Kansas
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: Become a Kansas LMSW with TDC!
- Apply for your Licensed Masters Social Work license.
- Fill out the Kansas LMSW state application, including:
- $100 application fee
- Official school transcripts
- 3 professional references
- 2 of these references must be licensed at the LMSW level or higher
- The third reference must be from the on-site supervisor of the final field educational program of the current or most recent social work degree
- Once your application has been accepted:
- Register for the Masters exam with the ASWB, registration fee $230
- Schedule exam appointment with Pearson VUE
- Sign up for TDC’s LMSW Exam Prep: ASWB Masters program to pass with confidence!
Step 3: Earn Supervised Social Work Hours
- After passing LMSW exam, apply for supervised social work positions to earn hours towards your clinical Kansas social work license, or Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Work (LSCSW)
- Find a supervisor, complete a Clinical Supervision Training Plan, and submit it to the Board before you begin your work hours
- Obtain 4,000 hours of clinical paid work experience within a 2 to 6 year window
- 1,500 of these hours must be face-to-face psychotherapy and assessment
- No more than 500 hours can be direct clinical social work services
- At least 150 hours of direct individual supervision (1 hour of supervision for every 20 hours of social work)
- Supervisors must be licensed (LSCSW) for at least 2 years
Step 4: Complete the Kansas Social Work License Application
- Once hours are completed, fill out the Kansas LSCSW state application. This includes:
- $100 application fee payable to Behavioral Science Regulatory Board
- 3 professional references
- 2 must be from LSCSWs
- The third must be from your most current employment supervisor
- Supervisors Attestation form (included in application) completed by each supervisor from whom you earned your hours under
- Copy of official job descriptions from positions held during supervision
- Completed coursework grid (included in application) outlining graduate coursework taken
Step 5: Take the ASWB Clinical Exam and Pass with TDC!
- Once again, register with ASWB, this time $260, and schedule exam appointment at Pearson VUE
- Use TDC’s LCSW Exam Prep: ASWB Clinical Level program to pass with confidence!
Continuing Education Requirements
Pre-licensure-Social workers in KS have the same CE requirements as Licensed Social workers.
License Renewal
- Renewal Cycle: Every 2 years (Must be renewed by the last day of the month of the initial issuance.)
- Total Hours Required: 40 hours
- Must include:
- 3 hours Ethics
- 3 hours in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
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 Clinical Experience
- Cannot begin until after all graduate coursework has been completed with the exception of the thesis
- Minimum of two years
- At least 3,000 hours of practice
- At least 1,500 hours of direct client contact
- At least 110 hours of direct supervision equitably distributed throughout
- At least 24 hours of live or recorded direct observation of client interaction
- A maximum of 50 hours of direct supervision may be obtained through group supervision
- Direct supervision can occur in person or by using videoconferencing
- After 110 hours of direct supervision are complete, ongoing direct supervision must continue to occur for the remainder of the supervised clinical experience
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
- Licensure application fee $50
Continuing Education Requirements
CE Requirements For Kansas MFTs
License Renewal
- Renewal Cycle: Every 2 years
- Total Hours Required: 40 hours
- Must include:
- 3 hours formal training in ethics
- 6 hours diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
- 40 hours online allowed with posttest; 10 hours online allowed without posttest
Therapist Development Center is an approved provider through ASWB ACE
