58-60-205 - Qualifications for licensure or certification as a clinical social worker, certified social worker, and social service worker.
58-60-205. Qualifications for licensure or certification as a clinical social worker,certified social worker, and social service worker.
(1) An applicant for licensure as a clinical social worker shall:
(a) submit an application on a form provided by the division;
(b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;
(c) be of good moral character;
(d) produce certified transcripts from an accredited institution of higher educationrecognized by the division in collaboration with the board verifying satisfactory completion of aneducation and earned degree as follows:
(i) an earned master's degree in social work resulting from completion of an educationprogram accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; or
(ii) an earned doctoral degree in social work that results from successful completion of aclinical concentration and practicum approved by the division and defined by rule under Section58-1-203;
(e) have completed a minimum of 4,000 hours of clinical social work training as definedby division rule under Section 58-1-203 in not less than two years and under the supervision of aclinical social worker supervisor approved by the division in collaboration with the board;
(f) document successful completion of not less than 1,000 hours of supervised training inmental health therapy obtained after completion of the education requirement in Subsection(1)(d), which training may be included as part of the 4,000 hours of training in Subsection (1)(e),and of which documented evidence demonstrates not less than 100 of the hours were obtainedunder the direct personal face to face supervision of a clinical social worker approved by thedivision in collaboration with the board;
(g) have completed a case work, group work, or family treatment course sequence with aclinical practicum in content as defined by rule under Section 58-1-203; and
(h) pass the examination requirement established by rule under Section 58-1-203.
(2) An applicant for licensure as a certified social worker shall:
(a) submit an application on a form provided by the division;
(b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;
(c) be of good moral character;
(d) produce certified transcripts from an accredited institution of higher educationrecognized by the division in collaboration with the Social Worker Licensing Board verifyingsatisfactory completion of an education and an earned degree as follows:
(i) a social work education program accredited by the Council on Social Work Educationand an earned master's degree resulting from completion of that program; or
(ii) an education program that contains approved clinical social work concentration andpracticum in content as defined by rule under Section 58-1-203 and an earned doctorate resultingfrom completion of that program; and
(e) pass the examination requirement established by rule under Section 58-1-203.
(3) (a) An applicant for certification as a certified social worker intern shall meet therequirements of Subsections (2)(a), (b), (c), and (d).
(b) Certification under Subsection (3)(a) is limited to the time necessary to pass theexamination required under Subsection (2)(e) or six months, whichever occurs first.
(c) A certified social worker intern may provide mental health therapy under the generalsupervision of a clinical social worker.
(4) An applicant for licensure as a social service worker shall:
(a) submit an application on a form provided by the division;
(b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;
(c) be of good moral character;
(d) produce certified transcripts from an accredited institution of higher educationrecognized by the division in collaboration with the Social Worker Licensing Board verifyingsatisfactory completion of an earned degree resulting from education as follows:
(i) a bachelor's degree in a social work program accredited by the Council on SocialWork Education;
(ii) a master's degree in a field approved by the division in collaboration with the socialworker board;
(iii) a bachelor's degree in any field if the applicant:
(A) except as provided in Subsection 58-60-205.2(2), has completed at least threesemester hours, or the equivalent, in each of the following areas:
(I) social welfare policy;
(II) human growth and development; and
(III) social work practice methods, as defined by rule; and
(B) provides documentation that the applicant has completed at least 2,000 hours ofqualifying experience under the supervision of a mental health therapist, which experience isapproved by the division in collaboration with the Social Worker Licensing Board, and which isperformed after completion of the requirements to obtain the bachelor's degree required underthis Subsection (4); or
(iv) successful completion of the first academic year of a Council on Social WorkEducation approved master's of social work curriculum and practicum; and
(e) pass the examination requirement established by rule under Section 58-1-203.
Amended by Chapter 214, 2010 General Session