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Licensed Bachelor Social Worker

Licensing authority: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board · Application information

Licensure by examination
ASWB Bachelors Exam
Application
Submit the application, official transcripts and required fee; the Board must approve examination eligibility.
Background
Provide evidence of no conviction directly bearing on competent practice and no disqualifying discipline endangering the public; complete the required criminal background check.
Education
Hold a Board-approved or CSWE-accredited/candidacy BSW or a foreign BSW approved by CSWE foreign equivalency; a person holding an MSW is ineligible for this license.
Exam timing
The examination must be taken within one calendar year of initial Board approval; otherwise a new application and documentation are required under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Experience
Hours under an LBSW license cannot count toward LCSW eligibility.
Repeat examination
After failure, apply for Board approval to repeat the examination; the Board may require an appearance after three failures under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Student examination
A student in the final BSW semester may take the examination with an institutional letter of good standing; the degree requirements must be completed before licensure.
Reinstatement of a license lapsed for more than three years
ASWB Bachelors Exam
Application and fees
Submit the renewal application, current renewal and penalty/reinstatement fees and a detailed letter explaining the lapse.
Board discretion
The Board may require a personal appearance and passage of the national examination under 839 IAC 1-2-2(f)(6)-(7); discretionary examination is retained as a leaf.
Continuing education
Document one renewal cycle of continuing education completed within the previous twenty-four months; comply with statutory remediation and additional training appropriate to the lapse.
Lapse
License has been expired for more than three years.
Reinstatement of a license lapsed for three years or less
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application and fees
Submit the completed renewal application, current renewal fee and reinstatement fee.
Continuing education
Provide the sworn continuing-education compliance statement or meet remediation imposed under IC 25-1-4-5 and -6.
Lapse
License delinquent for three years or less.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military service applicant holding a qualifying license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conduct
No disqualifying act and no pending occupational-board complaint or investigation concerning unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime.
Controlling authority
IC 25-1-17-4 directs issuance notwithstanding other law on the enumerated qualifications; no currently identified examination is an issuance requirement.
Fee
Submit the application and pay required Board fees.
License held
Military service applicant holding for at least one year a current other-jurisdiction license whose requirements substantially equal or exceed Indiana requirements.
Military definitions
Military service means active armed forces, reserve-component or National Guard service. A military spouse is the husband or wife of a United States armed-forces member. A dependent is a natural, step or adopted child younger than 26 who resides with the military parent or attends secondary school or accredited higher education in Indiana.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal following qualifying out of state active military duty
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Active duty
Called to full-time out-of-state active duty exceeding thirty consecutive days in a calendar year; license was not revoked, suspended, lapsed or under complaint on entry to duty.
Continuing education
Complete twenty hours per licensure year, forty per biennial cycle, with at least one ethics hour per year and no more than half Category II; statutory and rule exemptions, initial-license prorating and Board-approved hardship waivers apply.
Extension
License expires during out-of-state active duty and no expiration notice was received before duty; provide discharge or movement orders. Renewal and CE extend 180 days after release, with Board-approved service-related illness/injury/disability extension up to 365 days; late fees are waived.
Renewal
Renew by April 1 of even-numbered years, pay the required renewal fee, and keep the Board informed of address changes.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military spouse or dependent holding a qualifying license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conduct
No disqualifying act and no pending occupational-board complaint or investigation concerning unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime.
Controlling authority
IC 25-1-17-5 directs issuance notwithstanding other law on the enumerated qualifications; no currently identified examination is an issuance requirement.
Fee
Submit the application and pay required Board fees.
License and competency
A military spouse or dependent holding an equivalent-or-higher current other-jurisdiction license for at least one year, demonstrating competency by Board-determined methods and in good standing without discipline.
Military definitions
Military service means active armed forces, reserve-component or National Guard service. A military spouse is the husband or wife of a United States armed-forces member. A dependent is a natural, step or adopted child younger than 26 who resides with the military parent or attends secondary school or accredited higher education in Indiana.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military service applicant with equivalent military training
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conduct
No disqualifying act and no pending occupational-board complaint or investigation concerning unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime.
Controlling authority
IC 25-1-17-4 directs issuance notwithstanding other law on the enumerated qualifications; no currently identified examination is an issuance requirement.
Fee
Submit the application and pay required Board fees.
Military definitions
Military service means active armed forces, reserve-component or National Guard service. A military spouse is the husband or wife of a United States armed-forces member. A dependent is a natural, step or adopted child younger than 26 who resides with the military parent or attends secondary school or accredited higher education in Indiana.
Military qualification
A military service applicant who completed military training, received and performed a military occupational specialty at a level substantially equivalent to or exceeding the academic or experience requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military applicant, spouse or dependent with work experience in a jurisdiction not licensing the occupation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conduct
No disqualifying act and no pending occupational-board complaint or investigation concerning unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime.
Controlling authority
IC 25-1-17-5.5 directs issuance notwithstanding other law on the enumerated qualifications; no currently identified examination is an issuance requirement.
Fee
Submit the application and pay required Board fees.
Military definitions
Military service means active armed forces, reserve-component or National Guard service. A military spouse is the husband or wife of a United States armed-forces member. A dependent is a natural, step or adopted child younger than 26 who resides with the military parent or attends secondary school or accredited higher education in Indiana.
Work experience
A military member, spouse or dependent who worked at least three years in a jurisdiction that does not license an occupation with a Board-determined similar Indiana scope; good standing and no discipline are required.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New license application at least seven years after revocation
ASWB Bachelors Exam
Application
Submit the application, official transcripts and required fee; the Board must approve examination eligibility.
Background
Provide evidence of no conviction directly bearing on competent practice and no disqualifying discipline endangering the public; complete the required criminal background check.
Education
Hold a Board-approved or CSWE-accredited/candidacy BSW or a foreign BSW approved by CSWE foreign equivalency; a person holding an MSW is ineligible for this license.
Exam timing
The examination must be taken within one calendar year of initial Board approval; otherwise a new application and documentation are required under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Experience
Hours under an LBSW license cannot count toward LCSW eligibility.
Repeat examination
After failure, apply for Board approval to repeat the examination; the Board may require an appearance after three failures under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Revocation
A revoked license cannot be reinstated; an applicant may apply for a new license only after seven years and must meet the applicable initial licensure qualifications.
Student examination
A student in the final BSW semester may take the examination with an institutional letter of good standing; the degree requirements must be completed before licensure.
Removal of probationary license limitations
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Hearing
The Board removes limitations after a hearing finding that the deficiency requiring discipline has been remedied.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by reciprocity
ASWB Bachelors Exam
Discipline
Have no pending disciplinary proceeding in another state.
Fee and deadline
Pay the fee; the statute requires issuance no later than thirty days after a complete application.
License held
Hold a valid equivalent-level license or certificate from another state or jurisdiction.
Other examinations
Any other examination the Board finds substantially equivalent is an applicant condition; another jurisdiction or country examination is not an Indiana examination leaf.
Prior passing score
Have passed an examination substantially equivalent to the requested level; provide the official ASWB bachelors passing score report.
Active license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete twenty hours per licensure year, forty per biennial cycle, with at least one ethics hour per year and no more than half Category II; statutory and rule exemptions, initial-license prorating and Board-approved hardship waivers apply.
Renewal
Renew by April 1 of even-numbered years, pay the required renewal fee, and keep the Board informed of address changes.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration after disciplinary suspension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Corrective measures
Comply with any disciplinary or corrective measures the Board imposes under IC 25-1-9; the reinstatement provision identifies no particular examination.
Hearing
After a hearing, the Board must be satisfied the applicant can practice with reasonable skill and safety.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensed Bachelor Social Worker — Probationary License

