Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners
18550 Highland Road, Suite B, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
phone: 225.756.3470 | 800.521.1941 | fax: 225.756.3472
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Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners 18550 Highland Road, Suite B, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 phone: 225.756.3470 | 800.521.1941 | fax: 225.756.3472
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Are you a GSW looking to be credentialed as an LCSW? Read below. Board Orientation Workshops 2008 The following workshops have been reviewed and approved by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners to qualify for Board Approved Clinical Supervisor (BACS). Only workshops pre-approved by the board are acceptable for BACS.
GSWs Seeking the LCSW Credential Effective August 15, 2007, GSWs seeking the LCSW credential must complete a minimum of 5760 hours of postgraduate social work practice and at least 3840 hours of that postgraduate social work practice must be under the supervision of a Board Approved Clinical Supervisor (BACS).
GSW postgraduate social work practice and postgraduate BACS supervised social work practice for GSW seeking the LCSW credential, which practice occurred prior to August 15, 2007, will be calculated by the Board based on the prior requirements of at least 36 accumulated months of full-time postgraduate social work practice and 24 accumulated months of BACS supervised practice. In order to qualify for the appropriate credits, the postgraduate practice and the postgraduate supervised practice shall be in conformity with Board rules governing such practice at that time. Copies of those prior rules and forms relating to postgraduate practice and supervised postgraduate practice can be obtained from the Board office or the Board's web site.
GSWs seeking the LCSW credential who have completed the 36-month postgraduate practice requirement and the 24-month postgraduate BACS supervised practice requirement prior to August 15, 2007 and who provide documentation thereof in conformity with applicable Board rules and forms will be eligible for the LCSW examination and license.
GSWs whose postgraduate social work practice or postgraduate BACS supervised postgraduate social work practice occurs both before August 15, 2007 and after August 15, 2007 will be credited by the Board based on the application of subpart D of this rule (monthly calculation) for the postgraduate practice occurring prior to August 15, 2007 and based on subpart C of this rule (hourly calculation) for postgraduate practice occurring after August 15, 2007. In order for GSWs to determine whether they have obtained the total number of postgraduate credits necessary to qualify for LCSW examination and license, GSWs will employ the conversion formula provided in subpart G of this rule prior to the submission of their completed supervision documentation forms to the Board.
To calculate total postgraduate social work practice, a ratio is formed with the numerator (number above the line) equal to the number of months of postgraduate social work practice completed prior to August 15, 2007 and with the denominator or divisor (number below the line) equal to 36. The resulting percentage is then multiplied times 5760 in order to convert the monthly credits into hourly credits. That hourly credit is then subtracted from 5760 to determine the number of hours of postgraduate practice after August 15, 2007 which are necessary to complete the requirement.
To calculate total postgraduate social work BACS supervised practice, a ratio is formed with the numerator equal to the number of months of postgraduate social work BACS supervised practice completed prior to August 15, 2007 and with the denominator equal to 24. The resulting percentage is then multiplied times 3840 in order to convert the monthly credits into hourly credits. That hourly credit is then subtracted from 3840 to determine the number of hours of postgraduate BACS supervised practice after August 15, 2007 which are necessary to complete the requirement.
EXAMPLE OF CALCULATIONS GSW prior to August 15, 2007 completed 24 months of postgraduate practice 13 of which qualified as BACS supervised. Two ratios of 24/36 and 13/24 are formed. The resulting percentages, (66.67% of the postgraduate practice requirement and 54.17% of the supervision requirement) are then multiplied times the total hourly requirement in each category. In the example, the GSW converts by multiplying 66.67% times 5760 to obtain 3840 hours of postgraduate practice credit for social work performed prior to August 15, 2007. The GSW determines that 1920 hours of postgraduate social work practice after August 15, 2007 are required by subtracting 3840 by 5760. Likewise the GSW converts by multiplying 54.17% times 3840 to obtain the 2080 hours of postgraduate BACS supervised practice credit performed prior to August 15, 2007. The GSW determines that 1760 hours of postgraduate social work practice after August 15, 2007 are required by subtracting 2080 from 3840.
Supervision Forms for GSWs Pursuing LCSW (New)
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