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Licensed Clinical Social Worker

License authorizing independent clinical social work practice.

Licensing authority: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation · Application information

Endorsement — five consecutive discipline free years
ASWB Clinical Exam
Additional experience
At least 3,000 additional hours of supervised professional experience after the degree; separate from the clinical hours required for licensure; obtained from ten years before application through three years after application.
Alternative supervisor
Supervision may be by an LCSW, licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed clinical psychologist, licensed psychiatrist, or licensed advanced practice psychiatric nurse, as specified in Section 1470.10(a)(2)(B).
Application
Submit the prescribed application and required fee. The application must be completed within three years.
Clinical supervision
Postgraduate clinical experience must be satisfactory and supervised as specified in Section 1470.20(a), with an average of at least four hours of supervision monthly. After January 1, 1995, supervision is by a licensed clinical social worker; the rule provides qualifications for supervision in a jurisdiction not licensing clinical social workers.
Conduct
The applicant must not have engaged in conduct or actions constituting grounds for discipline under the Act.
Education approval
Education must satisfy Section 1470.30. The May 2025 IDFPR guide describes CSWE accreditation and foreign-degree evaluation; the rule specifically provides recognized accreditation for doctoral degrees.
Education experience
Section 12.5 and Section 1470.60(c) waive submission of proof of the education and supervised clinical experience; all other licensure requirements remain.
Exam alternative
Instead of passing, the applicant must have attempted but not successfully completed the ASWB Clinical examination on or after January 1, 2019. The Clinical examination remains the route examination; passage may be replaced by the supervised experience alternative.
Examination or alternative
Section 1470.60(a)(1)(B) requires successful ASWB Clinical completion or the Section 1470.10 experience alternative. Section 12.5 permits issuance without examination; the implementing rule exercises that permission by specifying these requirements.
Experience verification
Submit supervisor verification on VE-SW, version 2024 or later; experience must be satisfactory.
Identity
Provide the required identifying information and current address and email address of record.
Licensure during alternative
Beginning January 1, 2026, the applicant must hold an Illinois social worker license or Illinois school social work license before acquiring examination-alternative professional experience.
Other license
Independent-level licensure in another United States jurisdiction for five consecutive years without discipline; certified verification from each jurisdiction of practice.
Score reporting
Passing ASWB Clinical scores must be reported directly by ASWB. Previously successful applicants request an official ASWB score transfer.
Endorsement — substantial equivalence
ASWB Clinical Exam
Additional experience
At least 3,000 additional hours of supervised professional experience after the degree; separate from the clinical hours required for licensure; obtained from ten years before application through three years after application.
Alternative supervisor
Supervision may be by an LCSW, licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed clinical psychologist, licensed psychiatrist, or licensed advanced practice psychiatric nurse, as specified in Section 1470.10(a)(2)(B).
Application
Submit the prescribed application and required fee. The application must be completed within three years.
Clinical supervision
Postgraduate clinical experience must be satisfactory and supervised as specified in Section 1470.20(a), with an average of at least four hours of supervision monthly. After January 1, 1995, supervision is by a licensed clinical social worker; the rule provides qualifications for supervision in a jurisdiction not licensing clinical social workers.
Conduct
The applicant must not have engaged in conduct or actions constituting grounds for discipline under the Act.
Education approval
Education must satisfy Section 1470.30. The May 2025 IDFPR guide describes CSWE accreditation and foreign-degree evaluation; the rule specifically provides recognized accreditation for doctoral degrees.
Education experience
Approved masters social work degree plus 3,000 postgraduate clinical hours, or approved doctoral social work degree plus 2,000 postgraduate clinical hours.
Exam alternative
Instead of passing, the applicant must have attempted but not successfully completed the ASWB Clinical examination on or after January 1, 2019. The Clinical examination remains the route examination; passage may be replaced by the supervised experience alternative.
Examination or alternative
Section 1470.60(a)(1)(B) requires successful ASWB Clinical completion or the Section 1470.10 experience alternative. Section 12.5 permits issuance without examination; the implementing rule exercises that permission by specifying these requirements.
Experience verification
Submit supervisor verification on VE-SW, version 2024 or later; experience must be satisfactory.
