LICENSING RESOURCES

·        License Applications
 

Download from www.hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl
 or  call DCCA 586-3000 or NASW Hawaii Chapter office 521-1787 (Oahu) or 1-888-552-NASW (neighbor islands)
 

·        Exam Applications
 

Apply for a license first to receive an application for the license exam-
www.hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl

There are four levels of exams:

1) Bachelors (for the LBSW)

2) Masters (usually for recent graduates applying for the LSW)

3) Advanced Generalist (usually for those with two years of supervisory and administrative experience applying for the LSW)

4) Clinical (for the LSW or LSCW)
 

·        QCSW or DCSW  credential application
 

Call NASW HI Chapter office at 521-1787(Oahu) or 1-888-552-NASW (neighbor islands)
 

·         Letter of verification for the QCSW or DCSW
 

Send an email request to: [email protected] or call 1-800-638-8799 ext 447.  Letters must be sent directly from NASW to DCCA

·         BCD credential application  www.abecsw.org

·         ASWB exam study guides  www.aswb.org then click on “product  ordering” 

·        Other Study Materials  

1) www.LicensingPrep.com and enter coupon code “ED4LEAP” for member discount  OR

2) visit http://www.members.aol.com/SiriPro/prepcourse.htm

3) Practice Exam  (Free Test prep site for Social Work Examination: multiple choice, case study, content.  Available 24/7)

 4) Supplemental Reading Materials    

         ·          New Licensing law effective July 1, 2004     

The new law is a practice protection law. That means that you must be licensed if you are performing any of the items listed in the “scope of practice”.

The law also spells out LCSW supervision requirements.

QUESTIONS?  Call DCCA at 586-2693 or NASW at 521-1787 (Oahu) or 1-888-552-NASW (neighbor islands)

Call 586-3000 or visit www.hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl
 Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) for a social work license application. 

Call 587-3222 or visit www.hawaii.gov/dcca/rico
 (Regulated Industries Complaints Office) to file a complaint about a social worker (licensed or unlicensed).

Call NASW Hawai'i Chapter office at 521-1787 (Oahu) or 1-888-552-NASW (neighbor islands) for the next available licensing exam preparation class. Classes are scheduled on an as needed basis. Names are put on a wait list and contacted when the next class is scheduled.

If you have changed your address since the last time you applied for your license, you must notify DCCA in writing of your new address. Include your name, license number, and new address.

·        Email: [email protected]
Or send written notification to:

DCCA PVL Division-Social Work License
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801