Idaho
Your Step-by-Step Path to Licensure and Beyond
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
How to become a social worker
Step 1: Complete a CSWE-accredited Social Work program
Step 2: Apply for the Idaho LMSW License
- Once you are in your final semester of your MSW program, you are eligible to apply for the Idaho LMSW license. Fill out the state application and submit:
- $70 application fee
- Copy of driver’s license or birth certificate
- Official sealed transcript sent directly from your school to the Board
- Contact information for three (3) professional references and one (1) completed professional reference form (must be notarized)
- Education Addendum confirming graduation date
- After you submit the application and it has been approved, the Idaho Board of Social Work Examiners will send you a letter with instructions on how to register for the ASWB Masters Level exam.
Step 3: Register for the ASWB Masters Exam and Study with TDC!
- Contact the ASWB to register for the exam and pay the $230 application fee. Then, contact Pearson VUE to schedule the exam near you.
- Next, sign up for TDC’s LMSW Exam Prep: ASWB Masters Level to pass with confidence!
Step 4: Earn your Idaho Social Work Hours Toward Clinical Licensure
- Once you receive your LMSW license, accrue 3,000 hours of work experience, completed in no less than 2 years and no more than 5
- Of these 3,000 hours, 1,750 hours must be direct-with-client in clinical social work, and 1,250 must involve assessment, diagnosis and other clinical social work.
- Half of these hours must be supervised by an LCSW who is registered as a supervisor with the Idaho Board of Social Work Examiners, while the other half can be supervised by a LCSW, clinical psychologist, an individual licensed to practice medicine, or a licensed clinical professional counselor and marriage and family therapist.
- Before experience is obtained, complete a supervision plan and application and receive approval by the Board
- Every six months of supervision, the supervisor must submit a supervision report, and then a final supervision report at the end of the required work experience
- Lastly, at the end of your supervision, if you are upgrading from the LMSW license to LCSW license, you will need to submit a one-page clinical social work application, fee $70
Step 5: Pass the ASWB Clinical Exam with Ease Using TDC!
- Just like the Masters Exam, contact the ASWB to register, and Pearson VUE to select your date and location.
- And finally, sign up for TDC’s LCSW Exam Prep: ASWB Clinical Level prep program
Continuing Education Requirements
Pre-licensure - Social workers in ID have the same CE requirements as Licensed Social workers.
License Renewal
- Renewal Cycle: Every 2 years
- Total Hours Required: 30 hours
- Must include:
- 2 hours of Professional Ethics
- Therapist Development Center is an approved provider through ASWB ACE
Therapist Development Center is an approved provider through ASWB ACE
Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT)
How to become a Marriage & Family Therapist
Step 1: Earn Your Degree
- Master’s in MFT or related field from COAMFTE- or Board-approved school
Step 2: Accrue Supervised Experience
- Completion of 3,000 hours
- minimum of 2,000 hours of direct client contact, completed in no less than 2 years
- 1,000 hours must be direct client contact with couples and families
- Completion of 200 hours of direct supervision,
- 100 of which must be supervised by a MFT
- No more than 100 hours of direct group supervision
Step 3: Pass Required Exam
- Apply to take the AMFTRB National MFT Exam
- Exam fee $365
- Sign up for TDC’s NMFT exam prep course and study with confidence!
Step 4: Apply for LMFT Licensure
- Submit supervised hours
- Submit AMFTRB exam results
- Submit official transcripts
- Pay application and licensure fee $120
Continuing Education Requirements
CE Requirements For Idaho MFTs
License Renewal
- Renewal Cycle: Every 2 years
- Total Hours Required: 40 hours (20 hours each year)
- Must include:
- 6 hours ethics every two years; 3 hours each year
- All hours may be earned online
Therapist Development Center is an approved provider through ASWB ACE
