Advanced Generalist: Individual & Family Clinical – Montana

LU’s MSW program offers all the courses and internships necessary to meet education requirements for licensure in Montana* for any of the following credentials. Students are encouraged to meet with their gate advisor by contacting msw@liberty.edu for course selection and sequencing information to ensure they will meet the requirements for their specific license of choice.

*Please note that state licensure regulations and requirements are subject to change. Students are encouraged to consult their state licensing board (Montana) regularly for updated information.

Licensed Master’s Social Worker Candidate (LMSW Candidate)

• Exam Requirement: No exam required.
• Postgraduate Supervised Experience Requirement: No postgraduate supervised experience required before licensure.
• Additional Requirements
  • Must have an appropriate supervisor for the supervision period after achieving candidacy.

Licensed Master’s Social Worker (LMSW)

• Exam Requirement: The candidate must pass an ASWB exam for the appropriate licensure level.
• Postgraduate Supervised Experience Requirement: In a period of no less than 18 months, the candidate must have completed at least 2,000 hours of postgraduate experience in social work under the supervision of a licensed master’s social worker (LMSW) or a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW). This must be concurrent with a minimum of 100 hours of direct supervision at a rate of two (2) hours per 160 work hours.
• Additional requirements may apply.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker Candidate (LCSW Candidate)

• Exam Requirement: No exam required.
• Postgraduate Supervised Experience Requirement: No postgraduate supervised experience required before licensure.
• Additional Requirements
  • Must have an appropriate supervisor for the supervision period after achieving candidacy.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

• Exam Requirement: The candidate must pass an ASWB exam for the appropriate licensure level.
• Postgraduate Supervised Experience Requirement: In a period of no less than 24 months, the candidate must have completed at least 3,000 hours of postgraduate experience in social work under the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC), licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), licensed psychologist, or licensed and board-certified psychiatrist. This must be concurrent with a minimum of 100 hours of direct supervision, of which at least 50 hours must be individual and supervised by a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW).
• Additional requirements may apply.