What is the difference between the two licenses?
The LASW is intended for the social worker that is employed in a clinical (working under supervision) or non-clinical setting. This could be in any client system in either micro or macro level of practice. It also is a license that a non-clinical social worker (ex: community organizer, faculty, administrator, researcher, etc.) would want to obtain to show that advanced social work competency has been attained. It is an indicator of high standards of practice and professionalism The LICSW is the license necessary to obtain third party reimbursement. This licensee would most likely be in private practice, or at some point in their career, see private practice as a possibility, and work in a setting where licensure is necessary for agency reimbursement or to meet the qualifications of an employer. WAC 246-809-32000 LASW – Education requirements and supervised postgraduate experience.
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