N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44G-4.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:44G-4.3 - Eligibility requirements; CSW

(a) An applicant for certification as a CSW shall submit the following, on forms provided by the Board:

1. A completed application form, which requests information concerning the applicant's educational and experiential background;

2. The application fee set forth in 13:44G-14.1;

3. A signed consent form acknowledging that the Board will perform a criminal history background check as a prerequisite of certification; and

4. The following documents:

i. An official transcript indicating that the applicant has received a baccalaureate degree in social work from an educational program accredited, or in candidacy for accreditation, by the Council on Social Work Education; or

ii. An official transcript indicating that the applicant acquired a baccalaureate degree prior to April 6, 1995, from an accredited institution of higher education in one of the following fields: Guidance and Counseling, Human Services, Marriage and Family Counseling, Psychology, Sociology, Vocational/Disability Rehabilitation, and Social Work (from institutions not accredited, or in candidacy for accreditation, by the Council on Social Work Education) and an affidavit or other form as the Board may require attesting to the applicant having acquired one year of full-time social work experience (1,600 hours in any consecutive 18-month period) prior to April 6, 1995.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44G-4.3

Amended by R.1996 d.423, effective 9/3/1996.
See: 28 N.J.R. 2319(a), 28 N.J.R. 4103(a).
In (a)3 deleted exception for applicants applying for certification under 13:44G-5.3 and added provision for applicants acquiring baccalaureate degrees prior to April 6, 1995.
Amended by R.2003 d.265, effective 7/7/2003.
See: 35 N.J.R. 380(a), 35 N.J.R. 2936(b).
In (a), substituted "CSW" for "social worker" in the introductory paragraph.
Amended by R.2008 d.311, effective 10/20/2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 2211(a), 40 N.J.R. 6209(b).
In (a)2, deleted "and" from the end; added new (a)3; and recodified former (a)3 as (a)4.