What education does Virginia require to obtain licensure?
Virginia regulations require that the applicant shall hold a minimum of a master’s degree from an accredited school of social work. Graduates of foreign institutions shall establish the equivalency of their education to this requirement through the Foreign Equivalency Determination Service of the Council of Social Work Education. Further, the degree program shall have included a graduate clinical course of study; or the applicant shall provide documentation of having completed specialized experience, course work or training acceptable to the board as equivalent to a clinical course of study.
