2012 Vermont Statutes
Title 26 Professions and Occupations
Chapter 61 CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS
§ 3205 Eligibility

§ 3205. Eligibility

To be eligible for licensing as a clinical social worker an applicant must have:

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

(2) [Deleted.]

(3) completed 3,000 hours of supervised practice of clinical social work as defined by rule under the supervision of a licensed physician or a licensed osteopathic physician who has completed a residency in psychiatry, a licensed psychologist, a licensed clinical mental health counselor, a person licensed or certified under this chapter, or a person licensed or certified in another state or Canada in one of these professions or their substantial equivalent. Persons engaged in post masters supervised practice in Vermont shall be entered on the roster of nonlicensed, noncertified psychotherapists;

(4) submitted the names and addresses of three persons who can attest to the applicant's professional competence. Such person shall be a licensed physician or a licensed osteopathic physician who has completed a residency in psychiatry, a licensed psychologist, a licensed clinical mental health counselor, a person licensed or certified under this chapter, or a person licensed in another state or Canada in one of these professions; and

(5) passed an examination to the satisfaction of the director of the office of professional regulation. (Added 1985, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1993, No. 98, § 25; 1993, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 5a; 1997, No. 40, § 35; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 35; 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 54.)