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ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS AND/OR INFORMATION
All Applicants
• Upon review of your application, you will be mailed an Application Confirmation letter containing instructions to complete the Criminal
History Check (except those applicants seeking relicensure/reregistration, if the license/registration expired
within the last three years).
• Transcripts and other forms may be submitted via e-mail at bpldata@michigan.gov by the issuing authorities. In addition, if you
are upgrading a license from the Limited to full Bachelor’s or Master’s level licenses, you are not required to resubmit
transcripts, Certifications of Education, or limited license Supervision Evaluation forms.
• Administrative Rules including Continuing Education Requirements can be found at www.michigan.gov/bpl.
S.S.T. Registration
(must meet one of the following)
• Have each Michigan-licensed L.M.S.W. or L.B.S.W. supervisor and each out-of-state supervisor with an equivalent
license, certificate, or registration in another state submit the completed Supervisor’s Verification of Social Work Experience for Social
Service Technician Form. Each supervisor must verify your social work experience, for a total of 2,000 hours of social work
experience earned over not less than one year.
OR
•
Have the completed Certification of Education for a Social Service Technician Registration form submitted directly to this office by
your school certifying either:
o Completion of an Associate’s degree in Social Work that includes not less than 18 semesters or 27 quarter hours of social
work courses and a field placement or internship of 350 hours under the supervision of a licensed Bachelor’s or Master’s
Social Worker.
OR
o Completion of two years of full time college in an accredited college or university that included some courses relevant
to human services areas.
AND
o Have your supervisor submit the completed Supervisor’s Verification of Social Service Employment form confirming current
employment in human or social services.
S.S.T. Reregistration
• If the registration has been lapsed for MORE than 3 years, submit documentation that an offer of employment has been made in the
practice of social service work at an agency approved by the Board.
Limited S.S.T. Registration
• Have the completed Certification of Education for a Social Service Technician Registration form verifying two years of college
submitted directly to this office by your school.
• Have your supervisor submit the completed Supervisor’s Verification of Social Service Employment for Social Service Technician
form confirming current employment or an offer of employment in human or social services.
L.B.S.W. by Exam or Endorsement
• Have the final official transcripts for a bachelor’s degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
forwarded directly to this office from your school. The transcript must include the date the Bachelor’s of Social Work (BSW) degree
was conferred. (You do not need to resubmit transcripts if you currently hold a Limited Bachelor’s Social Worker license.)
• Have each licensed L.M.S.W. supervisor in Michigan or supervisor with an equivalent license, certificate, or registration in another
state complete a Supervisor’s Verification of Social Work Experience for Bachelor’s Social Worker form verifying a total of 4,000
hours of post-degree supervised work experience (accrued over not less than 2 years) submitted directly to this office.
• Must have passed the ASWB Bachelor Examination. If licensure was taken in another state, contact the ASWB at www.aswb.org to
have them submit official copies of your score reports to this office.
Limited L.B.S.W.
• Have the final official transcripts for a bachelor’s degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
forwarded directly to this office from your school. The transcript must include the date the Bachelor’s of Social Work (BSW) degree
was conferred.
• Upon issuance of the Limited Bachelor’s Social Worker license, you will be eligible to take the licensing examination required for a
full Bachelor’s Social Worker license. You may contact the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) at www.aswb.org
for
information about the exam.
• A limited license shall be issued for 1 year and may be renewed for not more than 6 years, as specified under section 18509(2) of
the code, MCL 333.18509.
LARA/BPL-SOCIALWORKAPP (Rev. 09/19)