The Vermont Statutes Online

Title 26 : Professions and Occupations

Chapter 061 : Social Workers

Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS

• § 3205a. Licensed independent clinical social worker eligibility

  (a) To be eligible for licensure as a licensed independent clinical social worker, an applicant must have:

  (1) received a master’s degree or doctoral degree from an accredited social work education program;

  (2) passed the examinations designated by the Director within five years prior to applying for licensure; and

  (3) completed 3,000 hours of supervised practice of independent clinical social work as defined by rule under the supervision of a:

  (A) licensed independent clinical social worker;

  (B) licensed clinical mental health counselor;

  (C) licensed psychologist;

  (D) licensed physician or a licensed osteopathic physician who has completed a residency in psychiatry; or

  (E) person licensed or certified in another state or Canada in one of these professions or their substantial equivalent.

  (b) A person not licensed as a master’s social worker who engages in post-master’s supervised practice in Vermont toward licensure as a licensed independent clinical social worker shall be entered on the roster of nonlicensed, noncertified psychotherapists.

  (c) A licensed master’s social worker who engages in post-master’s supervised practice in Vermont to become a licensed independent clinical social worker must first register with the Office as set forth by rule. (Added 2015, No. 38, § 31, eff. July 1, 2017.)