How to Apply Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Mind-Body Syndrome Would you like to know how to apply cognitive behavioral therapy to help your clients (and/or yourself) with mind-body pain? Alan Gordon, LCSW gave a presentation on this very topic at the When Stress Causes Pain: Innovative Treatments for Psychophysiologic Disorders conference and I will be sharing with […]
Continuing Education: Optional or Obligatory?
Do you find the whole continuing education maze a bit confusing? Are you wondering whether you need to need to fulfill continuing education requirements to maintain your LMSW or LCSW license? Figuring out your continuing education (CE) requirements can be a bit puzzling, particularly because the answer varies according to your jurisdiction. Association of Social […]
8 Steps to Obtaining Your LMSW
Are you about to graduate with your Master’s in Social Work? If yes, follow these 8 steps to take the LMSW exam and obtain your license: Fill out the application for licensure (Form 1) available for download at http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/sw/ Sign application and get it notarized. Mail to NYS Education Department: application $294 fee and a […]
Social Work Licensing – Part II
In the last post, I provided an overview of the licensing options for social workers in New York and shared NY’s LMSW licensing requirements. As a reminder, all states have their own social work licensing laws, requirements and titles. Therefore, if you reside in another state, please check out the Association of Social Work Boards […]
Social Work Licensing – Part I
Are you aware of all the licensing requirements to become an LMSW? In an attempt to better understand the licensing requirements for social workers, I decided to start investigating this topic before it will be covered at my school of social work this coming year. At first glance, all the detailed instructions posted on both […]
