1.
MEMBERSHIP:
Current
“regular” NASW membership in good standing Associate members are not eligible for NASW Specialty Certifications.
NASW “regular” membership must be established before an application
for the C-ASWCM is submitted.
2. EDUCATION:
MSW
-- Master’s degree in social work from program accredited by the Council on
Social Work Education (CSWE).
The program must have been accredited by CSWE at the time the degree was
received.
An
original transcript is required and must be sent in a sealed envelope directly
to NASW. If you were admitted to NASW’s ACSW (Academy of Certified Social
Workers) in 1989 or later or received NASW’s QCSW (Qualified Clinical Social
Worker) or DCSW (Diplomate in Clinical Social Work) Credential in 1996 or later,
you do not have to submit an original transcript.
Otherwise, there are NO exceptions.
3. EXPERIENCE:
One
year, (1,500 hours, not counting administrative duties approximately 30 hours
per week of direct client-level case management tasks) post-MSW degree full-time
paid, appropriately supervised (see SUPERVISION) work experience as a case
manager, in an agency or institutional setting.
Case
management functions as described in the information and application booklet
must constitute the primary job responsibilities.
Experience must be completed at the time of application and must have
been completed in no less than 12 months and no more than five years prior to
application.
4.
SUPERVISION AND SUPERVISORY EVALUATION:
Completed
supervisory evaluation(s) must correspond in time to the qualifying experience
that is submitted.
Supervision must cover a minimum of one year (1,500 hours -- not counting
administrative duties, of approximately 30 hours per week of direct client-level
case management tasks) post-MSW degree full-time, paid work experience as a case
manager in an agency or institutional setting.
The supervisor(s) must be able to evaluate the applicant’s case
management skills, knowledge, and abilities across the seven core functions of
case management described in this booklet.
Hours
of Supervision
For
the first two years of post-MSW practice, regularly scheduled face-to-face
supervision meetings should occur at a rate one hour for every 30 hours of
direct client-level case management tasks (minimum of 50 hours per year).
Thereafter, supervision and consultation may occur on an as-needed basis.
Social Work Supervision is Preferred
*MSW supervisors must have
had at least two years post-MSW experience as a social worker.
*Social
work references will not be accepted from non -- social work-degreed individuals
who have been granted social work licenses by individual states.
Alternate
Supervisors – ONLY through – 06/30/04
While
it is preferred that the supervisory reference comes from a BSW or an MSW, if
such supervision as described above has not been available, the supervisor
evaluation form will be accepted from one of the following alternate supervisors
only through 06/30/04:
- Licensed MD psychiatrist
- Licensed PhD clinical
psychologist
- LMHP (specific license)
– licensed mental health practitioner
- Licensed RN or higher
- LPC (specific license)
licensed professional counselor
5.
MSW SOCIAL WORK COLLEGAUE REFERENCE:
Confidential
reference from an MSW social work colleague. This reference cannot be from someone you supervise. The colleague reference cannot be completed by the same person who completed the
supervisory evaluation.
6.
LICENSE/CREDENTIALS: (Only
ONE of the following is required)
- NASW’s exam-based ACSW
(Academy of Certified Social Workers)
- NASW’s exam-based DCSW
(Diplomate in Clinical Social Work)
- Current exam-based state
MSW-level license or certification at the intermediate, advanced or clinical
level* (Current
copy with expiration date required.)
- Passing score on the ASWB
(Association of Social Work Boards) intermediate, advanced or clinical level
exam. This option is intended for more recent MSW graduates who are in the
process of applying for licensure and have completed the exam requirement but
who have not yet received the actual social work license.
*If you practice in a state that does not
have exam-based MSW-level social work licensure, you must have the NASW
ACSW or DCSW. (MI and PR)