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Make your request in writing advising the office of what information you would like to receive and in what format you would like to receive it. The cost is $100. Please allow ten working days for receipt of information.
Replacement wallet cards can be printed within the licensee portal. Simply log into the licensee portal with your User ID/Password. Duplicate wallet cards and wall certificates can be printed within the licensee portal system under your login information.
Supervisees are not reflected on our website. If you would like information regarding persons under supervision please contact our office.
Submit official documentation reflecting your legal name change (Marriage Certificate, Divorce Decree, Order for Name Change) and a copy of your driver's license reflected the new name you wish to use.
The "practice of social work" means the professional activity of helping individuals, groups or communities enhance or restore their capacity for physical, social and economic functioning and the professional application of social work values, principles and techniques in areas such as clinical social work, social service administration, social planning, social work consultation and social work research. Social workers help people obtain tangible services; counsel with individuals, families and groups; help communities or groups provide or improve social and health services; and participate in relevant social action.
The practice of social work requires knowledge of human development and behavior; of social, economic and cultural institutions and forces; and of the interaction of all of these factors. Social work practice includes the teaching of relevant subject matter and of conducting research into problems of human behavior and conflict.
https://www.socialworkers.org/pubs/code/default.asp
In the top red portion of the header there is a link to the calendar. All meetings and workshops are posted on the calendar.
Visit the "Forms & Applications" page of the website, download the Form 505, follow the instructions and submit it to the office for approval. These forms are reviewed by the Board Consultant once a week.
ASWB ACE Providers, NASW-CE Providers and Oklahoma Providers. Visit http://www.aswb.org/education/providers/index.php#all to view the ASWB approved providers. Visit www.socialworkers.org to view the NASW-CE approved providers. Visit the CE Provider page on our website to view the providers approved by our Board.
Category I is a workshop setting. Category II is a professional meeting. Category III is individual learning (online, etc.)
Category I if you can interact with the speaker.
You are required to have 22 hours for each renewal period, three of which must be ethics hours.
You are required to have 16 hours, eight of which must be in a face-to-face setting and three of which must be ethics.
No. A provisional license is granted one time for one year. In that year you must take and pass the proper level ASWB exam in order to activate the full license.
All licenses, regardless of their issuance date, expire December 31 annually.
Applications are approved at Board meetings only. In order for your application to be placed on an Agenda it must be received three weeks prior to the Board meeting date. Board meeting dates are posted on the calendar.
You must immediately cease using the license credential and will need to reapply for approval to take the exam.
No. Rules require an official transcript with the degree conferred. It typically takes the school 4-6 weeks post-graduation to post degrees.
Contracts receive top priority and are generally approved the day they are received.
A person licensed on the level at which you wish to be supervised who holds the Board Approved Supervisor status.
A licensee who holds the license for which you wish to be supervised who works within your agency may also supervise for licensure purposes; however, that licensee MUST be two years post passage of the proper level ASWB exam.
Go to the "Licensee Search" page. Select the county or city in which you wish to search. Select the "Board Approved Supervisor" radio button. Select "submit".
Visit the "Forms & Applications" page, download the Board Approved Supervisor Application (Form 401) form and submit the form to the OSBLSW office for approval by the Board. Upon approval of the Board you must take the supervisor training within one year and every three years thereafter.
At a minimum every three years.
No. All original documents are required in the office.
Perform a licensee search using your last name or license number and the "orientation date" is the last time you attended the training.
You may use "MSW", "MSW, under supervision", or "MSW, u/s". Do NOT use LCSW in your signature as the L indicates "licensed".
No. Only persons licensed as a LCSW or LSW-Administration may work in contract employee positions as this is considered the private practice of social work.
Clinical social work practice must include evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of emotional disorders and mental illness.
No. Part of the required documentation to approve the Contract is your job description. Our office cannot approve you for a position which you do not have with the employer. Until our office reviews the job description and confirms it meets with the goals for clinical supervision you cannot be approved.
Ask the prospective employer to give you a copy of the job description and submit it to the office to confirm that it meets the requirements. If it does you will then want to enter into a supervision Contract with an approved supervisor to obtain a start date.
No. All hours worked must be in a paid employment setting.
Visit the "Forms & Applications" page, scroll down to the supervision forms and look for a document entitled "Supervisor Requirements".
The Bachelors and Masters exam fee is $230. The Advanced Generalist and Clinical exam fee is $260.
Call 1-888-579-3926.
http://www.aswb.org/pdfs/handbook.pdf
Submit your complaint in writing to the Board office. Your complaint will be forwarded to the Complaint Committee for review and recommendation to the Board.
When the Committee completes their investigation you will be notified of their decision.
Visit our website on the "Rules and Regulations" page, open the Rules document and Chapter 3 is dedicated solely to the complaint procedure and individual proceedings.