Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers

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Licensure Application Forms

Online Application - Use this link to access the Application Portal

(NOTE: If we already have a transcript on file, you do not need to submit another one as part of the application as noted in the instructions.)

Affidavit of Legal Status (Submit ONLY page one (1), or page two (2), whichever is applicable.)

BACKGROUND CHECK PROCEDURES:

Applicants are required to submit to a BACKGROUND CHECK (see link below this section). The results of the background checks will come directly to the Board Office from Identigo. You do not need to upload any documents once your background check process is completed. If you have previously completed a background check for a previous application, you DO NOT need to submit to another background check.

Background Check Policy (MUST BE READ PRIOR TO SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESSED)

Privacy Act - Applicant Notification - Record Challenge

To schedule an appointment to complete your background check, click the following link: BACKGROUND CHECK LINK Service Code for the OK Social Work Board: 2B7NG9

Please contact IDEMIA at 1-877-219-0197 to resolve scheduling conflicts.

Out-of-State Applicants (Applicants who are CURRENTLY licensed in another jurisdiction and re-locating to Oklahoma)

Applicants who are requesting licensure transfer from another state must complete the application, affidavit of legal status, and must submit to the background check process (as noted above). In addition to those three items, applicants must complete the verification licensure form and request an ASWB score transfer request as applicable.

Verification of Licensure (As part of the online application process, we need verification of licensure for all states you are currently licensed in or have been previously licensed in. You may use this form to request verification from your current/previous state's of licensure, or you may print your verification from your state's website and upload it into the application portal.)

ASWB Score Transfer Request (Once the request is submitted to the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), ASWB will forward the score transfer directly to the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers.)

Supervision Forms

DO NOT FAX OR EMAIL ANY PAPERWORK RELATIVE TO YOUR SUPERVISION. We must receive the originals and you must keep copies for your own records.

Supervision Contracts:

To begin the process of establishing a supervision contract, you must hold licensure at the LSWA or LMSW level. Once licensed at either of those levels, you may then submit the original Supervision Contract (Form 201), along with a copy of your job description, to the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers. We MUST have the original contract with original signatures. Please keep copies for your records. In addition, we will need a copy of the W-4 you signed when you became employed with agency for which you are working. When your contract is approved, you will receive email notification of the approved contract along with the approval letter informing you of your effective start date.

Supervision Contract (Form 201)

If you are experiencing difficulty defining the "focus of supervision" for page two of the contract, please refer to the following examples. These examples should assist in helping you determine the area of focus for your supervisory experience.

Focus of Supervision samples

Evaluation Forms:

Once your contract has been approved, you may begin accruing hours toward the completion of your supervision. Generally speaking, there are three evaluation periods for which you will need to submit evaluation forms. Evaluation forms are to be submitted at following intervals:

When you have accumulated a minimum of 25 hours of educational supervision and 1000 practice hours (First Evaluation Period which is approximately six months if employed full time).
When you have accumulated a minimum of 50 hours of educational supervision and 2000 practice hours (Second Evaluation Period which is approximately twelve months if employed full time).
When you have accumulated a minimum of 100 hours of educational supervision and 4000 practice hours (Third Evaluation Period which is approximately twenty-four months if employed full time).

For those seeking clinical licensure, you must complete and submit the following forms for EACH evaluation period within 30 DAYS of completing the evaluation period. Comments MUST be included in all sections. All forms received by this office MUST include original signatures where appropriate.

Clinical Evaluation (Form 204)

Supervision Log (Form 202) Supervision Log Instructions

Supervisee's Evaluation of Supervisor (Form 207)

For those seeking administrative licensure, you must complete submit the same forms for EACH evaluation period within 30 DAYS of completing the evaluation period as noted above. The only difference is that you will complete FORM 205 instead of FORM 204.

LSW/LSW-ADMIN Advanced Practice (Form 205)

Termination of Supervision occurs for a variety of reasons, change of jobs, relocation, completion of the required number of hours, etc. If you are terminating supervision for any reason, you will need to complete and submit FORM 208 within 30 days of the termination, along with evaluation forms and supervision log for that evaluation period.

Termination of Supervision (Form 208)

Board Approved Supervisors:

For eligibility requirements to become a Board Approved Supervisor, please review the "supervisor requirements" link.

Supervisor Requirements

To make application to become a Board Approved Supervisor, please fill out application and submit it to the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers with payment of $150.00. Please note that your application MUST include detailed information demonstrating your CLINICAL supervisory work experience specific to the specialty for which you are making application, e.g., those seeking BAS approval for clinical specialty MUST describe their CLINICAL supervisory experience.

Application for Board Approved Supervisor (Form 401)

To enroll in a Supervisor Training Workshop, please complete the following form and forward to the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers with payment of $100.00. Please note that the Supervisor Training offered by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers is the same for both BAS and Non-BAS Supervisors.

Supervision Training Registration form