Licensing authority: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board · Application information

Probationary issuance through examination
ASWB Bachelors Exam
Application
Submit the application, official transcripts and required fee; the Board must approve examination eligibility.
Background
Provide evidence of no conviction directly bearing on competent practice and no disqualifying discipline endangering the public; complete the required criminal background check.
Education
Hold a Board-approved or CSWE-accredited/candidacy BSW or a foreign BSW approved by CSWE foreign equivalency; a person holding an MSW is ineligible for this license.
Exam timing
The examination must be taken within one calendar year of initial Board approval; otherwise a new application and documentation are required under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Experience
Hours under an LBSW license cannot count toward LCSW eligibility.
Probation
IC 25-1-9-16 permits a probationary license or refusal for directly relevant prior discipline/acts or prior unlicensed practice; the Board may require reporting, practice limitations, education, uncompensated service, and other appropriate acts or restraints.
Repeat examination
After failure, apply for Board approval to repeat the examination; the Board may require an appearance after three failures under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Student examination
A student in the final BSW semester may take the examination with an institutional letter of good standing; the degree requirements must be completed before licensure.
Probationary issuance through reciprocity
ASWB Bachelors Exam
Discipline
Have no pending disciplinary proceeding in another state.
Fee and deadline
Pay the fee; the statute requires issuance no later than thirty days after a complete application.
License held
Hold a valid equivalent-level license or certificate from another state or jurisdiction.
Other examinations
Any other examination the Board finds substantially equivalent is an applicant condition; another jurisdiction or country examination is not an Indiana examination leaf.
Prior license and score
Meet the corresponding ordinary reciprocity route, including the equivalent-level prior passing examination and license requirements.
Prior passing score
Have passed an examination substantially equivalent to the requested level; provide the official ASWB bachelors passing score report.
Probation
IC 25-1-9-16 permits a probationary license or refusal for directly relevant prior discipline/acts or prior unlicensed practice; the Board may require reporting, practice limitations, education, uncompensated service, and other appropriate acts or restraints.

Licensed Bachelor Social Worker — Temporary Permit

Licensing authority: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board · Application information

Temporary practice permit while pursuing the licensing examination
ASWB Bachelors Exam
Board implementation difference
The Board Temporary Permits instructions state: "The temporary permit will be issued AFTER the applicant has meet all licensure requirements to be approved for their national exam." They also state: "Applicants applying by reciprocity or have already taken and passed their national exam do not qualify for a Temporary Permit." The applicable statutory permit qualifications and term control; these additional Board application demands are disclosed for applicants.
Duration
Expires one year after issuance irrespective of how often the examination is passed or failed; nonrenewable.
Eligibility
Meet the educational requirements for the corresponding LBSW or LSW license and pay the temporary permit fee.
Exam timing
Passage is not required for initial permit issuance; the currently offered licensing examination pursued after permit issuance is included as an examination the pathway involves.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Licensing authority: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board · Application information

Licensure by examination with a qualifying doctorate
ASWB Clinical Exam
Application
Submit the application, official transcripts and required fee; the Board must approve examination eligibility.
Background
Provide evidence of no conviction directly bearing on competent practice and no disqualifying discipline endangering the public; complete the required criminal background check.
Education
Hold a doctorate in social work from an institution accredited at graduation by a United States Department of Education-recognized accreditor, with the clinical emphasis and IC 25-23.6-5-3.1 curriculum.
Exam timing
The examination must be taken within one calendar year of initial Board approval; otherwise a new application and documentation are required under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Experience
Complete at least two years of qualified supervised postgraduate clinical experience. The rule defines full-time paid experience as at least 1,500 hours per year, or permits verified part-time experience totaling 4,500 hours with at least 3,000 after the graduate degree. The current Board forms require at least 50% direct clinical services and four supervision hours per month. Indiana experience requires LSW licensure, subject to the statutory credit for hours under a temporary LSW permit.
Repeat examination
After failure, apply for Board approval to repeat the examination; the Board may require an appearance after three failures under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Supervision
IC 25-23.6-5-3.5 permits up to 100% HIPAA-compliant virtual supervision; this controls over the older face-to-face rule wording. Qualifying doctoral internship credit and temporary-LSW hours are subject to that statute.
Licensure by examination with a qualifying doctorate after revocation
ASWB Clinical Exam
Application
Submit the application, official transcripts and required fee; the Board must approve examination eligibility.
Background
Provide evidence of no conviction directly bearing on competent practice and no disqualifying discipline endangering the public; complete the required criminal background check.
Education
Hold a doctorate in social work from an institution accredited at graduation by a United States Department of Education-recognized accreditor, with the clinical emphasis and IC 25-23.6-5-3.1 curriculum.
Exam timing
The examination must be taken within one calendar year of initial Board approval; otherwise a new application and documentation are required under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Experience
Complete at least two years of qualified supervised postgraduate clinical experience. The rule defines full-time paid experience as at least 1,500 hours per year, or permits verified part-time experience totaling 4,500 hours with at least 3,000 after the graduate degree. The current Board forms require at least 50% direct clinical services and four supervision hours per month. Indiana experience requires LSW licensure, subject to the statutory credit for hours under a temporary LSW permit.
Repeat examination
After failure, apply for Board approval to repeat the examination; the Board may require an appearance after three failures under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Revocation
A revoked license cannot be reinstated; apply for a new license no earlier than seven years after revocation under IC 25-1-9-12, satisfying this initial pathway.
Supervision
IC 25-23.6-5-3.5 permits up to 100% HIPAA-compliant virtual supervision; this controls over the older face-to-face rule wording. Qualifying doctoral internship credit and temporary-LSW hours are subject to that statute.
Licensure by endorsement with discretionary exemption from retaking the licensing examination

All of the following:

