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Social Work Associations and Organizations:
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
17126 Mountain Run Vista Ct.
Culpeper, VA 22701
Toll Free: 800-225-6880
Phone: 540-829-6880
Fax: 540-829-0142
www.aswb.org
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Mobility Website
Central resource to distribute information about the ASWB mobility initiative and solicit feedback from social workers, social work regulators, and social work educators.
www.movingsocialwork.org
Clinical Social Work Association
www.associationsites.com/main-pub.cfm?usr=CSWA
Council on Social Work Education
1725 Duke Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314-3457
Phone: 703-683-8080
Fax: 703-683-8099
E-mail: info@cswe.org
www.cswe.org
National Association of Black Social Workers
2305 Martin Luther King Ave. S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20020
Phone: 202-678-4570
Fax: 202-678-4572
E-mail: nabsw.harambee@verizon.net
www.nabsw.org
National Association of Puerto Rican & Hispanic Social Workers
PO Box 651
Brentwood, NY 11717
Phone/Fax: (631) 864-1536
www.naprhsw.com
National Association of Social Workers
750 First Street, NE, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20002-4241
www.socialworkers.org
National Organization of Forensic Social Work
460 Smith Street, Suite K
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: 860-613-0254
Fax: 866-668-9858
E-mail: pbrady@nofsw.org
www.nofsw.org
Scholarships for Students With Disabilities
https://edubirdie.com/blog/scholarships-for-students-with-disabilities
School Social Work Association of America
3921 N. Meridian St, Suite 225
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Phone: 317-464-5116
Toll Free: 888-446-5291
E-mail: info@sswaa.org
www.sswaa.org
Society for Social Work and Research
11240 Waples Mill Road, Suite 200
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-352-7797
Fax: 703-359-7562
E-mail: info@sswr.org
www.sswr.org
State Social Work Licensing Boards:
State Social Work Licensing Boards
| State | Licensing Board | Types of Licenses |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker Licensed Master Social Worker Licensed Bachelor Social Worker |
| Alaska | Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners External link | Clinical Social Worker (CSW) Master Social Worker (MSW) Baccalaureate Social Work (BSW) |
| Arizona | Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) Licensed Baccalaureate Social Work (LBSW) |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) Licensed Social Worker (LSW) |
| California | California Board of Behavioral Sciences External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) |
| Colorado | Colorado State Board of Social Work Examiners External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Social Worker (LSW) |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Public Health External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Master’s Level Social Worker |
| Delaware | Delaware Board of Social Work Examiners External link | Bachelors Social Worker Masters Social Worker Clinical Social Worker" |
| District of Columbia | Washington, D.C. Board of Social Work External link | Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) |
| Florida | Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Certified Master Social Worker |
| Georgia | Georgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family Therapists External link | Clinical Social Worker Master Social Worker |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Social Worker (LSW) Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) |
| Idaho | Idaho Board of Social Work Examiners External link | Master Social Worker Clinical Social Worker |
| Illinois | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation External link | Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Social Worker, Licensed |
| Indiana | Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board External link | Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Bachelor Social Worker |
| Iowa | Iowa Department of Public Health External link | Social Worker Bachelor’s Level Social Worker Master’s Level Social Worker Independent |
| Kansas | Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board External link | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Board of Social Work External link | Certified Social Worker (CSW) Licensed Social Worker (LSW) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) |
| Louisiana | Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners External link | Registered Social Worker Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) / Certified Social Worker |
| Maine | Maine State Board of Social Work Licensure External link | Licensed Social Worker Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) |
| Maryland | Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners External link | Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical (LCSW-C) Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers External link | Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) Licensed Social Worker (LSW) |
| Michigan | Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs External link | Master's Social Worker (MSW) Bachelor’s Social Worker (BSW) |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Board of Social Work External link | Licensed Social Worker (LSW) Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists External link | Licensed Social Worker (LSW) Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) |
| Missouri | Missouri Committee for Social Workers External link | Licensed Advanced Macro Social Worker (LAMSW) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) |
| Montana | Montana Board of Behavioral Health External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services External link | Certified Master Social Worker (CMSW) Certified Social Worker (CSW) |
| Nevada | Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers External link | Clinical Social Worker (CSW) Independent Social Worker (ISW) Social Worker (SW) |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice External link | Independent Clinical Social Worker |
| New Jersey | New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Social Worker (LSW) Certified Social Worker (CSW) |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) |
| New York | New York Office of the Professions External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Certified Master Social Worker (CMSW) Certified Social Work Manager (CSWM) Certified Social Worker (CSW) |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners External link | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker Licensed Master Social Worker Licensed Clinical Social Worker |
| Ohio | Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board External link | Licensed Social Worker (LSW) Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) Licensed Social Worker (LSW) Licensed Social Worker-Administration (LSW-Adm) |
| Oregon | Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers External link |
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) Registered Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors External link | Clinical Social Worker (CSW) Bachelor Social Worker (BSW) Social Worker (SW) |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Health External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners External link | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Social Work Examiners Board External link | Social Worker Certified Social Worker Certified Social Worker in Private or Independent Practice |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Board of Social Workers External link | Licensed Advanced Practice Social Worker (LAPSW) Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) |
| Texas | Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners External link | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) Licensed Master Social Worker - Advanced Practice (LMSW-AP) |
| Utah | Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing External link | Certified Social Worker (CSW) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) |
| Vermont | Vermont Office of Professional Regulation External link | Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Master's Social Worker |
| Virginia | Virginia Board of Social Work External link | Registered Social Worker (RSW) Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) |
| Washington | Washington Department of Health External link | Licensed Advanced Social Worker (LASW) Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) Licensed Social Work Associate & Advanced (LSWAA) Licensed Social Work Associate & Independent Clinical (LSWAIC) |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Board of Social Work External link | Licensed Social Worker (LSW) Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board External link | Certified Advanced Practice Social Worker (CAPSW) Certified Independent Social Worker (CISW) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Certified Social Worker (CSW) |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board External link | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Certified Social Worker (CSW) |
Information for state licensing boards of social work was retrieved as of March 2020. For the most up-to-date information, check with your state board.