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LMSW to LCSW in Alaska

Verified reviewed and approved on 2026-10-09

Every rule for this pathway has been checked against the board’s published text by a named reviewer, and each one cites its source.

What Alaska requires

Published requirements for the LMSW to LCSW pathway in Alaska
Requirement Amount Source
Total supervised practice Two years of continuous full-time postgraduate clinical social work, or 3,000 hours in a period of not less than two years. 3,000 hours AS 08.95.110; department application form As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Total supervision received At least 100 hours of direct clinical supervision, equitably distributed throughout the supervised period. 100 hours 12 AAC 18.115(a) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Group supervision No more than 50 of those hours in group supervision; the board may grant an exception for good cause. At most 50 hours 12 AAC 18.115(a) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Time allowed Two years of continuous full-time postgraduate clinical social work, or 3,000 hours in a period of not less than two years. At least 24 months AS 08.95.110; department application form As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Who may supervise Must meet 12 AAC 18.113: not less than three years licensed, six hours of CE in supervision, and six more each biennial period. 3 years licensed 12 AAC 18.113; 18.115(c) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Who may supervise Must meet 12 AAC 18.113: not less than three years licensed, six hours of CE in supervision, and six more each biennial period. 6 hours 12 AAC 18.113; 18.115(c) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Plans and reports The supervisor documents the experience on the department form. A filing, not a number 12 AAC 18.115(b)(1), (c)(2) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08

Also in the rule

Alaska’s rule says these too. TripleRoute does not count them for you, so keep your own record of each.

  • Modality

    Face-to-face meetings may be in person or by any electronic means that lets both speak and hear simultaneously.

    12 AAC 18.115(f)

  • Supervisor — before 1 July 2026: A clinical social worker, psychologist or psychiatrist holding an unrestricted licence during the supervision.

    12 AAC 18.115(b)

  • Alternate plan

    An alternate supervision plan must be approved before the experience begins.

    12 AAC 18.115(e)

About this reading

Rule set version
1
In effect from
2026-10-08
Published here
2026-10-09
Last checked by a person
2026-10-09
Next check due
2027-01-07
Who decides
Alaska’s licensing board. Each source above names the rule a figure comes from; its link opens TripleRoute’s approved research report, where that rule is set out. Confirm with the board before relying on anything here.

Supervisors who can qualify you

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This page is TripleRoute’s reading of publicly published rules and is not legal advice. Requirements change, and boards are the only authority on their own rules. Always confirm with Alaska’s licensing board before relying on anything here. How our coverage works