Additional qualifications
Otherwise satisfy IC 25-23.6-5-1 for LSW or -2 for LCSW, have no disqualifying act or investigation and pay the additional fee.
Law examination
Pass the Indiana social work and clinical social work laws and rules examination.
License and practice
Hold an out-of-state social-work or clinical social-work license and have practiced at least three of the previous five years.
Open equivalency
The equal-or-higher equivalency rule and Board review of other examinations are applicant conditions; they do not identify a separately named additional exam.
Prior exam and discretion
Have passed a substantially equivalent licensing examination; the Board may excuse retaking it, and reviews other examinations for equivalency. A currently offered registered examination previously passed remains a requirement reference.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Licensure by examination
ASWB Clinical Exam
Application
Submit the application, official transcripts and required fee; the Board must approve examination eligibility.
Background
Provide evidence of no conviction directly bearing on competent practice and no disqualifying discipline endangering the public; complete the required criminal background check.
Education
Hold an MSW from a CSWE-accredited/candidacy institution or an approved Canadian or foreign-equivalent program, emphasizing direct clinical/client health services and completing IC 25-23.6-5-3.1 coursework and clinical field placement.
Exam timing
The examination must be taken within one calendar year of initial Board approval; otherwise a new application and documentation are required under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Experience
Complete at least two years of qualified supervised postgraduate clinical experience. The rule defines full-time paid experience as at least 1,500 hours per year, or permits verified part-time experience totaling 4,500 hours with at least 3,000 after the graduate degree. The current Board forms require at least 50% direct clinical services and four supervision hours per month. Indiana experience requires LSW licensure, subject to the statutory credit for hours under a temporary LSW permit.
Repeat examination
After failure, apply for Board approval to repeat the examination; the Board may require an appearance after three failures under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Supervision
IC 25-23.6-5-3.5 permits up to 100% HIPAA-compliant virtual supervision; this controls over the older face-to-face rule wording. Qualifying doctoral internship credit and temporary-LSW hours are subject to that statute.
Reinstatement of a license lapsed for more than three years
ASWB Clinical Exam
Application and fees
Submit the renewal application, current renewal and penalty/reinstatement fees and a detailed letter explaining the lapse.
Board discretion
The Board may require a personal appearance and passage of the national examination under 839 IAC 1-2-2(f)(6)-(7); discretionary examination is retained as a leaf.
Continuing education
Document one renewal cycle of continuing education completed within the previous twenty-four months; comply with statutory remediation and additional training appropriate to the lapse.
Lapse
License has been expired for more than three years.
Reinstatement of a license lapsed for three years or less
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application and fees
Submit the completed renewal application, current renewal fee and reinstatement fee.
Continuing education
Provide the sworn continuing-education compliance statement or meet remediation imposed under IC 25-1-4-5 and -6.
Lapse
License delinquent for three years or less.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military service applicant holding a qualifying license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conduct
No disqualifying act and no pending occupational-board complaint or investigation concerning unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime.
Controlling authority
IC 25-1-17-4 directs issuance notwithstanding other law on the enumerated qualifications; no currently identified examination is an issuance requirement.
Fee
Submit the application and pay required Board fees.
License held
Military service applicant holding for at least one year a current other-jurisdiction license whose requirements substantially equal or exceed Indiana requirements.
Military definitions
Military service means active armed forces, reserve-component or National Guard service. A military spouse is the husband or wife of a United States armed-forces member. A dependent is a natural, step or adopted child younger than 26 who resides with the military parent or attends secondary school or accredited higher education in Indiana.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal following qualifying out of state active military duty
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Active duty
Called to full-time out-of-state active duty exceeding thirty consecutive days in a calendar year; license was not revoked, suspended, lapsed or under complaint on entry to duty.
Continuing education
Complete twenty hours per licensure year, forty per biennial cycle, with at least one ethics hour per year and no more than half Category II; statutory and rule exemptions, initial-license prorating and Board-approved hardship waivers apply.
Extension
License expires during out-of-state active duty and no expiration notice was received before duty; provide discharge or movement orders. Renewal and CE extend 180 days after release, with Board-approved service-related illness/injury/disability extension up to 365 days; late fees are waived.
Renewal
Renew by April 1 of even-numbered years, pay the required renewal fee, and keep the Board informed of address changes.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military spouse or dependent holding a qualifying license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conduct
No disqualifying act and no pending occupational-board complaint or investigation concerning unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime.
Controlling authority
IC 25-1-17-5 directs issuance notwithstanding other law on the enumerated qualifications; no currently identified examination is an issuance requirement.
Fee
Submit the application and pay required Board fees.
License and competency
A military spouse or dependent holding an equivalent-or-higher current other-jurisdiction license for at least one year, demonstrating competency by Board-determined methods and in good standing without discipline.
Military definitions
Military service means active armed forces, reserve-component or National Guard service. A military spouse is the husband or wife of a United States armed-forces member. A dependent is a natural, step or adopted child younger than 26 who resides with the military parent or attends secondary school or accredited higher education in Indiana.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military service applicant with equivalent military training
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conduct
No disqualifying act and no pending occupational-board complaint or investigation concerning unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime.
Controlling authority
IC 25-1-17-4 directs issuance notwithstanding other law on the enumerated qualifications; no currently identified examination is an issuance requirement.
Fee
Submit the application and pay required Board fees.
Military definitions
Military service means active armed forces, reserve-component or National Guard service. A military spouse is the husband or wife of a United States armed-forces member. A dependent is a natural, step or adopted child younger than 26 who resides with the military parent or attends secondary school or accredited higher education in Indiana.
Military qualification
A military service applicant who completed military training, received and performed a military occupational specialty at a level substantially equivalent to or exceeding the academic or experience requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military applicant, spouse or dependent with work experience in a jurisdiction not licensing the occupation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conduct
No disqualifying act and no pending occupational-board complaint or investigation concerning unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime.
Controlling authority
IC 25-1-17-5.5 directs issuance notwithstanding other law on the enumerated qualifications; no currently identified examination is an issuance requirement.
Fee
Submit the application and pay required Board fees.
Military definitions
Military service means active armed forces, reserve-component or National Guard service. A military spouse is the husband or wife of a United States armed-forces member. A dependent is a natural, step or adopted child younger than 26 who resides with the military parent or attends secondary school or accredited higher education in Indiana.
Work experience
A military member, spouse or dependent who worked at least three years in a jurisdiction that does not license an occupation with a Board-determined similar Indiana scope; good standing and no discipline are required.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New license application at least seven years after revocation
ASWB Clinical Exam
Application
Submit the application, official transcripts and required fee; the Board must approve examination eligibility.
Background
Provide evidence of no conviction directly bearing on competent practice and no disqualifying discipline endangering the public; complete the required criminal background check.
Education
Hold an MSW from a CSWE-accredited/candidacy institution or an approved Canadian or foreign-equivalent program, emphasizing direct clinical/client health services and completing IC 25-23.6-5-3.1 coursework and clinical field placement.
Exam timing
The examination must be taken within one calendar year of initial Board approval; otherwise a new application and documentation are required under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Experience
Complete at least two years of qualified supervised postgraduate clinical experience. The rule defines full-time paid experience as at least 1,500 hours per year, or permits verified part-time experience totaling 4,500 hours with at least 3,000 after the graduate degree. The current Board forms require at least 50% direct clinical services and four supervision hours per month. Indiana experience requires LSW licensure, subject to the statutory credit for hours under a temporary LSW permit.
Repeat examination
After failure, apply for Board approval to repeat the examination; the Board may require an appearance after three failures under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Revocation
A revoked license cannot be reinstated; an applicant may apply for a new license only after seven years and must meet the applicable initial licensure qualifications.
Supervision
IC 25-23.6-5-3.5 permits up to 100% HIPAA-compliant virtual supervision; this controls over the older face-to-face rule wording. Qualifying doctoral internship credit and temporary-LSW hours are subject to that statute.
Licensure for qualifying pre July 1997 graduate enrollment
ASWB Clinical Exam
Enrollment
Enrolled in a CSWE-accredited masters or doctoral program no later than July 1, 1997; satisfy the certification qualifications preserved as of June 30, 1997 under IC 25-23.6-5-16.
Examination
The current Board instructions identify the ASWB Clinical examination for this license, including applicants who already passed it.
Historical qualifications
The preserved education and experience qualifications are applicant conditions, assessed by the Board; current Board instructions waive Form III for MSW enrollment before July 1, 1997.
Licensure for qualifying pre July 1997 graduate enrollment after revocation
ASWB Clinical Exam
Enrollment
Enrolled in a CSWE-accredited masters or doctoral program no later than July 1, 1997; satisfy the certification qualifications preserved as of June 30, 1997 under IC 25-23.6-5-16.
Examination
The current Board instructions identify the ASWB Clinical examination for this license, including applicants who already passed it.
Historical qualifications
The preserved education and experience qualifications are applicant conditions, assessed by the Board; current Board instructions waive Form III for MSW enrollment before July 1, 1997.
Revocation
A revoked license cannot be reinstated; apply for a new license no earlier than seven years after revocation under IC 25-1-9-12, satisfying this initial pathway.
Removal of probationary license limitations
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Hearing
The Board removes limitations after a hearing finding that the deficiency requiring discipline has been remedied.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by reciprocity
ASWB Clinical Exam
Discipline
Have no pending disciplinary proceeding in another state.
Fee and deadline
Pay the fee; the statute requires issuance no later than thirty days after a complete application.
License held
Hold a valid equivalent-level license or certificate from another state or jurisdiction.
Other examinations
Any other examination the Board finds substantially equivalent is an applicant condition; another jurisdiction or country examination is not an Indiana examination leaf.
Prior passing score
Have passed an examination substantially equivalent to the requested level; provide the official ASWB clinical passing score report.
Active license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete twenty hours per licensure year, forty per biennial cycle, with at least one ethics hour per year and no more than half Category II; statutory and rule exemptions, initial-license prorating and Board-approved hardship waivers apply.
Renewal
Renew by April 1 of even-numbered years, pay the required renewal fee, and keep the Board informed of address changes.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration after disciplinary suspension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Corrective measures
Comply with any disciplinary or corrective measures the Board imposes under IC 25-1-9; the reinstatement provision identifies no particular examination.
Hearing
After a hearing, the Board must be satisfied the applicant can practice with reasonable skill and safety.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker — Probationary License

