.6 of this Part. For purposes of this subdivision, the full-time experience shall consist of not less than 2,000 client contact hours over a continuous period of at least 36 months and not to exceed six years.

(1) Experience obtained in New York must be obtained as a licensed master social worker (LMSW) or limited permit holder, except the department may, in limited circumstances, accept other experience where an applicant demonstrates that such experience was obtained in an authorized setting and under the supervision of a qualified supervisor. Experience obtained in another jurisdiction must be obtained after the applicant completes the master's degree program in social work required for licensure in licensed clinical social work, as prescribed in section 74.1(c) of this Part, and such experience must be obtained in a setting authorized in such jurisdiction to provide such services and be under the supervision of a qualified supervisor acceptable to the department.

(2) The supervised experience shall be obtained in a setting acceptable to the department, as defined in section 74.6(a) of this Part.

(3) The supervision shall be provided by a supervisor who meets the requirements of section 74.6(c)(2) of this Part.

(4) The supervisor(s) shall verify the applicant's supervised experience to the department on forms prescribed by the department. The department may request additional information or clarification in regard to the supervisor's qualifications or the authority of the setting to provide professional services. In the event a supervisor is deceased or not available, the verification may be submitted by a licensed colleague who attests to the name and qualifications of the supervisor, the dates of supervised experience, client contact hours and supervision hours and other information required by the department to evaluate the applicant's supervised experience.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 74.3