Maine
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 your LMSW Clinical Conditional Licensure
- Get your Maine LMSW Clinical Conditional license, so you can begin to accrue work hours towards your LCSW.
- First, fill out the state application which includes:
- $25 application fee, a $70 licensure fee, and a $21 criminal history check fee
- Official transcript from your CSWE-accredited school
- Request for Examination (Masters) - included in the application
- Agreement to Provide Consultation Form - included in the application
- Official document of successful passing of the ASWB Master level exam
- Next, contact the ASWB and register for the ASWB Masters Exam, $230 registration fee and a $25 application fee
- Once registered, contact Pearson VUE to schedule your exam
- NOTE: Once you submit your LMSW Clinical Conditional application form, you will have one year to pass the LMSW exam or you will need to re-apply and pay all fees again.
- Now, start studying! Using TDC’s LMSW Exam Prep: ASWB Masters Level Exam program
Step 3: Accrue Hours towards your Maine LCSW License
- Now with your LMSW - Condition Clinical, you can perform psychosocial evaluation, engage in diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and emotional disorders, with required LCSW/CSW-IP supervision, as well as provide consultation to LSWs.
- Obtain 2 years / 3,200 hours of supervised social work experience and 96 hours of consultation in clinical social work
- If you have an MSW with a non-clinical concentration you must complete 4 years / 6,400 hours of social work experience with 192 hours of consultation
- Once you complete your hours, fill out the LCSW state application. You will need to pay all the required fees again (same as LMSW-Conditional)
Step 4: Pass the ASWB Clinical Exam using TDC and Become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker!
- Once again, contact the ASWB and register for the Clinical level exam, $260 fee, and then Pearson VUE to find your test location and exam date.
- Sign up for TDC’s LCSW Exam Prep: ASWB Clinical Level Exam program
Continuing Education Requirements
Pre-licensure-Social workers in ME have the same CE requirements as Licensed Social workers.
License Renewal
- Renewal Cycle: Every 2 years (by Dec. 31 of the renewal year)
- Total Hours Required: 25 hours
- Must include:
- Must include: 4 hours Ethics
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 2 years of post-degree supervised experience as an MFT
- 3,000 hours of supervised clinical counseling experience.
- A minimum of 1,000 hours must be direct clinical contact with couples and families
- 200 hours of direct clinical supervision, at a rate of one hour of supervision per 15 hours of experience
- 100 hours must be individual supervision
- Up to 50 hours of individual supervision may be conducted through live video or audio conferencing
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 Full LMFT Licensure
- Submit supervised hours
- Submit AMFTRB exam results
- Submit official transcripts
- Pay licensure application fee
Continuing Education Requirements
License Renewal
- Renewal Cycle: Every 2 years
- Total Hours Required: 55 hours
- Must include:
- 4 hours ethics
- 55 hours online allowed
Therapist Development Center is an approved provider through ASWB ACE