Licensing authority: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board · Application information

Probationary licensure by examination with a qualifying doctorate
ASWB Clinical Exam
Application
Submit the application, official transcripts and required fee; the Board must approve examination eligibility.
Background
Provide evidence of no conviction directly bearing on competent practice and no disqualifying discipline endangering the public; complete the required criminal background check.
Education
Hold a doctorate in social work from an institution accredited at graduation by a United States Department of Education-recognized accreditor, with the clinical emphasis and IC 25-23.6-5-3.1 curriculum.
Exam timing
The examination must be taken within one calendar year of initial Board approval; otherwise a new application and documentation are required under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Experience
Complete at least two years of qualified supervised postgraduate clinical experience. The rule defines full-time paid experience as at least 1,500 hours per year, or permits verified part-time experience totaling 4,500 hours with at least 3,000 after the graduate degree. The current Board forms require at least 50% direct clinical services and four supervision hours per month. Indiana experience requires LSW licensure, subject to the statutory credit for hours under a temporary LSW permit.
Probation
The Board may refuse or issue a probationary license under IC 25-1-9-16 because of directly relevant discipline, acts or unlicensed practice, imposing statutory rehabilitation conditions.
Repeat examination
After failure, apply for Board approval to repeat the examination; the Board may require an appearance after three failures under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Supervision
IC 25-23.6-5-3.5 permits up to 100% HIPAA-compliant virtual supervision; this controls over the older face-to-face rule wording. Qualifying doctoral internship credit and temporary-LSW hours are subject to that statute.
Probationary licensure for qualifying pre july 1997 graduate enrollment
ASWB Clinical Exam
Enrollment
Enrolled in a CSWE-accredited masters or doctoral program no later than July 1, 1997; satisfy the certification qualifications preserved as of June 30, 1997 under IC 25-23.6-5-16.
Examination
The current Board instructions identify the ASWB Clinical examination for this license, including applicants who already passed it.
Historical qualifications
The preserved education and experience qualifications are applicant conditions, assessed by the Board; current Board instructions waive Form III for MSW enrollment before July 1, 1997.
Probation
The Board may refuse or issue a probationary license under IC 25-1-9-16 because of directly relevant discipline, acts or unlicensed practice, imposing statutory rehabilitation conditions.
Probationary issuance through endorsement

All of the following:

Additional qualifications
Otherwise satisfy IC 25-23.6-5-1 for LSW or -2 for LCSW, have no disqualifying act or investigation and pay the additional fee.
Law examination
Pass the Indiana social work and clinical social work laws and rules examination.
License and practice
Hold an out-of-state social-work or clinical social-work license and have practiced at least three of the previous five years.
Open equivalency
The equal-or-higher equivalency rule and Board review of other examinations are applicant conditions; they do not identify a separately named additional exam.
Prior exam and discretion
Have passed a substantially equivalent licensing examination; the Board may excuse retaking it, and reviews other examinations for equivalency. A currently offered registered examination previously passed remains a requirement reference.
Prior license and score
Meet the corresponding ordinary endorsement route, including the equivalent-level prior passing examination and license requirements.
Probation
IC 25-1-9-16 permits a probationary license or refusal for directly relevant prior discipline/acts or prior unlicensed practice; the Board may require reporting, practice limitations, education, uncompensated service, and other appropriate acts or restraints.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Probationary issuance through examination
ASWB Clinical Exam
Application
Submit the application, official transcripts and required fee; the Board must approve examination eligibility.
Background
Provide evidence of no conviction directly bearing on competent practice and no disqualifying discipline endangering the public; complete the required criminal background check.
Education
Hold an MSW from a CSWE-accredited/candidacy institution or an approved Canadian or foreign-equivalent program, emphasizing direct clinical/client health services and completing IC 25-23.6-5-3.1 coursework and clinical field placement.
Exam timing
The examination must be taken within one calendar year of initial Board approval; otherwise a new application and documentation are required under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Experience
Complete at least two years of qualified supervised postgraduate clinical experience. The rule defines full-time paid experience as at least 1,500 hours per year, or permits verified part-time experience totaling 4,500 hours with at least 3,000 after the graduate degree. The current Board forms require at least 50% direct clinical services and four supervision hours per month. Indiana experience requires LSW licensure, subject to the statutory credit for hours under a temporary LSW permit.
Probation
IC 25-1-9-16 permits a probationary license or refusal for directly relevant prior discipline/acts or prior unlicensed practice; the Board may require reporting, practice limitations, education, uncompensated service, and other appropriate acts or restraints.
Repeat examination
After failure, apply for Board approval to repeat the examination; the Board may require an appearance after three failures under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Supervision
IC 25-23.6-5-3.5 permits up to 100% HIPAA-compliant virtual supervision; this controls over the older face-to-face rule wording. Qualifying doctoral internship credit and temporary-LSW hours are subject to that statute.
Probationary issuance through reciprocity
ASWB Clinical Exam
Discipline
Have no pending disciplinary proceeding in another state.
Fee and deadline
Pay the fee; the statute requires issuance no later than thirty days after a complete application.
License held
Hold a valid equivalent-level license or certificate from another state or jurisdiction.
Other examinations
Any other examination the Board finds substantially equivalent is an applicant condition; another jurisdiction or country examination is not an Indiana examination leaf.
Prior license and score
Meet the corresponding ordinary reciprocity route, including the equivalent-level prior passing examination and license requirements.
Prior passing score
Have passed an examination substantially equivalent to the requested level; provide the official ASWB clinical passing score report.
Probation
IC 25-1-9-16 permits a probationary license or refusal for directly relevant prior discipline/acts or prior unlicensed practice; the Board may require reporting, practice limitations, education, uncompensated service, and other appropriate acts or restraints.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker — Temporary Permit

Licensing authority: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board · Application information

