BCD Criteria

The Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (BCD) eligibility criteria are summarized as follows:

• Master’s (or doctoral) degree in social work with coursework and fieldwork focused on direct practice. Official transcript required.
• Five years/7,500 hours of post-graduate clinical social work practice, including 3,000 hours under supervision (1,500 hours supervised by an advanced clinical social worker).
• Licensure at the highest clinical level available in each state in which you practice, unless exempted by law or by regulations of workplace. Copy of license required.
• Currency of practice (3,000 hours in the past 10 years, including 300 hours in the year prior to applying).
• 40 hours of clinical continuing education in the past three years. (Standard waived if licensed in a state not requiring CE by law.)
• Two evaluations of your practice, one by an advanced clinical social worker. Both evaluators must meet evaluator eligibility criteria (PDF).

To apply, click here.