For Licensed Clinical Social Workers:  
 
Effective July 1, 2009, if you graduate after July 1, 2009, you will be required to obtain a social work license (LSW) before you begin the supervision and experience requirement necessary for licensure as a clinical social worker.
 
Effective July 1, 2009, applicants seeking licensure as a clinical social worker  will now only need two (2) years post-degree full-time work experience (3000) hours and supervision (100 hours by an LCSW) prior to applying for licensure as a clinical social worker (LCSW). 
 
Additional information will be forthcoming from the Indiana Licensure Board.http://www.in.gov/pla/social.htm

License Renewal Information:   

The next renewal date is April 1, 2010.

License renewals are even-numbered years.
Renewal information will be mailed to the address you have on file with the

Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA)  on approximately February 1, 2010.
Renewal information will not be forwarded.
Please be sure the Licensure Board has the correct address:  E-mail Address Change: hpb5@hpb.IN.gov.  

Licensing Preparation 
NASW-IN is offering a social work licensure exam preparation course on Friday, November 20, 2009 and Saturday, November 21, 2009 from 8am to 5pm each day.  Registration begins at 7:30.  This class will be conducted at Indiana University Northwest in Gary, IN.
CLICK HERE for more information. 
 

For more information on the State Application Instructions and Requirements for Licensure visit the following link of the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency:  http://www.in.gov/pla/2421.htm

• Continuing Education Requirements & Law 

       A) Continuing Education:  Frequently Asked Questions

     B) How do I become a school social worker?

     C) Other Frequently Asked Questions about Licensure

     D) LSW/LCSW Frequently Asked Questions

• License Instructions for Social Workers

• License Application for Social Workers 

• License Instructions for Clinical Social Workers

• License Application for Clinical Social Workers

  
  LICENSURE LAWS AND REGULATIONS
  
  If you wish to obtain a copy of the Indiana Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, and Mental Health Counselor Board Licensure Laws and Regulations, they are available for free at the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency website:  http://www.in.gov/pla/social.htm

  For information on Licensure Renewal, please visit https://extranet.in.gov/mylicense/Login.aspx
   
   
  ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORK BOARD REGISTRY
  The Social Work Registry provides a repository for social workers' credential information while serving as a verification source for social work licensing boards. The Registry lets you establish a permanent file containing primary source records important to your social work career. At your request, this information can be transmitted to any regulatory board to wich you may apply for licensure. Find out more at: http://www.aswb.org/registry.shtml.
   
  The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) is the assocation of licensing borads that oversees social work and is the central resource for the information on the legal regulation of the social work profession. The ASWB provides a handbook designed to help you register for and take the ASWB social work licensing examination. To view/print the handbook: http://www.aswb.org/handbook/pdf