Identity
Provide the required identifying information and current address and email address of record.
Licensure during alternative
Beginning January 1, 2026, the applicant must hold an Illinois social worker license or Illinois school social work license before acquiring examination-alternative professional experience.
Other license
Licensed in another jurisdiction; requirements at original licensure or individual qualifications at that time must be substantially equivalent under Section 12.5. Submit certified licensure verification.
Score reporting
Passing ASWB Clinical scores must be reported directly by ASWB. Previously successful applicants request an official ASWB score transfer.
Expedited military endorsement
ASWB Clinical Exam
Additional experience
At least 3,000 additional hours of supervised professional experience after the degree; separate from the clinical hours required for licensure; obtained from ten years before application through three years after application.
Alternative supervisor
Supervision may be by an LCSW, licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed clinical psychologist, licensed psychiatrist, or licensed advanced practice psychiatric nurse, as specified in Section 1470.10(a)(2)(B).
Application
Submit the prescribed application and required fee. The application must be completed within three years.
Clinical supervision
Postgraduate clinical experience must be satisfactory and supervised as specified in Section 1470.20(a), with an average of at least four hours of supervision monthly. After January 1, 1995, supervision is by a licensed clinical social worker; the rule provides qualifications for supervision in a jurisdiction not licensing clinical social workers.
Conduct
The applicant must not have engaged in conduct or actions constituting grounds for discipline under the Act.
Criminal history
Provide fingerprints if applicable to this profession; Section 2105-165 disqualification and Section 2105-135 standards apply.
Education approval
Education must satisfy Section 1470.30. The May 2025 IDFPR guide describes CSWE accreditation and foreign-degree evaluation; the rule specifically provides recognized accreditation for doctoral degrees.
Education experience
Approved masters social work degree plus 3,000 postgraduate clinical hours, or approved doctoral social work degree plus 2,000 postgraduate clinical hours.
Exam alternative
Instead of passing, the applicant must have attempted but not successfully completed the ASWB Clinical examination on or after January 1, 2019. The Clinical examination remains the route examination; passage may be replaced by the supervised experience alternative.
Examination or alternative
Section 1470.60(a)(1)(B) requires successful ASWB Clinical completion or the Section 1470.10 experience alternative. Section 12.5 permits issuance without examination; the implementing rule exercises that permission by specifying these requirements.
Expedited review
Completed endorsement application and required documents receive expedited review within thirty days under 20 ILCS 5/5-715.
Experience verification
Submit supervisor verification on VE-SW, version 2024 or later; experience must be satisfactory.
Five year waiver
Five consecutive discipline-free years of independent licensure qualify for the Section 12.5 education and experience documentary waiver.
Identity
Provide the required identifying information and current address and email address of record.
Licensure during alternative
Beginning January 1, 2026, the applicant must hold an Illinois social worker license or Illinois school social work license before acquiring examination-alternative professional experience.
Military eligibility
Service member on active duty, or whose active-duty service ended within two years before application, or qualifying spouse; submit proof.
Other license
Current license in good standing in another jurisdiction; meet professional endorsement requirements.
Relocation
Assigned to an Illinois duty station, established Illinois legal residence, or will reside in Illinois within six months after application.
Score reporting
Passing ASWB Clinical scores must be reported directly by ASWB. Previously successful applicants request an official ASWB score transfer.
Initial licensure — doctorate degree — examination
ASWB Clinical Exam
Application
Submit the prescribed application and required fee. The application must be completed within three years.
Clinical hours
2,000 satisfactory supervised clinical professional hours after the degree.
Clinical supervision
Postgraduate clinical experience must be satisfactory and supervised as specified in Section 1470.20(a), with an average of at least four hours of supervision monthly. After January 1, 1995, supervision is by a licensed clinical social worker; the rule provides qualifications for supervision in a jurisdiction not licensing clinical social workers.
Conduct
The applicant must not have engaged in conduct or actions constituting grounds for discipline under the Act.
Education
Approved doctorate degree in social work.
Education approval
Education must satisfy Section 1470.30. The May 2025 IDFPR guide describes CSWE accreditation and foreign-degree evaluation; the rule specifically provides recognized accreditation for doctoral degrees.
Examination
Pass the ASWB Clinical examination.
