11-07-2025
Bid to remove LCSW exam does not put quality of care at risk
Upon receiving the MSW, an applicant for independent clinical practice is still required to successfully complete a challenging exam — the one for an LICSW — after completing two years of closely supervised practice by a licensed independent clinical social worker.
Mary Byrne
Cambridge
The writer is a member of the board of the Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and a professor emerita in the School of Social Work at Salem State University.
