§ 25-23.6-5-2 — Clinical social worker license requirements

Indiana § 25-23.6-5-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 23.6: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HUMAN
• Ch. 5: Social Worker Licensure

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An individual who applies for a license as a
clinical social worker must meet the following requirements:
(1) Furnish satisfactory evidence to the board that the individual
has received:
(A) a doctoral degree in social work from an eligible
postsecondary educational institution that at the time of
graduation was accredited by an accrediting agency recognized
by the United States Department of Education; or
(B) at least a master's degree in social work from:
(i) an eligible postsecondary educational institution
accredited or approved for candidacy by the Council on
Social Work Education; or
(ii) a foreign school that has a program of study accredited by
the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work or a
program equivalent to a program approved by the Council on
Social Work Education by the Foreign Equivalency
Determination Service of the Council on Social Work
Education.
The graduate program under this subdivision must have
emphasized direct clinical or client health services as provided
under section 3.1 of this chapter.
(2) Meet the clinical social work experience requirements under
section 3.5 of this chapter.
(3) Furnish satisfactory evidence to the board that the individual
does not have a conviction for a crime that has a direct bearing on
the individual's ability to practice competently.
(4) Furnish satisfactory evidence to the board that the individual
has not been the subject of a disciplinary action by a licensing or
certification agency of another state or jurisdiction on the grounds
that the individual was not able to practice as a social worker or
clinical social worker without endangering the public.
(5) Pass an examination provided by the board.
(6) Pay a fee established by the board.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.186-1990, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.33-1993, SEC.41; P.L.255-1996, SEC.22; P.L.147-1997, SEC.48; P.L.2-2007, SEC.334.