Identity
Provide the required identifying information and current address and email address of record.
Score reporting
Passing ASWB Clinical scores must be reported directly by ASWB. Previously successful applicants request an official ASWB score transfer.
Initial licensure — doctorate degree — examination alternative
ASWB Clinical Exam
Additional experience
At least 3,000 additional hours of supervised professional experience after the degree; separate from the clinical hours required for licensure; obtained from ten years before application through three years after application.
Alternative supervisor
Supervision may be by an LCSW, licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed clinical psychologist, licensed psychiatrist, or licensed advanced practice psychiatric nurse, as specified in Section 1470.10(a)(2)(B).
Application
Submit the prescribed application and required fee. The application must be completed within three years.
Clinical hours
2,000 satisfactory supervised clinical professional hours after the degree.
Clinical supervision
Postgraduate clinical experience must be satisfactory and supervised as specified in Section 1470.20(a), with an average of at least four hours of supervision monthly. After January 1, 1995, supervision is by a licensed clinical social worker; the rule provides qualifications for supervision in a jurisdiction not licensing clinical social workers.
Conduct
The applicant must not have engaged in conduct or actions constituting grounds for discipline under the Act.
Education
Approved doctorate degree in social work.
Education approval
Education must satisfy Section 1470.30. The May 2025 IDFPR guide describes CSWE accreditation and foreign-degree evaluation; the rule specifically provides recognized accreditation for doctoral degrees.
Exam alternative
Instead of passing, the applicant must have attempted but not successfully completed the ASWB Clinical examination on or after January 1, 2019. The Clinical examination remains the route examination; passage may be replaced by the supervised experience alternative.
Experience verification
Submit supervisor verification on VE-SW, version 2024 or later; experience must be satisfactory.
Identity
Provide the required identifying information and current address and email address of record.
Licensure during alternative
Beginning January 1, 2026, the applicant must hold an Illinois social worker license or Illinois school social work license before acquiring examination-alternative professional experience.
Score reporting
Passing ASWB Clinical scores must be reported directly by ASWB. Previously successful applicants request an official ASWB score transfer.
Initial licensure — masters degree — examination
ASWB Clinical Exam
Application
Submit the prescribed application and required fee. The application must be completed within three years.
Clinical hours
3,000 satisfactory supervised clinical professional hours after the degree.
Clinical supervision
Postgraduate clinical experience must be satisfactory and supervised as specified in Section 1470.20(a), with an average of at least four hours of supervision monthly. After January 1, 1995, supervision is by a licensed clinical social worker; the rule provides qualifications for supervision in a jurisdiction not licensing clinical social workers.
Conduct
The applicant must not have engaged in conduct or actions constituting grounds for discipline under the Act.
Education
Approved masters degree in social work.
Education approval
Education must satisfy Section 1470.30. The May 2025 IDFPR guide describes CSWE accreditation and foreign-degree evaluation; the rule specifically provides recognized accreditation for doctoral degrees.
Examination
Pass the ASWB Clinical examination.
Identity
Provide the required identifying information and current address and email address of record.
Score reporting
Passing ASWB Clinical scores must be reported directly by ASWB. Previously successful applicants request an official ASWB score transfer.
Initial licensure — masters degree — examination alternative
ASWB Clinical Exam
Additional experience
At least 3,000 additional hours of supervised professional experience after the degree; separate from the clinical hours required for licensure; obtained from ten years before application through three years after application.
Alternative supervisor
Supervision may be by an LCSW, licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed clinical psychologist, licensed psychiatrist, or licensed advanced practice psychiatric nurse, as specified in Section 1470.10(a)(2)(B).
Application
Submit the prescribed application and required fee. The application must be completed within three years.
Clinical hours
3,000 satisfactory supervised clinical professional hours after the degree.
Clinical supervision
Postgraduate clinical experience must be satisfactory and supervised as specified in Section 1470.20(a), with an average of at least four hours of supervision monthly. After January 1, 1995, supervision is by a licensed clinical social worker; the rule provides qualifications for supervision in a jurisdiction not licensing clinical social workers.
Conduct
The applicant must not have engaged in conduct or actions constituting grounds for discipline under the Act.
Education
Approved masters degree in social work.
