Oregon licensing board social work

The BSW is usually a four-year degree and may include courses in psychology, biology, and other subjects. Supervised fieldwork is usually required, during which students gain hands-on social work experience to help ensure that the field is a good fit for them. Such programs often take two years of study, but there may be accelerated tracks available for individuals who are already practicing social workers or who already have a BSW. Obtaining an MSW involves studying advanced concepts of social work and completing supervised fieldwork.

To become a social worker in Oregon, a person must first complete the required level of education. After this point, you will be eligible to begin the process of registration or licensure, which will require submitting an application to the Board and passing an exam. Below are detailed instructions on obtaining each type of social work credential in Oregon.

For those who wish to engage in non-clinical social work, which may include assisting clients in finding jobs or providing case management, the Registered Baccalaureate Social Worker RBSW credential is a good option. The first step to becoming an RBSW is to complete the social work application and submit it to the Board. Included in the application packet is consent for a criminal background check. You will also request that official transcripts for your BSW be sent to the Board.

As part of your application, you will need to schedule an appointment to be fingerprinted so that the Board can complete a criminal background check. To do this, register with Fieldprint Oregon and schedule an appointment at a location near you. There are fingerprinting locations throughout the country, so you will not need to travel to Oregon if you are not living in-state at the time you submit your application.

This is an open-book, multiple-choice exam on the rules and regulations governing social work in Oregon. Renewal notices will be sent out by email to the primary email we have on file the first week of the month prior to your renewal. Subsequent reminders will also go out during the month of your renewal.

Renewing your professional license is your responsibility, and if you do not receive or see the email sent, it is not a valid reason for not renewing and late fees can not be waived. Please remember your renewal date is also the month of your birthday, every 2 years for all licensed except CSWA's which renew annually. A new version of the evaluation form has been added to the Forms tab , and the Clinical Associate Information page.

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Get Licensed. License Renewal. The jurisdiction must send the completed form directly to directly to the department. Each applicant must answer the personal data questions. If there is a positive answer to the professional liability claims history question, the applicant must send an explanation of the nature of the case, data and summary of care given, copies of the original complaint, and the settlement or final disposition.

If the case is pending, applicant must indicate status. We finish final review for approval after a credentialing specialist verifies that the application is fully complete, and complies with requirements in chapter We complete background checks and make sure applicants have submitted required fees. Credentialing supervisors and lead workers have the authority to approve routine applications. Those applicants may request a hearing to appeal the decision.

Social workers must renew their license every year on or before their birthday. Eighteen hours of continuing education CE is due annually. Social workers are required to submit the appropriate fee, renewal card and an affidavit of compliance with the continuing education requirement.

Beginning with the first full CE period after January 1, , social workers must complete six hours of training in suicide assessment, treatment and management. The training must be repeated once every six years.

Applicants must have a master's or doctorate social work degree from an educational program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Applicants must provide an official transcript with degree and date posted to verify their official education. Applicants must have a minimum of 3, hours of postgraduate, supervised experience.

Eight hundred hours must be in direct client contact. Ninety hours must be supervision by a licensed independent clinical social worker LICSW or licensed advanced social worker LASW who has been licensed for at least two years. Of the 90 hours:. The verification form must be completed by supervisors. Supervisors must also make a statement about their qualifications.

If you have been licensed in good standing and without a disqualifying criminal history in another state for over five years the department does not require you to obtain proof of supervision hours. If you have been licensed for less than five years or if you have disciplinary or criminal history then you would be required to have your previous supervisor s sign our forms to verify your supervised experience.

If you are an Advanced Social Worker Associate you must submit your supervised hours to obtain full licensure.

If an applicant for licensure as an Advanced Social Worker has practiced as a Substance Use Disorder Professional for three years within the past ten years, the department will reduce the total number of supervised experience hours required under RCW