Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 20, § 2263-2.020
Educational Requirements for Licensed Clinical Social Workers
Effective Aug 28, 2006sections 337.612 and 337.615, RSMo Supp. 2001 and 337.627, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 263-2.020. Original rule filed Sept. 18, 1990, effective Feb. 14, 1991. Amended: Filed Jan. 11, 1995, effective June 30, 1995. Rescinded: Filed Dec. 30, 1998, effective July 30, 1999. Readopted: Filed Jan. 26, 1999, effective July 30, 1999. Amended: Filed Oct. 30, 2002, effective June 30, 2003. Moved to 20 CSR 2263-2.020, effective Aug. 28, 2006. *Original authority: 337.612, RSMo 1989, amended 1997, 2001; 337.615, RSMo 1989, amended 1995, 1997, 2001; and 337.627, RSMo 1989, amended 1993, 1995, 1997State Committee for Social Workers
PURPOSE: This rule defines the educational requirements for an applicant for clinical social work licensure, provisional clinical social work licensure, registration of supervision and reciprocity.
- (1) An applicant for registration of supervision, provisional clinical social work license or clinical social work license must have one
(1) of the following graduate degrees from a professional social work program in an acceptable educational institution according to section 337.615, RSMo:
- (A) A master’s degree from a college or university program of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or its successor organization, or an equivalent accreditation program, acceptable to the committee, in countries outside the United States;
- (B) A doctoral degree in social work from a college or university that also has a master’s program of social work accredited by the CSWE or its successor organization, or an equivalent accreditation program, acceptable to the committee, in countries outside the United States; or
- (C) A doctoral degree from a school of social work which does not offer the master’s degree accredited by the CSWE but which is recognized by Missouri CSWE accredited schools which offer the master’s degree as equivalent to those defined under subsection
- (B) above.
- (2) Verification of the degree is required by means of an official transcript sent directly to the committee by the educational institution.
AUTHORITY: sections 337.612 and 337.615, RSMo Supp. 2001 and 337.627, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 263-2.020. Original rule filed Sept. 18, 1990, effective Feb. 14, 1991. Amended: Filed Jan. 11, 1995, effective June 30, 1995. Rescinded: Filed Dec. 30, 1998, effective July 30, 1999. Readopted: Filed Jan. 26, 1999, effective July 30, 1999. Amended: Filed Oct. 30, 2002, effective June 30, 2003. Moved to 20 CSR 2263-2.020, effective Aug. 28, 2006. *Original authority: 337.612, RSMo 1989, amended 1997, 2001; 337.615, RSMo 1989, amended 1995, 1997, 2001; and 337.627, RSMo 1989, amended 1993, 1995, 1997.