{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1208.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 3-1208.02","heading":"Licensed graduate social worker.","body":"(a)\nThe Board of Social Work shall license as a graduate social worker a person who, in addition to meeting the requirements of subchapter V of this chapter, except the examination requirement under § 3-1205.06, has a master's degree or a doctorate from a social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.\n\n(b)\nA licensed graduate social worker (“L.G.S.W.”) may perform any function described as the practice of social work in this chapter, other than psychotherapy, under the supervision of a social worker licensed under § 3-1208.03 or § 3-1208.04, and may perform psychotherapy under the supervision of a social worker licensed under § 3-1208.04.\n\n(c)\nTo renew their license as a licensed graduate social worker, a person shall, prior to the first time renewing their license, either:\n(1)\nPass a national examination or\n(2)\nObtain 1,500 hours in the practice of social work under the supervision of a social worker licensed under §§ 3-1208.03 or 3-1208.04.","path":["Title 3. District of Columbia Boards and Commissions.","Chapter 12. Health Occupations Boards.","Subchapter VIII. Categories and Qualification of Social Workers."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/3-1208.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"94794db5a919d4668771af84318323beaba3f8329d79399c4a28b7601b303317","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1208.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1208.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}