State Regulatory Boards

Arizona

(602) 542-1882

40/2 yr. Unlimited Homestudy

Required:
3 Ethics or Mental Health Law
3 Culture Diversity

Arizona Board of Behavioral
Health Examiners

(602) 542-1882
3443 North Central Ave #1700
Phoenix, AZ 85012

Arkansas

(501) 372-5071

48/2
20 of 48 by home study
3 Ethics required

Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board

(501) 372-5071
2020 West Third, Suite 503
P.O. Box 250381
Little Rock, AR 72225

California

(916) 923-0255

12 of 36 hours by home study

California Board of Behavioral
Science Examiners

(916) 445-4933
400 R Street, Suite 3150
Sacramento, CA 95814-6240

Delaware

(302) 739-4522

45/2
Requires 3 Ethics

Delaware Board of Clinical Social
Work Examiners

(302) 744-4500
Cannon Building, Suite 203
861 Silverlake Blvd. Dover, DE 19904-2467

District of Columbia

(202) 442-9200

40/2 LSCSW
Requires 3 Ethics
MSW and LSCSW must have 6 hours related
to diagnosis & treatment of mental disorders.
Approval # 02-001

Kansas Behavioral Sciences
Regulatory Board

(785) 296-3240
712 S. Kansas Ave.
Topeka, KS 66603-3817

Kansas

12 of 36 hours by home study

California Board of Behavioral
Science Examiners

(916) 445-4933
400 R Street, Suite 3150
Sacramento, CA 95814-6240

Louisiana

(225) 756-3470

20/1
Requires 3 Ethics
8 hours of distance learning if
approved by board.

Louisiana State Board of Social
Work Examiners

(225) 756-3470
18550 Highland Rd., Suite B
Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Minnesota

(612) 643-2580

30/2
10 of 30 home study allowed

Minnesota Board of Social Work

(612) 617-2100
2829 University Ave., SE, Suite #340
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3239

Mississippi

(601) 981-8359

4 units/2 years: (1 unit = 10 hours)
Home study 2 units (20 hours)

Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social
Workers & Marriage & Family Therapists

(601) 987-6806
PO Box 4508
Jackson, MS 39296-4508