What is the difference between LCSW and PLCSW?
A. Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) is a North Carolina mandated license to practice clinical social work. The credential is awarded to those people who have a MSW, have obtained 3000 hours of post graduate paid supervised employment in a clinical setting in no less than two years nor more than six years (no more than 1500 hours accumulated in any one year), have received a minimum of 100 hours of clinical supervision, and have passed the ASWB Clinical level exam. Provisional Licensed Clinical Social Worker (PLCSW) is a license that allows social workers to practice clinical social work while gaining the necessary supervised experience to be licensed. As with other certification/licensure levels, the P-LCSW is issued for two years. You must take and pass the clinical level exam during this two-year period. Upon passing the exam, the provisional status can be held for up to six (6) years from the original issue date to accumulate the required supervised clinical experience.
Related Questions
- I am a GSW working towards the LCSW license. If I miss a week of supervision because I am sick, does the Board allow me to count that month towards the licensure requirement?
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