21 NCAC 63 .0207             SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCY

(a)  In addition to the items set forth in 21 NCAC 63 .0202(b), applicants for certification as a certified social worker pursuant to G.S. 90B-8 shall provide verification of current certification, license, or registration in good standing to practice social work in another jurisdiction and certified proof of having passed the ASWB Bachelors Level Examination.

(b)  In addition to the items set in 21 NCAC 63 .0202(b), applicants for certification as a certified master social worker pursuant to G.S. 90B-8 shall provide verification of current certification, license, or registration and certified proof of having passed the ASWB Masters Level Examination or ACSW exam.

(c)  In addition to the items set forth in 21 NCAC 63 .0202(b), applicants for certification as a certified social work manager pursuant to G.S. 90B-8 shall provide:

(1)           verification of current licensure in good standing to practice social work in another jurisdiction;

(2)           a copy of the state or jurisdiction law determining the qualifications under which the applicant was certified in the other state or jurisdiction; and

(3)           certified proof that the applicant has passed the ASWB Advanced Generalist Exam.

(d)  In addition to the items set forth in 21 NCAC 63 .0202(b), applicants for licensure as a licensed clinical social worker pursuant to G.S. 90B-8 shall provide verification of a current and active license in good standing to practice social work in another jurisdiction and certified proof of having passed the ASWB Clinical Level Examination. If the applicant has not passed the ASWB Clinical Level Examination at the time of application, the applicant must provide a copy of the state/jurisdiction law determining the qualifications under which the applicant was licensed to practice social work in the other state or jurisdiction so that the Board can determine the applicant's eligibility to take the ASWB Clinical Examination.

(e)  In addition to the items set forth in 21 NCAC 63 .0202(b), applicants for licensure as a licensed clinical social worker associate pursuant to G.S. 90B-8 shall provide:

(1)           verification of current and active licensure in good standing to practice social work in another jurisdiction;

(2)           an Employment Verification Form, as prescribed in 21 NCAC 63 .0202(f), that sets forth the total number of hours and dates of paid supervised post-MSW practice in a clinical setting from each employer for which the applicant has practiced clinical social work in the preceding six years, provided in a sealed envelope with the employer's signature on the envelope's sealed closure; and

(3)           a Clinical Social Work Supervision Form, as described in Paragraph (f) of this Rule, from each person who previously has provided clinical supervision to the applicant during the four years preceding the application, provided in a sealed envelope with the signature of the applicant's clinical supervisor on the envelope's sealed closure.

(f)  A Clinical Social Work Supervision Form shall be on a form prescribed by the Board, which is available on the Board's website at ncswboard.org, and shall contain the following:

(1)           the name of the applicant and his or her clinical supervisor;

(2)           the applicant's position;

(3)           a description of the applicant's clinical social work duties and responsibilities with information about the population served by applicant, problems addressed, assessment, and treatment modalities used for treatment and diagnosis of mental and emotional disorders;

(4)           where the applicant worked;

(5)           dates during which the applicant was employed;

(6)           total number of hours during which the applicant was employed;

(7)           dates during which the clinical supervisor provided supervision to the applicant;

(8)           total number of hours during which the clinical supervisor provided individual supervision to the applicant;

(9)           total number of hours during which the clinical supervisor provided group supervision to the applicant;

(10)         total combined hours of individual and group supervision that clinical supervisor provided to the applicant; and

(11)         the clinical supervisor's certification that the information set forth in the Clinical Social Work Supervision Form is correct; that the clinical supervisor is certified, licensed, or registered as a clinical social worker with a graduate degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and has at least two years of clinical social work experience post-licensure.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90B-6; 90B-7; 90B-8;

Eff. August 1, 1987;

Temporary Repeal Eff. October 1, 1999;

Repealed Eff. July 1, 2000;

Eff. October 1, 2021 (Codifier approved agency request to reuse rule number).