Social Work Licensing Information

Licensing of social work practitioners is under the authority of a designated office in each individual state.  Most state-based social work licensing boards require a social work degree from a CSWE-accredited social work program in order to sit for a licensing exam.

Contact information for individual state licensing boards can be found on the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) website at www.aswb.org or through an internet search for a licensing board for a particular state.

The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) is the association of boards that regulate social work. ASWB develops and maintains the social work licensing examination used across the country and is a central resource for information on the legal regulation of social work. Through the association, social work boards can share information and work together. ASWB also is available to help individual social workers and social work students with questions they may have about licensing and the social work examinations.