{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-15bb-6","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 45:15BB-6","heading":"Licensing of \"licensed clinical social worker,\" \"licensed social worker;\" certification of social worker","body":"6.  a. The board shall issue a license as a \"licensed clinical social worker\" to an applicant who has:\n(1)  Received a master's degree in social work from an educational program accredited, or in candidacy for accreditation, by the Council on Social Work Education, or a doctorate in social work from an accredited institution of higher education;\n(2)  Had at least two years of full-time experience in the practice of clinical social work under the supervision of a clinical social worker licensed by this State or who, by virtue of the supervisor's education and experience, is eligible for licensure in this State as a licensed clinical social worker, or any other supervisor who may be deemed acceptable to the board;\n(3)  Satisfactorily completed minimum course requirements established by the board to ensure adequate training in methods of clinical social work practice; and\n(4)  Passed an appropriate examination provided by the board for this purpose.\nb.   The board shall issue a license as a \"licensed social worker\" to an applicant who has:\n(1)  Received a master's degree in social work from an educational program accredited, or in candidacy for accreditation, by the Council on Social Work Education or a doctorate in social work from an accredited institution of higher education; and\n(2)  Passed an appropriate examination provided by the board for this purpose.\nc.   The board shall certify an applicant who has:\n(1)  received a baccalaureate degree in social work from an educational program accredited, or in candidacy for accreditation, by the Council on Social Work Education ; or\n(2)  on or before the effective date of this act, acquired a baccalaureate degree in a field related to human services from an accredited institution of higher education and has engaged in full-time social work for at least one year prior to the effective date of P.L.1995, c.66.\nL.1991,c.134,s.6; amended 1995,c.66,s.3.","path":["TITLE 45 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"9b3dd479f70f4e40eadff87755486167f6c2a098249941621d23fb11cd580bfd","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-15bb-5","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-15bb-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}