Education approval
Education must satisfy Section 1470.30. The May 2025 IDFPR guide describes CSWE accreditation and foreign-degree evaluation; the rule specifically provides recognized accreditation for doctoral degrees.
Exam alternative
Instead of passing, the applicant must have attempted but not successfully completed the ASWB Clinical examination on or after January 1, 2019. The Clinical examination remains the route examination; passage may be replaced by the supervised experience alternative.
Experience verification
Submit supervisor verification on VE-SW, version 2024 or later; experience must be satisfactory.
Identity
Provide the required identifying information and current address and email address of record.
Licensure during alternative
Beginning January 1, 2026, the applicant must hold an Illinois social worker license or Illinois school social work license before acquiring examination-alternative professional experience.
Score reporting
Passing ASWB Clinical scores must be reported directly by ASWB. Previously successful applicants request an official ASWB score transfer.
Renewal — ce waiver
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete thirty hours of relevant CE in the preceding twenty-four-month cycle, including three ethics hours, three cultural competence hours, and applicable 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1130 Subpart E requirements.
Future supervision ce
The one-time six-hour clinical supervision CE requirement begins with the renewal period ending November 30, 2027, as stated in Section 1470.95(a)(2); it does not change examination requirements.
Remote courses
Remote CE courses include provider examinations under Section 1470.95(b)(2); these are course-completion conditions, not identified licensing examinations.
Renewal
Licenses expire November 30 of odd-numbered years; submit renewal and required fee. Section 11(a) permits renewal during the sixty days preceding expiration; Section 1470.90(a) describes the preceding month.
Waiver
Before renewal, submit facts supporting a CE waiver based on military service, documented temporary incapacitating illness, or other extenuating circumstances; the Division decides on Board recommendation.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal — continued
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete thirty hours of relevant CE in the preceding twenty-four-month cycle, including three ethics hours, three cultural competence hours, and applicable 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1130 Subpart E requirements.
Future supervision ce
The one-time six-hour clinical supervision CE requirement begins with the renewal period ending November 30, 2027, as stated in Section 1470.95(a)(2); it does not change examination requirements.
Remote courses
Remote CE courses include provider examinations under Section 1470.95(b)(2); these are course-completion conditions, not identified licensing examinations.
Renewal
Licenses expire November 30 of odd-numbered years; submit renewal and required fee. Section 11(a) permits renewal during the sixty days preceding expiration; Section 1470.90(a) describes the preceding month.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal — first
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
No CE for first renewal.
Future supervision ce
The one-time six-hour clinical supervision CE requirement begins with the renewal period ending November 30, 2027, as stated in Section 1470.95(a)(2); it does not change examination requirements.
Remote courses
Remote CE courses include provider examinations under Section 1470.95(b)(2); these are course-completion conditions, not identified licensing examinations.
Renewal
Licenses expire November 30 of odd-numbered years; submit renewal and required fee. Section 11(a) permits renewal during the sixty days preceding expiration; Section 1470.90(a) describes the preceding month.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration — expired five years or less
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application fee
Apply for restoration and pay the fees stated in the governing subsection.
Clarification
The Division may request additional information or a Board interview under Section 1470.80(f). An interview to clarify documents is not identified as a licensing examination.
Continuing education
Thirty hours of CE completed within the two years immediately preceding restoration.
Status
Previously held this Illinois license; expired five years or less.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration — inactive five years or less
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application fee
Apply for restoration and pay the fees stated in the governing subsection.
Clarification
The Division may request additional information or a Board interview under Section 1470.80(f). An interview to clarify documents is not identified as a licensing examination.
Continuing education
Thirty hours of CE completed within the two years immediately preceding restoration.
Status
Previously held this Illinois license; inactive five years or less.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration within five years — military service
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Thirty hours of CE within the two years preceding restoration under Section 1470.80.
Fees
Section 11(b-7) waives renewal fees.
Proof
Provide satisfactory evidence of service and qualifying termination.
Status
License expired while engaged in qualifying military service, training, or education; application within two years after qualifying termination and within five years of expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration within five years — one time discipline free waiver
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
The statute does not waive the thirty-hour CE requirement in Section 1470.80(b) or (c); submit CE completed within the two years preceding restoration.
