New Hampshire
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: Submit Advisory Agreement and Gain Social Work Employment
- First, find a supervisor and complete the Supervisory Agreement Form and submit it to the Board. Complete this form with your clinical supervisor, $25 processing fee.
- Accrue a total of 3,000 hours of supervised clinical social work in a 2 year period, with at least 1 hour per week of face-to-face supervision (totaling 100 hours)
Step 3: Apply for the New Hampshire Social Work License
- Hours completed? Now submit the NH LCSW state application. Includes:
- A completed application booklet, passport style photo, and resume.
- A non-refundable $150 application fee.
- A completed Summary of Supervised Clinical Experience form.
- A completed Supervisor’s Confirmation of Clinical Experience form that has been filled out and placed in a sealed envelope by the supervisor and sent directly to the Board. The supervisor must also complete a professional reference form.
- 3 Professional Reference form signed and sealed by each reference, and 1 must be your clinical supervisor.
- Official transcripts from your CSWE-accredited school sent directly to the Board.
- Proof of passing the ASWB Clinical exam (see more below).
- Criminal Offender Record Report from each state you have resided and/or been licensed in.
- If you are licensed in another state and transferring jurisdiction, complete a License Verification form signed and sealed by that state (if applicable).
- Finally, complete the Request to Sit for ASWB Exam form and receive approval
Step 4: Register for the ASWB Clinical Exam and Study with TDC!
- Contact the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to register for the exam, $260 registration fee
- Then, contact Pearson VUE to schedule your exam appointment
- Sign up for TDC’s LCSW Exam Prep program and pass with confidence!
Continuing Education Requirements
Pre-licensure - Social workers in NH have the same CE requirements as Licensed Social workers.
License Renewal
- Renewal Cycle: Every 2 years by last day of licensee’s renewal month
- Total Hours Required: 40 hours
- Must include:
- 6 hours Ethics
- 3 hours Suicide prevention
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
- 2 years of post-degree supervised experience as an MFT
- A minimum of 1 hour per week of direct face-to-face individual supervision
- 3,000 hours of supervised experience
- 1,000 must be direct face-to-face client contact with individuals, families, and couples
- 200 hours must be directly supervised by an AAMFT approved supervisor, or a Board-approved alternate
- 100 hours of direct supervision during COAMFTE graduate training may be counted towards this post-degree requirement
- Up to 500 hours of supervised experience during COAMFTE graduate training may count towards this post-degree requirement
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 Licensure
- Submit supervised hours
- Submit AMFTRB exam results
- Submit official transcripts
- Pay licensure application fee $150
Continuing Education Requirements
CE Requirements for New Hampshire MFTS
License Renewal
- Renewal Cycle: Every 2 years
- Total Hours Required: 40 hours
- Must include:
- 6 hours Category A ethics
- 3 hours Category A suicide prevention
- 30 hours Category A required
- 10 hours Category B allowed
- 20 hours home study/online allowed
TDS is an approved provider by ASWB ACE.
