Board Certification in the Marketplace

Board-certified Clinical Social Workers are recognized by the credentials they hold: the advanced-generalist BCD and certifications in Clinical Supervision, Practice with Children & Their Families, and Psychoanalysis. They can be found, with many details of their practice and background, in the OnLine BCD Directory, a free searchable-sortable Internet service, the Online BCD Directory.

BCD Clinical Social Workers affirm annually, through an audited process, that they meet quality standards for continuing education, currency of clinical practice, and state licensure in good standing. This process of annual recertification is unique to the BCD certification, and assures that the certificant is engaged in direct practice and verifiable as such under NCQA criteria (for verification, contact ).

For healthcare delivery systems seeking a true measure of advanced competency, the BCD is the gold standard. In the U.S. uniformed services, the BCD is a criterion for up to $5,000 in bonus pay. Some insurance systems strengthen their practitioner panels by extending preferred status to BCD Clinical Social Workers, and many agencies reimburse for the costs of board certification.