Discipline
No disciplinary action in Illinois or any other jurisdiction throughout licensure.
One time
This restoration waiver may be used only once.
Status
Inactive or expired for five years or less.
Waived requirements
Proof of fitness, certified active practice, and fee or renewal fee are suspended.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration after more than five years — active practice
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Thirty hours of CE in the two years immediately preceding the restoration application.
Fees
Pay restoration fees unless Section 11 military-service exemption applies.
Fitness
Sworn evidence of active authorized practice in another jurisdiction.
Status
Illinois license expired or inactive for more than five years.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration after more than five years — clinical examination
ASWB Clinical Exam
Continuing education
Thirty hours of CE completed within two years immediately preceding application.
Examination
Pass the Section 1470.70 ASWB Clinical examination within the twelve months preceding the restoration application.
Fees
Submit required restoration fees.
Status
Illinois license expired or inactive for more than five years; use Section 1470.80(d)(1)(C) rather than active-practice or military-service evidence.
Restoration after more than five years — experience alternative
ASWB Clinical Exam
Additional experience
At least 3,000 additional hours of supervised professional experience after the degree; separate from the clinical hours required for licensure; obtained from ten years before application through three years after application.
Alternative supervisor
Supervision may be by an LCSW, licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed clinical psychologist, licensed psychiatrist, or licensed advanced practice psychiatric nurse, as specified in Section 1470.10(a)(2)(B).
Continuing education
Thirty hours of CE completed within two years immediately preceding application.
Exam alternative
Instead of passing, the applicant must have attempted but not successfully completed the ASWB Clinical examination on or after January 1, 2019. The Clinical examination remains the route examination; passage may be replaced by the supervised experience alternative.
Experience verification
Submit supervisor verification on VE-SW, version 2024 or later; experience must be satisfactory.
Fees
Submit required restoration fees.
Licensure during alternative
Beginning January 1, 2026, the applicant must hold an Illinois social worker license or Illinois school social work license before acquiring examination-alternative professional experience.
Status
Illinois license expired or inactive for more than five years; use Section 1470.80(d)(1)(C) rather than active-practice or military-service evidence.
Restoration after more than five years — military service
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Thirty hours of CE in the two years immediately preceding the restoration application.
Fees
Pay restoration fees unless Section 11 military-service exemption applies.
Fitness
Military-service affidavit; apply within two years after qualifying honorable termination and satisfy Section 11(b-7).
Status
Illinois license expired or inactive for more than five years.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

ASWB Clinical Exam

Provider
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB); administered on computer at Pearson test centers
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice examination (three- and four-option questions) in two 61-question sections, each with a two-hour time limit; scored and pretest questions are mixed together; results reported as pass/fail
Exam questions
122 multiple-choice questions: 110 scored and 12 unscored pretest questions
Time limit
4 hours (two sections, each with a two-hour time limit)
Passing score
Pass/fail; the number of correct answers required varies by exam form and generally ranges from 66 to 78 of the 110 scored questions
Exam fee
US$260 exam registration fee
Examination outline
  • I. VALUES AND ETHICS (36%) (36%)
    • IA. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES — Legal and ethical issues regarding confidentiality, including limitations of confidentiality (e.g., HIPAA, PHI, privacy)
    • IA. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES — Legal and ethical issues related to the practice of social work, including responsibility to clients/client systems, colleagues, the profession, and society
    • IA. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES — Identifying and resolving ethical dilemmas
    • IA. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES — Principles and processes of obtaining informed consent
    • IA. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES — Professional values and principles (e.g., competence, social justice, integrity, dignity and worth of the person)
    • IA. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES — Burnout, secondary trauma, and compassion fatigue
    • IA. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES — Social worker self-care principles
    • IA. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES — Importance of professional development activities to improve practice and maintain current professional knowledge (e.g., in-service training, licensing requirements, reviews of literature, workshops, on-going supervision, consultation)
    • IB. ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY — Protecting and enhancing client/client system self-determination (e.g., medication, medical treatment, counseling, placement, right to refuse services)
    • IB. ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY — Professional boundaries in the social worker-client/client system relationship (e.g., power differences, influence, privilege, conflicts of interest, self-disclosure, dual relationships)
    • IB. ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY — Legal and ethical issues regarding mandatory reporting (e.g., abuse, threat of harm, impaired professionals, duty to warn)
    • IB. ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY — Legal and ethical issues regarding documentation (e.g., maintaining client records)
    • IB. ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY — Responsible billing practices (e.g., managed care, insurance reimbursement, incident to billing)
    • IB. ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY — Legal and ethical issues related to death and dying
    • IB. ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY — Ethical issues in supervision and management
    • IB. ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY — Impact of governmental policies on service delivery (e.g., local, state, federal legislation and policy)
    • IB. ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY — Legal and ethical issues regarding termination
    • IB. ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY — Ethical issues related to electronic practice