Clinical temporary permit for a Board approved examination applicant
ASWB Clinical Exam
Board implementation difference
The Board Temporary Permits instructions state: "The temporary permit will be issued AFTER the applicant has meet all licensure requirements to be approved for their national exam." They also state: "Applicants applying by reciprocity or have already taken and passed their national exam do not qualify for a Temporary Permit." The applicable statutory permit qualifications and term control; these additional Board application demands are disclosed for applicants.
Duration
Expires on full-license issuance, application disapproval, or 180 days after initial issuance, whichever occurs first.
Eligibility
Be approved by the Board to take the licensing examination, graduate from an approved program, complete the experience requirement and pay the fee.
Renewal rule difference
839 IAC 1-3-2.5(c) states: "An applicant for licensure as a social worker or as a clinical social worker who fails the initial examination may renew the temporary permit, a maximum of two (2) times"; IC 25-23.6-5-11(d) instead prohibits an extension after failure.
Statute controls
IC 25-23.6-5-11 supplies the controlling 180-day term; the Board temporary-permit page describes a general one-year nonrenewable permit.
Clinical temporary permit renewal after missing the scheduled examination for good cause
ASWB Clinical Exam
Board implementation difference
The Board Temporary Permits instructions state: "The temporary permit will be issued AFTER the applicant has meet all licensure requirements to be approved for their national exam." They also state: "Applicants applying by reciprocity or have already taken and passed their national exam do not qualify for a Temporary Permit." The applicable statutory permit qualifications and term control; these additional Board application demands are disclosed for applicants.
Duration
The renewed permit expires when the next examination results arrive and cannot be extended after failure under IC 25-23.6-5-11(d).
Missed exam
The permit holder was scheduled for the next examination, did not take it, and shows Board-approved good cause with written notice within thirty days.
Clinical temporary permit based on national association certification in a jurisdiction without licensing
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board implementation difference
The Board Temporary Permits instructions state: "The temporary permit will be issued AFTER the applicant has meet all licensure requirements to be approved for their national exam." They also state: "Applicants applying by reciprocity or have already taken and passed their national exam do not qualify for a Temporary Permit." The applicable statutory permit qualifications and term control; these additional Board application demands are disclosed for applicants.
Duration
Expires on full-license issuance, application disapproval, or 180 days after initial issuance, whichever occurs first.
Eligibility
Practice in a jurisdiction that does not license social workers or clinical social workers; hold certification from NASW or an association with substantially equivalent education and clinical experience requirements, apply for a Board license and pay the fee.
Examination
IC 25-23.6-5-11(a)(2) names national association certification as this permit alternative, without identifying a licensing examination; full licensure is a separate pathway.
Renewal rule difference
839 IAC 1-3-2.5(c) states: "An applicant for licensure as a social worker or as a clinical social worker who fails the initial examination may renew the temporary permit, a maximum of two (2) times"; IC 25-23.6-5-11(d) instead prohibits an extension after failure.
Statute controls
IC 25-23.6-5-11 supplies the controlling 180-day term; the Board temporary-permit page describes a general one-year nonrenewable permit.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Clinical temporary permit with a qualifying other state license and examination
ASWB Clinical Exam
Board implementation difference
The Board Temporary Permits instructions state: "The temporary permit will be issued AFTER the applicant has meet all licensure requirements to be approved for their national exam." They also state: "Applicants applying by reciprocity or have already taken and passed their national exam do not qualify for a Temporary Permit." The applicable statutory permit qualifications and term control; these additional Board application demands are disclosed for applicants.
Duration
Expires on full-license issuance, application disapproval, or 180 days after initial issuance, whichever occurs first.
Eligibility
Hold a valid other-state clinical license or certificate, have passed a substantially equivalent examination and pay the fee.
Renewal rule difference
839 IAC 1-3-2.5(c) states: "An applicant for licensure as a social worker or as a clinical social worker who fails the initial examination may renew the temporary permit, a maximum of two (2) times"; IC 25-23.6-5-11(d) instead prohibits an extension after failure.
Statute controls
IC 25-23.6-5-11 supplies the controlling 180-day term; the Board temporary-permit page describes a general one-year nonrenewable permit.

Licensed Social Worker

Licensing authority: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board · Application information

Licensure by endorsement with discretionary exemption from retaking the licensing examination

All of the following:

