Nevada
nYour Step-by-Step Path to Licensure and Beyond
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
How to become a social worker
Step 1: Graduate with MSW degree
Step 2: Pass the ASWB Masters Exam with TDC!
- Pass the ASWB Masters Exam and earn your LSW license from the Nevada social work board
- First, contact the ASWB to register for the exam and pay the $230 application fee.
- Second, set an appointment with Pearson VUE
- Third, sign up for TDC’s LMSW Exam Prep: ASWB Masters Level prep program to pass with confidence!
Step 3: Apply for your Nevada LSW License
- Obtain your LSW license.
- First, fill out the state application. This includes:
- $40 Application fee
- $100 Initial license fee
- Employment history
- Background check information
- Copy of Birth Certificate or Passport proving U.S. citizenship
- Copy of official government ID (i.e. driver’s license)
- Completion of fingerprint packet including a $40.20 fee
- Official school transcripts.
- Once the application has been completed, submit it to the Nevada social work board for approval and await your LSW license.
Step 4: Accumulate Supervised Work Experience
- Accrue at least 3,000 hours of post-graduate work.
- 2,000 of those hours must be face-to-face with patients using psychotherapy as treatment
- The remaining 1,000 hours of supporting clinical work may include documentation of and case management of these face-to-face hours
- Must be completed in no less than 2 years and no more than 3 years
- Once a week for 1 hour, each candidate must meet with their supervisor
- When your experience is complete, the supervisor must submit a letter to the Nevada Board of Social Work Examiners describing the nature of the work and documentation of the hours.
Step 4: Submit Your Nevada LCSW Application and Start Studying!
- Next, it’s time to complete the state application. This will include:
- Copy of a driver’s license
- Background check and fingerprint submission
- $40 application fee, and an additional $100 for the initial license. If you wish to practice before taking the exam, there is an additional $70 provisional license fee.
- Once the application has been processed and approved, contact the ASWB to register for the Clinical Level Exam, registration fee: $260
- Then set your exam appointment at Pearson VUE
- Finally, sign up with TDC’s LCSW Exam Prep: ASWB Clinical Level program to study and pass with confidence!
Continuing Education Requirements
Pre-licensure - Social workers in NV have the same CE requirements as Licensed Social workers. They must complete 30 hours every 2 years.
License Renewal
- Renewal Cycle: Every 2 years by last day of licensee’s birth month
- Total Hours Required:
- LCSW - 36 hours
- LSW - 30 hours
- Must include:
- 4 hours Ethics
- 2 hours Suicide prevention and awareness
- 2 hours Cultural competency, diversity, equity & inclusion
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: Fulfill Intern License Requirements
- Submit to the Board a contract and plan with a primary and secondary supervisor
- Pass the exam prescribed by the board after one year of working as an MFT intern
- Three letters of recommendation, personal or professional
Step 3: Accrue Supervised Clinical Experience
- Completion of at least two years of postgraduate experience
- At least 3,000 hours of supervised experience
- 1,500 hours must consist of direct client contact
- 300 hours must be direct supervision
- at least 160 hours with the primary supervisor
- at least 40 hours with the secondary supervisor
Step 4: 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 5: Apply for LMFT Licensure
- Submit supervised hours
- Submit AMFTRB exam results
- Submit official transcripts
- Pay licensure application fee $150
Continuing Education Requirements
CE Requirements for Nevada MFTS
License Renewal
- Renewal Cycle: Every 2 years
- Total Hours Required: 40 hours (20 hours per year)
- Must include:
- Every 2 years:
- 6 hours ethics
- 4 hours suicide prevention
- 2 hours supervision for supervisors
- 20 hours distance learning allowed
- Every year:
- 3 hours ethics
- 2 hours suicide prevention
- 1 hour supervision for supervisors
- 10 hours distance learning allowed
TDS is an approved provider by ASWB ACE.