    • IB. ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY — Research ethics (e.g., institutional review boards, use of human subjects, informed consent)
    • IC. DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE — Anti-oppressive and anti-racist approaches
    • IC. DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE — Social, racial, environmental, and economic justice principles
    • IC. DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE — Impact of culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, and intersectionality on behaviors, attitudes, and identity formation
    • IC. DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE — Accessibility including language, physical, and cultural access (e.g., translation and interpretation, neurodiversity, American Sign Language)
    • IC. DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE — Power differential and racial privilege (e.g., internalized racial and ethnic inferiority and superiority)
    • IC. DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE — Privilege and bias and their impact on client/client systems (e.g., implicit bias, microaggressions)
    • IC. DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE — Cultural impacts of exploitation across marginalized communities (e.g., financial, immigration status, trafficking, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women)
    • IC. DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE — Social justice, truth and reconciliation, and restorative practices related to clients/client systems from historically oppressed and marginalized communities
    • IC. DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE — Impact of globalization, immigration, and refugee or immigration status on clients/client systems and service delivery
  • II. ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING (32% — the heading in the Clinical content outline prints no percentage; page 6 of the guidebook states the Clinical examination will have 32 percent of the questions testing Assessment and Planning) (32%)
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Indicators and impact of trauma, stressors, violence, and crises on individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities (e.g., intergenerational, historical, and complex)
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Family dynamics and functioning and the effects on individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Dynamics of interpersonal relationships and relationship development (e.g., family, couples, groups, polyamory)
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Indicators, dynamics, and impact of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse and neglect on individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Indicators of mental and emotional illness throughout the lifespan
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Co-occurring disorders and conditions
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Biopsychosocial assessment model and related components and factors
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Indicators and impact of addiction and substance use and abuse on individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Impact of poverty on individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities (e.g., social determinants of health)
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Factors influencing self- and body-image (e.g., culture, race, religion/spirituality, age, ability, trauma, gender, sexuality, size)
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Defense mechanisms and their effects on behavior and relationships
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Characteristics of perpetrators of abuse, neglect, and exploitation
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Impact of out-of-home placement (e.g., hospitalization, foster care, residential care, criminal justice system) on clients/client systems
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Impact of caregiving on families
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Indicators, dynamics, and impact of exploitation across the lifespan (e.g., financial, immigration status, trafficking)
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Typical and atypical physical, cognitive, emotional, and sexual development throughout the lifespan
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Effects of physical and mental ability throughout the lifespan
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Impact of aging on the individual and family systems
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Racial, ethnic, cultural, and spiritual/faith development throughout the lifespan
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Factors of out-of-home displacement (e.g., homelessness, immigration, and refugee status) on clients/client systems
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — The influence and impact of technology, including social media, on client/client-systems (personal and professional)
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Impact of urbanization, globalization, environmental hazards, and climate change on individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Client/client system competence, self-determination, and self-monitoring techniques (e.g., financial decisions, treatment decisions, emancipation, age of consent, permanency planning)
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods of assessing risk of harm to self and others
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Principles and techniques of interviewing (e.g., supporting, clarifying, confronting, validating, feedback, reflecting, language differences, use of interpreters)
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods of involving clients/client systems in problem identification, problem solving, and intervention planning
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Indicators of and methods of assessing motivation, barriers, and readiness for change
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods for assessing resilience and coping abilities
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods, techniques, and instruments for assessing client/client system strengths, resources, needs, and challenges
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods for obtaining sensitive and/or confidential information (e.g., substance use, sexual abuse)
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods of assessing clients’/client systems’ communication skills
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in assessment and common indicators of mental health and brain-related conditions
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Components and function of the mental status examination
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods of incorporating information from records and evaluations (e.g., employment, medical, psychological, school)