  • ASWB Masters Exam
  • Indiana Social Work Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
Additional qualifications
Otherwise satisfy IC 25-23.6-5-1 for LSW or -2 for LCSW, have no disqualifying act or investigation and pay the additional fee.
Law examination
Pass the Indiana social work and clinical social work laws and rules examination.
License and practice
Hold an out-of-state social-work or clinical social-work license and have practiced at least three of the previous five years.
Open equivalency
The equal-or-higher equivalency rule and Board review of other examinations are applicant conditions; they do not identify a separately named additional exam.
Prior exam and discretion
Have passed a substantially equivalent licensing examination; the Board may excuse retaking it, and reviews other examinations for equivalency. A currently offered registered examination previously passed remains a requirement reference.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Licensure by examination
ASWB Masters Exam
Application
Submit the application, official transcripts and required fee; the Board must approve examination eligibility.
Background
Provide evidence of no conviction directly bearing on competent practice and no disqualifying discipline endangering the public; complete the required criminal background check.
Education
Hold an MSW from a Board-approved eligible institution or a CSWE foreign-equivalency-approved school.
Exam timing
The examination must be taken within one calendar year of initial Board approval; otherwise a new application and documentation are required under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat examination
After failure, apply for Board approval to repeat the examination; the Board may require an appearance after three failures under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Student examination
A student in the final MSW semester may take the examination with an institutional letter of good standing; the degree requirements must be completed before licensure.
Reinstatement of a license lapsed for more than three years
ASWB Masters Exam
Application and fees
Submit the renewal application, current renewal and penalty/reinstatement fees and a detailed letter explaining the lapse.
Board discretion
The Board may require a personal appearance and passage of the national examination under 839 IAC 1-2-2(f)(6)-(7); discretionary examination is retained as a leaf.
Continuing education
Document one renewal cycle of continuing education completed within the previous twenty-four months; comply with statutory remediation and additional training appropriate to the lapse.
Lapse
License has been expired for more than three years.
Reinstatement of a license lapsed for three years or less
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application and fees
Submit the completed renewal application, current renewal fee and reinstatement fee.
Continuing education
Provide the sworn continuing-education compliance statement or meet remediation imposed under IC 25-1-4-5 and -6.
Lapse
License delinquent for three years or less.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military service applicant holding a qualifying license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conduct
No disqualifying act and no pending occupational-board complaint or investigation concerning unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime.
Controlling authority
IC 25-1-17-4 directs issuance notwithstanding other law on the enumerated qualifications; no currently identified examination is an issuance requirement.
Fee
Submit the application and pay required Board fees.
License held
Military service applicant holding for at least one year a current other-jurisdiction license whose requirements substantially equal or exceed Indiana requirements.
Military definitions
Military service means active armed forces, reserve-component or National Guard service. A military spouse is the husband or wife of a United States armed-forces member. A dependent is a natural, step or adopted child younger than 26 who resides with the military parent or attends secondary school or accredited higher education in Indiana.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal following qualifying out of state active military duty
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Active duty
Called to full-time out-of-state active duty exceeding thirty consecutive days in a calendar year; license was not revoked, suspended, lapsed or under complaint on entry to duty.
Continuing education
Complete twenty hours per licensure year, forty per biennial cycle, with at least one ethics hour per year and no more than half Category II; statutory and rule exemptions, initial-license prorating and Board-approved hardship waivers apply.
Extension
License expires during out-of-state active duty and no expiration notice was received before duty; provide discharge or movement orders. Renewal and CE extend 180 days after release, with Board-approved service-related illness/injury/disability extension up to 365 days; late fees are waived.
Renewal
Renew by April 1 of even-numbered years, pay the required renewal fee, and keep the Board informed of address changes.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military spouse or dependent holding a qualifying license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conduct
No disqualifying act and no pending occupational-board complaint or investigation concerning unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime.
Controlling authority
IC 25-1-17-5 directs issuance notwithstanding other law on the enumerated qualifications; no currently identified examination is an issuance requirement.
Fee
Submit the application and pay required Board fees.
License and competency
A military spouse or dependent holding an equivalent-or-higher current other-jurisdiction license for at least one year, demonstrating competency by Board-determined methods and in good standing without discipline.
Military definitions
Military service means active armed forces, reserve-component or National Guard service. A military spouse is the husband or wife of a United States armed-forces member. A dependent is a natural, step or adopted child younger than 26 who resides with the military parent or attends secondary school or accredited higher education in Indiana.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military service applicant with equivalent military training
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conduct
No disqualifying act and no pending occupational-board complaint or investigation concerning unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime.
Controlling authority
IC 25-1-17-4 directs issuance notwithstanding other law on the enumerated qualifications; no currently identified examination is an issuance requirement.
Fee
Submit the application and pay required Board fees.
Military definitions
Military service means active armed forces, reserve-component or National Guard service. A military spouse is the husband or wife of a United States armed-forces member. A dependent is a natural, step or adopted child younger than 26 who resides with the military parent or attends secondary school or accredited higher education in Indiana.
Military qualification
A military service applicant who completed military training, received and performed a military occupational specialty at a level substantially equivalent to or exceeding the academic or experience requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military applicant, spouse or dependent with work experience in a jurisdiction not licensing the occupation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conduct
No disqualifying act and no pending occupational-board complaint or investigation concerning unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime.
Controlling authority
IC 25-1-17-5.5 directs issuance notwithstanding other law on the enumerated qualifications; no currently identified examination is an issuance requirement.
Fee
Submit the application and pay required Board fees.
Military definitions
Military service means active armed forces, reserve-component or National Guard service. A military spouse is the husband or wife of a United States armed-forces member. A dependent is a natural, step or adopted child younger than 26 who resides with the military parent or attends secondary school or accredited higher education in Indiana.
Work experience
A military member, spouse or dependent who worked at least three years in a jurisdiction that does not license an occupation with a Board-determined similar Indiana scope; good standing and no discipline are required.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New license application at least seven years after revocation
ASWB Masters Exam
Application
Submit the application, official transcripts and required fee; the Board must approve examination eligibility.
Background
Provide evidence of no conviction directly bearing on competent practice and no disqualifying discipline endangering the public; complete the required criminal background check.
Education
Hold an MSW from a Board-approved eligible institution or a CSWE foreign-equivalency-approved school.
Exam timing
The examination must be taken within one calendar year of initial Board approval; otherwise a new application and documentation are required under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat examination
After failure, apply for Board approval to repeat the examination; the Board may require an appearance after three failures under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Revocation
A revoked license cannot be reinstated; an applicant may apply for a new license only after seven years and must meet the applicable initial licensure qualifications.
Student examination
A student in the final MSW semester may take the examination with an institutional letter of good standing; the degree requirements must be completed before licensure.
Licensure by examination with a BSW received before July 1, 2019
ASWB Masters Exam
Application
Submit the application, official transcripts and required fee; the Board must approve examination eligibility.
Background
Provide evidence of no conviction directly bearing on competent practice and no disqualifying discipline endangering the public; complete the required criminal background check.
Education
Received a qualifying BSW before July 1, 2019; complete two postdegree years of social-work experience supervised by an LSW, LCSW or Board-approved equivalent supervisor.
Exam timing
The examination must be taken within one calendar year of initial Board approval; otherwise a new application and documentation are required under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat examination
After failure, apply for Board approval to repeat the examination; the Board may require an appearance after three failures under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Licensure by examination with a BSW received before July 1, 2019 after revocation
ASWB Masters Exam
Application
Submit the application, official transcripts and required fee; the Board must approve examination eligibility.
Background
Provide evidence of no conviction directly bearing on competent practice and no disqualifying discipline endangering the public; complete the required criminal background check.
Education
Received a qualifying BSW before July 1, 2019; complete two postdegree years of social-work experience supervised by an LSW, LCSW or Board-approved equivalent supervisor.
Exam timing
The examination must be taken within one calendar year of initial Board approval; otherwise a new application and documentation are required under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat examination
After failure, apply for Board approval to repeat the examination; the Board may require an appearance after three failures under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Revocation
A revoked license cannot be reinstated; apply for a new license no earlier than seven years after revocation under IC 25-1-9-12, satisfying this initial pathway.
Removal of probationary license limitations
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Hearing
The Board removes limitations after a hearing finding that the deficiency requiring discipline has been remedied.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by reciprocity
ASWB Masters Exam
Discipline
Have no pending disciplinary proceeding in another state.
Fee and deadline
Pay the fee; the statute requires issuance no later than thirty days after a complete application.
License held
Hold a valid equivalent-level license or certificate from another state or jurisdiction.
Other examinations
Any other examination the Board finds substantially equivalent is an applicant condition; another jurisdiction or country examination is not an Indiana examination leaf.
Prior passing score
Have passed an examination substantially equivalent to the requested level; provide the official ASWB masters passing score report.
Active license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete twenty hours per licensure year, forty per biennial cycle, with at least one ethics hour per year and no more than half Category II; statutory and rule exemptions, initial-license prorating and Board-approved hardship waivers apply.
Renewal
Renew by April 1 of even-numbered years, pay the required renewal fee, and keep the Board informed of address changes.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration after disciplinary suspension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Corrective measures
Comply with any disciplinary or corrective measures the Board imposes under IC 25-1-9; the reinstatement provision identifies no particular examination.
Hearing
After a hearing, the Board must be satisfied the applicant can practice with reasonable skill and safety.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensed Social Worker — Probationary License

Licensing authority: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board · Application information

Probationary licensure by examination with a bsw received before july 1, 2019
ASWB Masters Exam
Application
Submit the application, official transcripts and required fee; the Board must approve examination eligibility.
Background
Provide evidence of no conviction directly bearing on competent practice and no disqualifying discipline endangering the public; complete the required criminal background check.
Education
Received a qualifying BSW before July 1, 2019; complete two postdegree years of social-work experience supervised by an LSW, LCSW or Board-approved equivalent supervisor.
Exam timing
The examination must be taken within one calendar year of initial Board approval; otherwise a new application and documentation are required under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Probation
The Board may refuse or issue a probationary license under IC 25-1-9-16 because of directly relevant discipline, acts or unlicensed practice, imposing statutory rehabilitation conditions.
Repeat examination
After failure, apply for Board approval to repeat the examination; the Board may require an appearance after three failures under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Probationary issuance through endorsement

All of the following:

