It allows you to practice under supervision while you meet any additional licensure requirements such as masters level coursework CSW applicants must have completed 15 semester or 22 quarter hours of coursework CE coursework or passing the national exam.
To request an application, please contact the Board Office. If you have a history of serious, chronic, or recent mental health problems or addiction to drugs, you must submit a current mental health status report.
Mental health status reports must come from a licensed mental health professional, with which you have no personal or professional relationship. The report should include: a description and summary of the diagnosis, onset, course of treatment, medications, inpatient treatments, outpatient treatments, group settings, factors which have triggered setbacks, compliance with treatment, prognosis, and recommendations for continued treatment. Board Actions — Certified copies of document s relative to any disciplinary action taken against any license.
The documents must come from the agency that took the disciplinary action and must be certified by that agency. Self-Explanation — A detailed description of the circumstances surrounding your disciplinary action and a thorough description of the rehabilitative changes in your lifestyle since the time of the disciplinary action which would enable you to avoid future occurrences. It would be helpful to include factors in your life, which you feel may have contributed to your disciplinary action, what you have learned about yourself since that time, and the changes you have made that support your rehabilitation.
If the records are not available, you must have a letter on court letterhead sent from the clerk of the court attesting to their unavailability. Parole records for offenses can be obtained from the Department of Corrections or at the clerk of the court in the arresting jurisdiction.
Self Explanation — Applicants who have listed offenses on the application must submit a letter in their own words describing the circumstances of the offense. Include in your letter the date of the original offense, the charge, and the jurisdiction where it occurred.
To review the conviction record guidelines adopted by the Board, click here. Effective July 1, , Section Applications are not processed until the required payment has been received.
You must have a valid email address to create your account. Once you are logged in, you will be prompted to link your application to your account in four easy steps. Once you have successfully linked your application, you will be directed to the Quick Start Menu. Please Note : The fee for a provisional license is separate from your licensure fee and must be submitted at the time of application.
If you are mailing just a payment, please include your name, profession, and file number. Box Tallahassee, FL Rules: Chapter 64B4, F. The supervision experience must have consisted of: At least hours of supervision in no less than weeks; 1, hours of face-to-face psychotherapy with clients; and, 1 hour of supervision every two weeks NOTE: Please see Rule 64B Significant Licensure Updates for. Florida Social Workers. What is the problem and who it impacts:. It is estimated that more than 2, Florida Registered Clinical Social Work Interns, who are registered over 5 years come March , are slated to lose their Intern status.
The law clearly states there is NO extension if they have not passed their licensure exams. We continue working behind the scenes to protect some of the best social workers we know. Even if affected social workers lose their Registered Intern Status, the Board will submit approval notices to ASWB, keeping a pathway to retake the clinical exam.
For those who pass, even after losing their intern status , they can re-apply to the Board to be a licensed clinical social worker LCSW. Click here to read the full Licensure Update. The requirements include a Master's degree in social work with specified coursework, two years of supervision after graduation, an 8-hour Florida Laws and Rules course, and successful completion of the Clinical national exam from the Association of Social Work Boards.
Recent graduates of social work programs who plan to pursue licensure in Florida should become Registered Interns with the State of Florida while obtaining supervision.
Florida does not offer reciprocity for those licensed in other states, however, social workers interested in obtaining Florida licensure may apply for Licensure by Endorsement or Examination. These applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine if the requirements for Florida license have been met. A social worker in the state temporarily or in the process of obtaining Licensure by Endorsement may practice in the state of Florida by applying for a provisional license.
Applications for Registered Interns, Licensure by Endorsement, and Provisional Licensure may be obtained by contacting the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling by calling or visiting their website, listed in the links above. Join NASW today! What is the problem and who it impacts: It is estimated that more than 2, Florida Registered Clinical Social Work Interns, who are registered over 5 years come March , are slated to lose their Intern status.
Find A Qualified Supervisor: Did you know that you can obtain a list of supervisors in your area at any time 24 hours a day 7 days a week? For detailed instructions, use the Licensure Data Download Guide.
Obtain a letter from your selected Qualified Supervisor and send to the Board Office. Before Supervision Begins: Verify that your intern registration number has been issued by the Department and that the Board Office has approved your qualified supervisor. To verify, click here. Supervision experience will not count towards licensure until the intern registration has been issued and the Board has approved your supervisor.
This license is for those who have held an unencumbered clinical license in any jurisdiction in the United States for at least 10 years who is retired or close to retiring and would only like to serve indigent and critical need populations in Florida. This license is an administrative license for social work. You cannot provide clinical services with this designation. This registration is for out of state licensees to provide services to Florida residents via Telehealth only.
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