Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment updates language regarding
when applicants may take the exam.
(1) Application for social work licensure
shall be made on the forms provided by the committee. Application forms shall
be obtained from the Executive Director, State Committee for Social Workers, PO
Box 1335, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
(2) An application for licensure is not
considered officially filed with the committee until it has been determined by
the committee staff to be complete and the application is submitted on the
form(s) provided by the committee. The application shall be accompanied by the
application fee as set forth in the rules promulgated by the
committee.
(3) A separate
application for licensure shall be made for each class of license
sought.
(4) The following documents
shall be on file for an application to be considered complete and officially
filed:
(A) Completed application form,
specifying the type of license sought;
(B) Official transcript(s) sent directly from
the educational institution(s);
(C)
Completed Attestation of Supervision form(s) sent directly from the attesting
super-visor(s), if applicable;
(D)
Proof of completing two (2) hours of suicide assessment, referral, treatment,
and management training taken within the prior two (2) years of application
submission;
(E) Verification of a
passing score, as determined by the committee, on the examination administered
by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB). Verification of score(s) shall
be sent directly to the committee office by the ASWB. The required examinations
are-
1. Licensed baccalaureate social
worker-bachelors examination;
2.
Licensed baccalaureate social worker independent practice-bachelors
examination.
A. An examination taken prior to
the final semester of the degree program is not acceptable. A letter from a
designated official at the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited
program indicating the individual is on track to graduate must be received by
the committee;
3.
Licensed master social worker-masters examination.
A. An examination taken prior to the final
semester of the degree program is not acceptable. A letter from a designated
official at the CSWE accredited program indicating the individual is on track
to graduate must be received by the committee;
4. Licensed advanced macro social
worker-advanced generalist examination.
A. An
examination taken before the completion of at least two thousand two hundred
fifty (2,250) hours and eighteen (18) months of the supervised work experience
is not acceptable; and
5.
Licensed clinical social worker-clinical examination.
A. An examination taken before the completion
of at least two thousand two hundred fifty (2,250) hours and eighteen (18)
months of the supervised work experience is not
acceptable;
(F) Proof of submission of fingerprints to the
Missouri State Highway Patrol's approved vendor for both a Missouri State
Highway Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint background
check. Any fees due for fingerprint background checks shall be paid by the
applicant directly to the Missouri Highway Patrol or its approved vendor. All
fees are nonrefundable; and
(G) An
applicant for licensure who answers "yes" to any question in the application
which relates to possible grounds for denial of licensure under section
337.630,
RSMo, shall submit a sworn affidavit setting forth in detail the facts that
explain the answer and shall submit copies of appropriate documents related to
that answer, if requested by the committee, which shall include, but is not
limited to, the following:
1. Certified
copies of final orders/judgments;
2. If no final order-Certified copy of
clerk's docket sheet and copy of complaint; and
3. If criminal conviction-A certified copy of
final order and sentence or commutation of sentence.
(5) Following the
committee's review process, the applicant will be informed by letter of
licensure denial. The denial letter will identify the reasons for denial and
the appeal process.
(6) Any
applicant for licensure shall complete and officially file the application for
licensure within an application window of one (1) year from the date the
application form is initially submitted to the committee.
(A) If an applicant fails to submit all
requirements needed for approval to take the exam within the one- (1-) year
period, then the application will be voided.
(B) Upon completion of the application for
licensure, the committee will either approve or disapprove the applicant to sit
for the applicable examination.
*Original authority: 337.600, RSMo 1989, amended 1995,
2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010; 337.612, RSMo 1989, amended 1997, 2001,
2007; 337.615, RSMo 1989, amended 1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
2010; 337.627, RSMo 1989, amended 1993, 1995, 1997, 2007; and 337.630, RSMo
1989, amended 1997, 2007 .
