The New York State Board for Social Work is a New York State Education Department board that assists the Board of Regents and the Office of the Professions on licensing, professional practice, and conduct for licensed master social workers (LMSWs) and licensed clinical social workers (LCSW)s. Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. New York is not part of the Social Work Licensure Compact.
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External links Official website Regulations in the NYCRR Article 154 Social Work of the Education Law