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APSW to LCSW in Wisconsin

Verified reviewed and approved on 2026-10-10

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 Wisconsin requires

Published requirements for the APSW to LCSW pathway in Wisconsin
Requirement Amount Source
Total supervised practice “engaged in the equivalent of at least 3,000 hours of clinical social work practice”. 3,000 hours Wis. Stat. § 457.08(4)(c) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-09
Direct client contact “including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact that includes the diagnosis and treatment of individuals based on the applicable edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or its equivalent”. 1,000 hours Wis. Stat. § 457.08(4)(c) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-09

Also in the rule

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

  • Education

    A master’s or doctoral degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited (or pre-accredited) program, with a clinical concentration and supervised clinical field training.

    DSPS, Licensed Clinical Social Worker credentialing page

  • Credential while accruing

    Hours count toward the LCSW only while the person holds the Advanced Practice Social Worker or Independent Social Worker credential. A master’s degree alone is not enough: hours earned without one of those credentials are not countable.

    Wis. Stat. § 457.08(4); the owner’s determination of 16 August 2026

  • Diagnosis and treatment

    Within the 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact, at least 600 hours are diagnosis and treatment of individuals under the DSM. It is a part of the 1,000, not an addition to it.

    Wisconsin Administrative Code (the section was not pinned in the package); the owner’s determination of 16 August 2026

  • Supervisor

    Supervised by one of: a licensed clinical social worker with a doctorate in social work; a licensed clinical social worker who has engaged in the equivalent of 5 years of full-time clinical social work; a psychiatrist or a licensed psychologist; or an individual approved by the social worker section or who satisfies the supervision requirements in the examining board’s rules.

    Wis. Stat. § 457.08(4)(c)1.–4.

  • Approval of another supervisor

    A supervisor outside the standard categories must be approved in advance by the Social Worker Section: “the approval must be obtained prior to starting supervision.”

    Wis. Admin. Code § MPSW 4.01(6)(e); DSPS credentialing page

  • Pace

    Supervision includes face-to-face individual or group sessions “of at least one hour duration during each week of supervised practice”. “The one hour per week supervision requirement may be averaged out over the course of the period of supervision.”

    Wis. Admin. Code § MPSW 4.01(1)

  • Group supervision

    “the group shall consist of no more than 6 persons receiving supervision for every one person providing supervision”; time that is primarily social activity is not credited.

    Wis. Admin. Code § MPSW 4.01 (the subsection was not pinned in the package)

  • Who may supervise

    “Such supervision may be exercised by a person other than an employment supervisor.”

    Wis. Admin. Code § MPSW 4.01 (the subsection was not pinned in the package)

  • Examination

    The ASWB Clinical Examination, unless the applicant holds Board Certified Diplomate status from the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work.

    DSPS, Licensed Clinical Social Worker credentialing page

About this reading

Rule set version
1
In effect from
2026-10-09
Published here
2026-10-10
Last checked by a person
2026-10-10
Next check due
2027-01-08
Who decides
Wisconsin’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

No verified supervisors are listed in Wisconsin yet. If you already work with one, you can invite them — we will check them against these rules just the same.

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