Section 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 in no less than 2 years, including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact and including DSM diagnosis and treatment of individuals, 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 examination approved by the section, 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)  All pertinent information relating to any convictions or pending charges for all crimes and any traffic offenses which did or could result in revocation or suspension of the applicant's driver's license.

History: Cr. Register, November, 1993, No. 455 , eff. 12-1-93; CR 01-153 : am. (3), Register July 2002 No. 559 , eff. 1-1-03; CR 02-105 : am. (intro.), (3) and (5), Register October 2002 No. 562 , eff. 11-1-02; reprinted to restore dropped copy in (3), Register January 2003 No. 565 ; CR 03-090 : am. (2) Register June 2004 No. 582 , eff. 7-1-04; CR 05-042 : am. (1) Register December 2005 No. 600 , eff. 1-1-06; CR 08-089 : am. (3), cr. (3m) Register June 2009 No. 642 , eff. 7-1-09.