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State | Meets Licensure Requirements | License Title | Board/Agency Contact | Last Reviewed |
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Alabama | Yes | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) | Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners | May 26, 2023 |
Alaska | Yes | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) | Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners | May 26, 2023 |
American Samoa | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 26, 2023 |
Arizona | Yes | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) | Arizona State Board of Behavior Health Examiners | May 26, 2023 |
Arkansas | Yes | Licensed Social Worker (LSW) | Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board | May 26, 2023 |
California | N/A | No Bachelor level license offered | California Board of Behavioral Sciences (Social Worker) | May 26, 2023 |
Colorado | N/A | No Bachelor level license offered | Colorado State Board of Social Work Examiners | May 26, 2023 |
Connecticut | N/A | No Bachelor level license offered | Connecticut State Department of Health – Social Worker Licensing | May 26, 2023 |
Delaware | Yes | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) | Delaware Board of Clinical Social Work Examiners | May 26, 2023 |
District of Columbia | Yes | License Social Work Associate (LSWA) | District of Columbia Board of Social Work | May 26, 2023 |
Florida | N/A | No Bachelor level license offered | Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling | May 26, 2023 |
Georgia | N/A | No Bachelor level license offered | Georgia Board of Prof. Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists | May 26, 2023 |
Guam | Yes | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) | Guam Board of Social Work | May 26, 2023 |
Hawaii | Yes | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) | Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) | May 26, 2023 |
Idaho |
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Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) | IDAHO BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK EXAMINERS | May 26, 2023 |
Illinois | Yes | Licensed Social Worker (LSW) | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Social Work) | May 26, 2023 |
Indiana | Yes | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) | Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board | May 26, 2023 |
Iowa | Yes | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) | Iowa Board of Social Work | May 26, 2023 |
Kansas | Yes | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) | Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board | May 26, 2023 |
Kentucky | Yes | Licensed Social Worker (LSW) | Kentucky Board of Social Work | May 26, 2023 |
Louisiana | Yes | Registered Social Worker (RSW) | Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners | May 26, 2023 |
Maine | Yes | Licensed Social Worker (LSW) | Maine State Board of Social Worker Licensure | May 26, 2023 |
Maryland | Yes | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) | Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners | May 26, 2023 |
Massachusetts | Yes | Licensed Social Worker (LSW) | Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Work | May 26, 2023 |
Michigan | Yes | Limited Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) | Michigan Board of Social Work | May 26, 2023 |
Yes | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) | Michigan Board of Social Work | May 26, 2023 | |
Minnesota | Yes | Licensed Social Worker (LSW) | Minnesota Board of Social Work | May 26, 2023 |
Mississippi | Yes | Licensed Social Worker (LSW) | Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists | May 26, 2023 |
Missouri | Yes | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) | Missouri Committee for Social Workers | May 26, 2023 |
Montana | Yes | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) candidate | Montana Board of Behavioral Health | May 26, 2023 |
Yes | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) | Montana Board of Behavioral Health | May 26, 2023 | |
Nebraska | Yes | Certified Social Worker (CSW) | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (Mental Health and Social Work) | May 26, 2023 |
Nevada | Yes | Licensed Social Worker (LSW) | Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers | May 26, 2023 |
New Hampshire | Yes | Licensed Social Worker, Conditional (LSWC) | New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice | May 26, 2023 |
Yes | Licensed Social Worker (LSW) | New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice | May 26, 2023 | |
New Jersey | Yes | Certified Social Worker (CSW) | New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners | May 26, 2023 |
New Mexico | Yes | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) | New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners | May 26, 2023 |
New York | N/A | No Bachelor level license offered | New York State Board for Social Work | May 26, 2023 |
North Carolina | Yes | Certified Social Worker (CSW) | North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board | May 26, 2023 |
North Dakota | Yes | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) | North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners | May 26, 2023 |
Northern Mariana Islands | Yes | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Health Care Professions Licensing Board | May 26, 2023 |
Ohio | Yes | Licensed Social Worker (LSW) | Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board | May 26, 2023 |
Oklahoma | Yes | Licensed Social Work Associate (LSWA) | Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers | May 26, 2023 |
Oregon | Yes | Registered Bachelor Social Worker (RBSW) | Oregon State Board of Licensed Social Workers | May 26, 2023 |
Pennsylvania | No | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) | Pennsylvania Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Professional Counselors | May 26, 2023 |
Puerto Rico | Yes | Provisional License Social Work Professional | Board of Social Work Professionals of Puerto Rico | May 26, 2023 |
Rhode Island | N/A | No Bachelor level license offered | Rhode Island Department of Health – Board of Examiners for Social Workers | May 26, 2023 |
South Carolina | Yes | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) | South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners | May 26, 2023 |
South Dakota | Yes | Social Worker (SW) | South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners | May 26, 2023 |
Tennessee | Yes | Baccalaureate Social Worker | Tennessee Department of Health – Board of Social Workers | May 26, 2023 |
Texas | Yes | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) | Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners | May 26, 2023 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Yes | Social Worker 1 | U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs | May 26, 2023 |
Yes | Social Worker 2 | U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs | May 26, 2023 | |
Utah | Yes | Social Service Worker 1 | Utah Division of Professional and Occupational Licensing (Social Work) | May 26, 2023 |
Yes | Social Service Worker 2 | Utah Division of Professional and Occupational Licensing (Social Work) | May 26, 2023 | |
Vermont | N/A | No Bachelor level license offered | Vermont Office of Professional Regulation – Social Workers | May 26, 2023 |
Virginia | Yes | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) | Virginia Board of Social Work | May 26, 2023 |
Washington | N/A | No Bachelor level license offered | Washington State Department of Health(Social Worker) | May 26, 2023 |
West Virginia | Yes | Social Worker (LSW) | West Virginia Board of Social Work | May 26, 2023 |
Wisconsin | Yes | Certified Social Worker or Basic-Level Social Worker | Wisconsin Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board | May 26, 2023 |
Wyoming | Yes | Certified Social Worker | Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board | May 26, 2023 |