  • ASWB Masters Exam
  • Indiana Social Work Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
Additional qualifications
Otherwise satisfy IC 25-23.6-5-1 for LSW or -2 for LCSW, have no disqualifying act or investigation and pay the additional fee.
Law examination
Pass the Indiana social work and clinical social work laws and rules examination.
License and practice
Hold an out-of-state social-work or clinical social-work license and have practiced at least three of the previous five years.
Open equivalency
The equal-or-higher equivalency rule and Board review of other examinations are applicant conditions; they do not identify a separately named additional exam.
Prior exam and discretion
Have passed a substantially equivalent licensing examination; the Board may excuse retaking it, and reviews other examinations for equivalency. A currently offered registered examination previously passed remains a requirement reference.
Prior license and score
Meet the corresponding ordinary endorsement route, including the equivalent-level prior passing examination and license requirements.
Probation
IC 25-1-9-16 permits a probationary license or refusal for directly relevant prior discipline/acts or prior unlicensed practice; the Board may require reporting, practice limitations, education, uncompensated service, and other appropriate acts or restraints.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Probationary issuance through examination
ASWB Masters Exam
Application
Submit the application, official transcripts and required fee; the Board must approve examination eligibility.
Background
Provide evidence of no conviction directly bearing on competent practice and no disqualifying discipline endangering the public; complete the required criminal background check.
Education
Hold an MSW from a Board-approved eligible institution or a CSWE foreign-equivalency-approved school.
Exam timing
The examination must be taken within one calendar year of initial Board approval; otherwise a new application and documentation are required under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Probation
IC 25-1-9-16 permits a probationary license or refusal for directly relevant prior discipline/acts or prior unlicensed practice; the Board may require reporting, practice limitations, education, uncompensated service, and other appropriate acts or restraints.
Repeat examination
After failure, apply for Board approval to repeat the examination; the Board may require an appearance after three failures under 839 IAC 1-3-5.
Repeat wait
Current Board repeat instructions require at least ninety days after the last examination attempt before repeat approval; submit the repeat application and fee.
Student examination
A student in the final MSW semester may take the examination with an institutional letter of good standing; the degree requirements must be completed before licensure.
Probationary issuance through reciprocity
ASWB Masters Exam
Discipline
Have no pending disciplinary proceeding in another state.
Fee and deadline
Pay the fee; the statute requires issuance no later than thirty days after a complete application.
License held
Hold a valid equivalent-level license or certificate from another state or jurisdiction.
Other examinations
Any other examination the Board finds substantially equivalent is an applicant condition; another jurisdiction or country examination is not an Indiana examination leaf.
Prior license and score
Meet the corresponding ordinary reciprocity route, including the equivalent-level prior passing examination and license requirements.
Prior passing score
Have passed an examination substantially equivalent to the requested level; provide the official ASWB masters passing score report.
Probation
IC 25-1-9-16 permits a probationary license or refusal for directly relevant prior discipline/acts or prior unlicensed practice; the Board may require reporting, practice limitations, education, uncompensated service, and other appropriate acts or restraints.

Licensed Social Worker — Temporary Permit

Licensing authority: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board · Application information

Temporary practice permit while pursuing the licensing examination
ASWB Masters Exam
Board implementation difference
The Board Temporary Permits instructions state: "The temporary permit will be issued AFTER the applicant has meet all licensure requirements to be approved for their national exam." They also state: "Applicants applying by reciprocity or have already taken and passed their national exam do not qualify for a Temporary Permit." The applicable statutory permit qualifications and term control; these additional Board application demands are disclosed for applicants.
Duration
Expires one year after issuance irrespective of how often the examination is passed or failed; nonrenewable.
Eligibility
Meet the educational requirements for the corresponding LBSW or LSW license and pay the temporary permit fee.
Exam timing
Passage is not required for initial permit issuance; the currently offered licensing examination pursued after permit issuance is included as an examination the pathway involves.

ASWB Bachelors 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$230 exam registration fee
Examination outline
  • I. VALUES AND ETHICS (35%) (35%)
    • 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 — Principles and processes of obtaining informed consent
    • 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 — Identifying and resolving ethical dilemmas
    • 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 — 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 — Protecting and enhancing client/client system self-determination (e.g., medication, medical treatment, counseling, placement, right to refuse services)
    • 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 — Impact of governmental policies on service delivery (e.g., local, state, federal legislation and policy)
    • 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 — Responsible billing practices (e.g., managed care, insurance reimbursement, incident to billing)
    • IB. ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY — Ethical issues related to electronic practice
    • IB. ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY — Legal and ethical issues regarding termination
    • 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 — Social justice, truth and reconciliation, and restorative practices related to clients/client systems from historically oppressed and marginalized communities
    • 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 — Privilege and bias and their impact on client/client systems (e.g., implicit bias, microaggressions)
    • IC. DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE — Power differential and racial privilege (e.g., internalized racial and ethnic inferiority and superiority)
    • 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 (33%) (33%)
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Impact of poverty on individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities (e.g., social determinants of health)
    • 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 — Indicators and impact of addiction and substance use and abuse on individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
    • 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 — 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 of mental and emotional illness throughout the lifespan
    • 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 — Factors of out-of-home displacement (e.g., homelessness, immigration, and refugee status) on clients/client systems
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Co-occurring disorders and conditions
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Factors influencing self- and body-image (e.g., culture, race, religion/spirituality, age, ability, trauma, gender, sexuality, size)
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Characteristics of perpetrators of abuse, neglect, and exploitation
    • 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 — Biopsychosocial assessment model and related components and factors
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Effects of physical and mental ability throughout the lifespan
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Typical and atypical physical, cognitive, emotional, and sexual development 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 — Defense mechanisms and their effects on behavior and relationships
    • 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 — 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 for assessing resilience and coping abilities
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Indicators of and methods of assessing motivation, barriers, and readiness for change
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Components and function of the mental status examination
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods of assessing clients’/client systems’ communication skills
    • 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 — Indicators of client/client system readiness for termination
    • IIC. ASSESSMENT PRACTICES — Use and side effects of common prescription, over-the-counter, and alternative medications
  • III. INTERVENTION AND PRACTICE (32%) (32%)
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — Principles and techniques for building and maintaining a helping relationship (e.g., acceptance, empathy, rapport)
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — The social worker’s role in the problem-solving process
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — Strengths-based and empowerment strategies and interventions
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — Interdisciplinary and intra-disciplinary team collaboration (e.g., co-therapy, care conference, IEP)
    • 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 — Permanency planning (e.g., child welfare)
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — Policies, procedures, regulations, and legislation and their impact on social work practice and service delivery
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — Community organizing, development, and mobilizing community participation
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Principles of active listening and observation
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Verbal and nonverbal communication (e.g., body language, congruence, feedback)
    • 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 — Limit and boundary setting techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Case management techniques (e.g., case recording, documentation, case presentation)
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Approaches to and methods of advocacy for needed services and resources
    • 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 for engaging and motivating voluntary and involuntary clients/client systems
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Contracting and goal-setting techniques (e.g., partializing, measurable objectives)
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Practice with clients experiencing loss, separation, and grief
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Emotional regulation techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Crisis intervention and treatment approaches
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Stress management techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Discharge, aftercare, wrap-around services, and follow-up
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods of teaching coping and other self-care skills to clients
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Techniques and methods for addiction intervention
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Establishing service networks or community resources
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Problem-solving models and approaches
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Harm reduction techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Conflict resolution methods
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Anger management techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Task-centered approaches
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Psychoeducation methods
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Group work techniques and approaches (e.g., developing and managing group processes and cohesion)
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Role modeling techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Social change and social planning methods
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Assertiveness training techniques
    • 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 evaluating agency programs (e.g., needs assessment, formative/summative assessment, cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit analysis, outcomes assessment)
    • IIIC. PRACTICE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH — Methods, techniques, and instruments used to evaluate social work practice
    • IIID. SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION — Organizational development, structure, and functioning (e.g., policies, procedures)
    • 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
Examination sources

