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LMSW to LSCSW in Kansas

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 Kansas requires

Published requirements for the LMSW to LSCSW pathway in Kansas
Requirement Amount Source
Total supervised practice "not less than two years of postgraduate supervised professional experience, in accordance with a clinical supervision plan approved by the board of not less than 3,000 hours". 3,000 hours K.S.A. 65-6306(d)(1)(D) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Direct client contact "at least 1,500 hours of direct client contact". 1,500 hours K.S.A. 65-6306(d)(1)(D) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Total supervision received "not less than 100 hours of face-to-face clinical supervision". 100 hours K.S.A. 65-6306(d)(1)(D) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Individual supervision "not less than 100 hours of face-to-face clinical supervision ... including not less than 50 hours of individual supervision". Statute and regulation agree. 50 hours K.S.A. 65-6306(d)(1)(D); K.A.R. 102-2-12(c)(4) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Total supervision received One hour of supervision for every 15 hours of direct client contact; at least two sessions a month, one of them individual. At least 1 hour for every 15 of direct client contact K.A.R. 102-2-12(c)(4) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Time allowed "not less than two years of postgraduate supervised professional experience, in accordance with a clinical supervision plan approved by the board of not less than 3,000 hours". At least 24 months K.S.A. 65-6306(d)(1)(D) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Time allowed Completed in not less than two and not more than six years. At most 72 months K.A.R. 102-2-12(c)(2) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Who may supervise A licensed specialist clinical social worker who has practised, in a position that included assessment, diagnosis and psychotherapy, for two years beyond clinical licensure; no dual relationship with the supervisee. A condition, not a number K.A.R. 102-2-8 As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Who may supervise A licensed specialist clinical social worker who has practised, in a position that included assessment, diagnosis and psychotherapy, for two years beyond clinical licensure; no dual relationship with the supervisee. 2 years licensed K.A.R. 102-2-8 As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Plans and reports The clinical supervision training plan is submitted to the board for approval "before beginning clinical supervision". A filing, not a number K.A.R. 102-2-12(c)(1) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08

Also in the rule

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

  • Ratio / cadence

    One hour of supervision for every 15 hours of direct client contact; at least two sessions a month, one of them individual.

    K.A.R. 102-2-12(c)(4)

  • Modality

    Face to face, in person or by synchronous videoconferencing with confidentiality protected.

    K.A.R. 102-2-12(c)(4)

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
Kansas’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 Kansas’s licensing board before relying on anything here. How our coverage works