Transferring your license from out of state/to another state
Unfortunately, each state has it’s
own licensing requirements. Hawai’i
does
not have "true reciprocity" in the sense that just because
you have a license in another state, then Hawaii
automatically awards you the Hawai’i license. Our
state Dept of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), who
oversees our license wants to make sure that you meet the
same requirements that our social workers in
Hawai’i
must meet.
For the LBSW and LSW, you need to
submit:
1) the application form (you can
find under licensing/ licensing
applications)
2) a copy of your
transcript from an accredited school of social
work
3) verification that you passed the
ASWB exam. You can request a copy of your score to be
transferred to DCCA by going to the
www.aswb.org
For
the LCSW, you need to submit:
1) the
application form
(
you
can find under licensing/
licensing
applications)
2)
a copy of your transcript from an accredited school of
social work
3) verification that you
passed the ASWB clinical level exam. You can request a score
transfer from ASWB by going to their website at
www.aswb.org
4)
documentation of 3000 hours of clinical experience that has
been supervised. You can document this in two
ways:
a)
fill out the supervisor's
form that is in the LCSW application. After June 2009 only
supervision by a clinical social worker will be accepted. If
you look at page 6 of the application form (Verification of
Supervised Clinical Social Work Experience) you need to make
sure that you have the correct numbers in the blanks.
You must have 2000 hours of clinical diagnosis and
psychotherapy, 900 hours of client centered advocacy,
consultation and education and 100 hours of face-to-face
supervision. Of the 100 hours, 40 hours can be in a
group but the group cannot be larger than 6 people.
If you cannot find your supervisor to sign
the verification form, then you might want to try getting
the QCSW to document your 3000
hours.
b) The
QCSW (qualified clinical social work certificate that is
given by NASW). To get the QCSW, fill out an application
from the National website:
http://www.socialworkers.org/credentials/credentials/qcsw.asp
Supervision
must have been done by a clinical social worker but there is no
requirement that the 3000 hours be broken up into categories. If
you have the documentation for the 3000 hours of clinical
experience that you submitted to your state’s licensing board,
you may submit that to NASW.
If you have
questions about the QCSW, please explored the website for the
National office Credentialing Center
https://www.socialworkers.org/Careers/CredentialsCertifications
or email them at
credential@socialworkers.org
Please
be aware that our license is a three-year license and July 1,
2022 began a new three- year cycle. You just need to pay the fee
to renew the license for the next three years.
The state
of Hawaii recently passed
CE requirements
for renewing social work licensing in Hawaii
(please see Continuing Education/ CE
requirements)
Licensing requirements and costs for each state can be found here: naswnjclinicalsupervisors.knack.com/social-work-licensing-database#social-work-licensing-database2/
For more information about License Mobility and Portability, you can check out the
Social Work Practice Mobility website managed by ASWB
movingsocialwork.org/