Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Licensed Clinical Social Workers have a Master's degree in social work, along with 2000 to 3000 hours supervised work experience beyond that required for lower-level social work licenses. Additionally, social workers must pass a licensure exam. Licensed Clinical Social Workers are authorized to provide training and supervision to lower license level social workers.States license Social Workers within a multi-tiered system to reflect differences in education, training and work experience.
Equivalent titles in other states would include: Licensed Graduate Social Worker, Master Social Worker, Licensed Social Worker, Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical, and Licensed Advanced Social Worker.
An entry-level title for states using the Licensed Clinical Social Worker title would likely be Licensed Social Worker (some states use this title as the higher-level license). Similar titles include Bachelor Social Worker and Licensed Social Work Associate. Lower-level social work licenses usually require a Bachelor's degree in social work, and 2000 to 3000 hours of supervised work experience.