Indiana Social Work Jurisprudence Examination

Provider
Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board
Format
True-false and multiple-choice
Exam questions
30 questions
Passing score
75%
Examination outline
  • IC 25-23.6-1 — Definitions
  • IC 25-23.6-2 — Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board
  • IC 25-23.6-3 — Marriage and Family Therapists; Unlawful Practices
  • IC 25-23.6-4 — Social Workers; Unlawful Practices
  • IC 25-23.6-4.5 — Mental Health Counselors; Unlawful Practices
  • IC 25-23.6-5 — Social Worker Licensure
  • IC 25-23.6-6 — Privileged Communications
  • IC 25-23.6-7 — Disclosure of Educational Background
  • IC 25-23.6-8 — Marriage and Family Therapist Licensure
  • IC 25-23.6-8.5 — Mental Health Counselor Licensure
  • IC 25-23.6-10.1 — Addiction Counselors and Clinical Addiction Counselors; Unlawful Practices; Penalty
  • IC 25-23.6-10.5 — Addiction Counselor and Clinical Addiction Counselor Licensure
  • IC 25-23.6-11 — Prohibited Practices
  • IC 25-1-0.1 — Effect of Certain Acts
  • IC 25-1-1.1 — Effect of Criminal Convictions on Licensed or Registered Persons
  • IC 25-1-1.2 — Effect of Delinquency in Child Support Payments on Licensed or Registered Persons
  • IC 25-1-2 — Renewal of Licenses Granted by State Agencies ) Notice of Expiration
  • IC 25-1-3 — Civil Immunity of Regulatory Agencies
  • IC 25-1-4 — Continuing Education
  • IC 25-1-5 — Professional Licensing Agency
  • IC 25-1-5.3 — Failure to Enact Licensure Rules
  • IC 25-1-7 — Investigation and Prosecution of Complaints Concerning Regulated Occupations
  • IC 25-1-8 — Occupational and Professional Licensure, Registration, and Certification Fees
  • IC 25-1-8.5 — Reporting of Health Care Entity Mergers and Acquisitions
  • IC 25-1-9 — Health Professions Standards of Practice
  • IC 25-1-9.1 — Out of Network Provider Referrals
  • IC 25-1-9.5 — Telehealth Services and Prescriptions
  • IC 25-1-9.8 — Practitioner Good Faith Estimates
  • IC 25-1-10 — Direct Primary Care Agreements
  • IC 25-1-10.3 — Health Care Provider Advertising
  • IC 25-1-12 — Renewal of Licenses Held by Individuals in Military Service
  • IC 25-1-15 — Exemptions for Athletic Organization Practitioners Licensed in Other Jurisdictions
  • IC 25-1-16.5 — Public Agency Review of Occupational Regulations
  • IC 25-1-17 — Licensure of Individuals with Military Training; Licensure of Military Spouses
  • IC 25-1-20 — Effect of a State Disaster Emergency on Professional Disciplinary Action
  • IC 25-1-22 — Gender Transition Procedures for Minors
  • IC 16-39-1 — Release of Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons
  • IC 16-39-2 — Release of Mental Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons
  • IC 16-39-3 — Release of Mental Health Records in Investigations and Legal Proceedings
  • IC 16-39-4 — Provision of Mental Health Information
  • IC 16-39-5 — Release of Health Records to Third Parties and for Legitimate Business Purposes
  • IC 16-39-6 — Access to Hospital Records by Hospital Medical Staff Committees
  • IC 16-39-7.1 — Autopsy Records
  • IC 16-39-8 — Immunity From Liability
  • IC 16-39-9 — Charges Permitted for Providing Copies of Medical Records
  • IC 16-39-10 — Disclosure of Protected Health Information
  • IC 4-6-14 — Health Records and Identifying Information Protection
  • 839 IAC 1-1 — Definitions
  • 839 IAC 1-2 — Licensure and Fees
  • 839 IAC 1-3 — Social Workers; Clinical Social Workers
  • 839 IAC 1-4 — Marriage and Family Therapists
  • 839 IAC 1-5 — Mental Health Counselors
  • 839 IAC 1-5.5 — Addiction Counselors; Clinical Addiction Counselors
  • 839 IAC 1-6 — Continuing Education
  • 839 IAC 1-7 — Convictions of Concern
Examination sources

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
Examination sources

ASWB Masters 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$230 exam registration fee
Examination outline
  • I. VALUES AND ETHICS (35%) (35%)
    • IA. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES — Principles and processes of obtaining informed consent
    • 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 — 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 — 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 — Protecting and enhancing client/client system self-determination (e.g., medication, medical treatment, counseling, placement, right to refuse services)
    • 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 — Impact of governmental policies on service delivery (e.g., local, state, federal legislation and policy)
    • 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 — Responsible billing practices (e.g., managed care, insurance reimbursement, incident to billing)
    • IB. ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY — Ethical issues related to electronic practice
    • IB. ETHICAL SERVICE DELIVERY — Legal and ethical issues regarding termination
    • 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 — Privilege and bias and their impact on client/client systems (e.g., implicit bias, microaggressions)
    • IC. DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE — Power differential and racial privilege (e.g., internalized racial and ethnic inferiority and superiority)
    • 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 (33%) (33%)
    • 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 — Impact of poverty on individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities (e.g., social determinants of health)
    • 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 — 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 and impact of addiction and substance use and abuse on individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Co-occurring disorders and conditions
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Biopsychosocial assessment model and related components and factors
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Characteristics of perpetrators of abuse, neglect, and exploitation
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Indicators, dynamics, and impact of exploitation across the lifespan (e.g., financial, immigration status, trafficking)
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Defense mechanisms and their effects on behavior and relationships
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Effects of physical and mental ability 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 — Impact of aging on the individual and family systems
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Factors influencing self- and body-image (e.g., culture, race, religion/spirituality, age, ability, trauma, gender, sexuality, size)
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Racial, ethnic, cultural, and spiritual/faith development throughout the lifespan
    • IIA. ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS — Typical and atypical physical, cognitive, emotional, and sexual development throughout the lifespan
    • 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 — 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 assessing risk of harm to self and others
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods of involving clients/client systems in problem identification, problem solving, and intervention planning
    • 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 for assessing resilience and coping abilities
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Indicators of and methods of assessing motivation, barriers, and readiness for change
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods of assessing clients’/client systems’ communication skills
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods of incorporating information from records and evaluations (e.g., employment, medical, psychological, school)
    • IIB. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Components and function of the mental status examination
    • IIC. ASSESSMENT PRACTICES — Assessing the availability of and determining appropriate community resources
    • IIC. ASSESSMENT PRACTICES — Cultural considerations in the creation of an intervention plan
    • 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 — 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 — The social worker’s role in the problem-solving process
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — Interdisciplinary and intra-disciplinary team collaboration (e.g., co-therapy, care conference, IEP)
    • 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 — Permanency planning (e.g., child welfare)
    • IIIA. PRACTICE CONCEPTS — Community organizing, development, and mobilizing community participation
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Limit and boundary setting techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Verbal and nonverbal communication (e.g., body language, congruence, feedback)
    • 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 — Principles of active listening and observation
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Crisis intervention and treatment approaches
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Emotional regulation techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Approaches to and methods of advocacy for needed services and resources
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Methods of teaching coping and other self-care skills to clients
    • 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 — Case management techniques (e.g., case recording, documentation, case presentation)
    • 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 — Stress management techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Harm reduction techniques
    • 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 — Discharge, aftercare, wrap-around services, and follow-up
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Conflict resolution methods
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Establishing service networks or community resources
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Techniques and methods for addiction intervention
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Psychoeducation methods
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Anger management techniques
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Group work techniques and approaches (e.g., developing and managing group processes and cohesion)
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Family therapy models, interventions, and approaches
    • IIIB. INTERVENTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES — Social change and social planning methods
    • IIIC. PRACTICE. EVALUATION AND RESEARCH — Techniques for evaluating progress and effectiveness of intervention, treatment, and service plans
    • IIIC. PRACTICE. EVALUATION AND RESEARCH — Methods, techniques, and instruments used to evaluate social work practice
    • 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)
    • IIID. SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION — Supervisee’s role in supervision (e.g., identifying learning needs, self-assessment, prioritizing)
    • IIID. SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION — Methods for creating, implementing, and evaluating policies and procedures for safe, inclusive, and a healthy work environment
    • 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 — Supervision and consultation models and techniques (e.g., individual, peer, group, case recording)
    • IIID. SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION — Transference and countertransference within supervisory relationships
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