    • IIC. ASSESSMENT PRACTICES — Assessing the availability of and determining appropriate community resources
    • IIC. ASSESSMENT PRACTICES — Factors and processes used in goal planning, treatment planning, triage, and service plans
    • IIC. ASSESSMENT PRACTICES — Criteria used in the selection of intervention/treatment modalities (e.g., client/client system abilities, developmental level, culture, life stage)
    • IIC. ASSESSMENT PRACTICES — Cultural considerations in the creation of an intervention plan
    • IIC. ASSESSMENT PRACTICES — Use and side effects of common prescription, over-the-counter, and alternative medications
    • IIC. ASSESSMENT PRACTICES — Indicators of client/client system readiness for termination
  • III. INTERVENTION AND PRACTICE (32%) (32%)
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — Strengths-based and empowerment strategies and interventions
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — Principles and techniques for building and maintaining a helping relationship (e.g., acceptance, empathy, rapport)
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — Interdisciplinary and intra-disciplinary team collaboration (e.g., co-therapy, care conference, IEP)
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — The social worker’s role in the problem-solving process
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — End of life practice (e.g., continuity of care, hospice, palliative care, stages of death and dying)
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — Parenting capacities and skill building
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — Policies, procedures, regulations, and legislation and their impact on social work practice and service delivery
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — Developing formal documents (e.g., grants, proposals, reports, evaluations)
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods and approaches for providing trauma-informed care for various types of trauma (e.g., complex, vicarious)
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Verbal and nonverbal communication (e.g., body language, congruence, feedback)
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Principles of active listening and observation
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Limit and boundary setting techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Crisis intervention and treatment approaches
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Emotional regulation techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Evidence-based practices (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness based stress reduction, motivational interviewing, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods of teaching coping and other self-care skills to clients
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Stress management techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Practice with clients experiencing loss, separation, and grief
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods for engaging and motivating voluntary and involuntary clients/client systems
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Harm reduction techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Approaches to and methods of advocacy for needed services and resources
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Psychoeducation methods
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Contracting and goal-setting techniques (e.g., partializing, measurable objectives)
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Problem-solving models and approaches
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Techniques and methods for addiction intervention
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Case management techniques (e.g., case recording, documentation, case presentation)
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Conflict resolution methods
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Anger management techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Family therapy models, interventions, and approaches
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Discharge, aftercare, wrap-around services, and follow-up
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Group work techniques and approaches (e.g., developing and managing group processes and cohesion)
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Establishing service networks or community resources
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Assertiveness training techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Role modeling techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Couples interventions and treatment approaches
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Role play techniques
    • IIIC. PRACTICE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH — Techniques for evaluating progress and effectiveness of intervention, treatment, and service plans
    • IIIC. PRACTICE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH — Methods of establishing program objectives and outcomes
    • IIIC. PRACTICE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH — Program evaluation and related impact on services
    • IIIC. PRACTICE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH — Methods of evaluating agency programs (e.g., needs assessment, formative/summative assessment, cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit analysis, outcomes assessment)
    • IIIC. PRACTICE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH — Basic and applied research design and methods, data collection and analysis methods, and methods to assess reliability and validity in social work research (e.g., objective, subjective, qualitative, quantitative)
    • IIIC. PRACTICE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH — Quality assurance (e.g., program reviews and audits by external sources)
    • IIID. SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION — Supervisee’s role in supervision (e.g., identifying learning needs, self-assessment, prioritizing)
    • IIID. SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION — Supervision and consultation models and techniques (e.g., individual, peer, group, case recording)
    • IIID. SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION — Transference and countertransference within supervisory relationships
    • IIID. SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION — Methods for creating, implementing, and evaluating policies and procedures that minimize risk for individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
    • IIID. SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION — Organizational development, structure, and functioning (e.g., policies, procedures)
    • IIID. SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION — Fiscal management and resource allocation techniques
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