Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers

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Board staff will not be returning emails or phone calls to advise of application approval status for applications reviewed at the meeting on July 14th. Please click HERE to review the approval status of your application.

Application DUE DATE for the September 22nd, 2017 board meeting is September 1st, 2017!!! This means all application materials MUST be in this office (not postmarked) by close of business September 1st, 2017. We STRONGLY encourage you to get your application materials sent in well in advance of the deadline so we have an opportunity to vet it out. We regret to inform you there are no exceptions to this deadline. If all application materials are not received by the due date, we will simply move your application to the November, 2017 Board Meeting.

Click on the "Supervisor Workshops" link of the left side of the web page for dates of upcoming workshops

SOCIAL WORK LICENSING EXAMS
Find out more about changes to the Association of Social Work Board's (ASWB) licensing examinations and other services offered such as online practice tests by clicking

ASWB EXAM

OKLAHOMA STATE BOARD OF LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS

3700 Classen Blvd., Suite 162 Oklahoma City, OK 73118

(405) 521-3712 (James)

(405) 521-3715 (Jinna)

Fax (405) 521-3713

Email: James Marks

Email: Jinna.Dreessen

We are pleased to be able to offer access to our laws, rules, disciplinary actions, roster of licensed social workers, and other useful information for professionals and consumers. We hope you will visit the site often to update and refresh your understanding of the various levels of licensed social workers and our standards of practice.

Agency Mission

To safeguard the welfare of the public of the State of Oklahoma by establishing, promoting and enforcing high standards of practice for licensed social workers.

Agency Vision

To have strong public awareness of social work practices within the state. To maintain high standards that reflect best practice in the profession of social work. To ensure that qualified professionals are available to the citizens of Oklahoma.

Agency Values

To be responsive to the needs of the potential licensees. The OSBLSW strives to process an application for licensure within a reasonable length of time.
To be committed to protecting the public from the aberrant practices of any licensed social work professional.
To be sensitive to the complaints concerning a professional licensed by the agency. Complaints in any form and from any source will be reviewed, acknowledged and adjudicated with due process to a conclusion within a reasonable period of time.
To perform the responsibilities of this board with integrity and professionalism.

Last Modified on 07/13/2017