(a) Application form. An applicant for licensure must submit a completed official application form with all requested information.
(b) Education verification.
  (1) The applicant's education must be documented by official college transcripts from social work educational units accredited by CSWE.
  (2) Degrees for licensure as an LBSW or LMSW must be from programs accredited or in candidacy for accreditation by CSWE.
(c) Experience verification.
  (1) An applicant's experience for licensure or for specialty recognition must meet the requirements of §781.401 of this title (relating to Qualifications for Licensure), §781.402 of this title (relating to Clinical Supervision for LCSW and Non-Clinical Supervision for Independent Practice Recognition), and §781.404 of this title (relating to Recognition as a Council-approved Supervisor and the Supervision Process). The applicant must document the names and addresses of supervisors; beginning and ending dates of supervision; job description; and average number of hours of social work activity per week. The applicant must further document the appropriate supervision plan and verification form for each practice location.
  (2) The applicant's experience must have been in a position providing social work services, under the supervision of a qualified supervisor, with written evaluations to demonstrate satisfactory performance.
  (3) The applicant must maintain and, upon request, provide to the Council documentation of employment status, pay vouchers, or supervisory evaluations.

Source Note: The provisions of this §781.406 adopted to be effective November 19, 2020, 45 TexReg 8161; amended to be effective February 4, 2021, 46 TexReg 820; amended to be effective February 27, 2022, 47 TexReg 780; amended to be effective November 23, 2022, 47 TexReg 7689