New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions
Part 74 - Social Work
Section 74.1 - Professional study of social work
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 74.1
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) As used in this section, acceptable accrediting agency shall mean an organization accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the purpose of accreditation at the postsecondary level, applying its criteria for granting accreditation of social work programs in a fair, consistent, and nondiscriminatory manner.
(b) Education requirement for licensure as a licensed master social worker. To meet the professional education requirement for licensure as a licensed master social worker, the applicant shall present satisfactory evidence of having received a master's degree, or its equivalent, in social work through completion of:
(1) a program in social work that is registered
as leading to licensure in licensed master social work by the department pursuant
to section 52.30 of this Title or a program in
social work that is accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency or an
equivalent social work program; or
(2) a program in social work located outside
the United States and its territories that is recognized by the appropriate civil
authorities of the jurisdiction in which the program is located as a program that
prepares an applicant for the professional practice of social work, has been
verified in accordance with section
59.2(c) of this
Title, and which is determined by the department to have substantial equivalence
to a program in social work registered as licensure qualifying for licensure as a
licensed master social worker by the department pursuant to section
52.30 of this Title or to a program
accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency.
(c) Education requirement for licensure as a licensed clinical social worker.
(1) To meet
the professional education requirement for licensure as a licensed clinical
social worker, the candidate shall present satisfactory evidence of having
received a master's degree, or its equivalent in social work through completion
of:
(i) a program in social work that is
registered as leading to licensure in licensed clinical social work by the
department pursuant to section
52.30 of this Title or an equivalent
social work program, provided the candidate satisfactorily demonstrates
completion of coursework prescribed in paragraph (2) of this subdivision;
or
(ii) a program in social work that
is accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency, provided the candidate
satisfactorily demonstrates completion of coursework prescribed in paragraph (2)
of this subdivision; or
(iii) a
program in social work located outside the United States and its territories that
is recognized by the appropriate civil authorities of the jurisdiction in which
the program is located as a program that prepares an applicant for the
professional practice of social work, has been verified in accordance with
section 59.2(c) of this
Title, and which is determined by the department to have substantial equivalence
to a program in social work registered as leading to licensure in licensed
clinical social work by the department pursuant to section
52.30 of this Title or to a program
in social work accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency, provided the
candidate satisfactorily demonstrates completion of coursework prescribed in
paragraph (2) of this subdivision.
(2) Clinical content.
(i) A applicant must demonstrate satisfactory
completion of at least 12 semester hours or the equivalent of coursework that
prepares the individual to practice as a licensed clinical social worker, by
providing clinical content which emphasizes the person-in-environment perspective
and knowledge and skills in the following:
(a)
diagnosis and assessment in clinical social work practice;
(b) clinical social work treatment;
and
(c) clinical social work practice
with general and special populations.
(ii) The clinical content prescribed in
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph must be coursework offered in a program
prescribed in paragraph (1) of this subdivision. Such coursework may be taken as
part of the master's degree program in social work that the candidate has
completed or after completion of such program to remedy deficiencies in clinical
content.
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