Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, & Marriage and Family Therapist Board

08/06/2025

Board staff are holding "office hours" on Monday, 8/28 at 2:00. Find details here: https://cswmft.ohio.gov/about-the-board/news-and-events/events. This is a great opportunity to ask questions of staff who work in investigations and licensing. Please note that we cannot address any questions that involve confidential or personal information.

07/28/2025

On July 10, 2025, the Social Worker Professional Standards Committee voted to discontinue using the ASWB Advanced Generalist Exam as one of the qualifying exams for the Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) license. This decision was made to better align Ohio with the requirements for multi-state licensure through the Social Work Compact. However, this decision also reflects ongoing changes in the social work profession regarding mental health practice. Starting July 10, 2026, an LISW can only be obtained by passing the ASWB Clinical Exam. The Board will consider exceptions for individuals who have started training supervision as of this date with the intention of taking the Advanced Generalist exam. If approved to take the Advanced Generalist exam, the LSW will have to acknowledge they understand that qualifying for the LISW using the Advanced Generalist exam may limit their ability to obtain a multi-state license through the Social Work Compact or to obtain a comparable license in other states through reciprocity or endorsement.

07/03/2025

Join CSWMFT Board staff for office hours on July 14 at 2:00 PM. You can find details here: https://cswmft.ohio.gov/about-the-board/news-and-events/events/July_Office_Hours_with_CSWMFT_Board_Staff

05/30/2025

Join the CSWMFT Board staff for office hours on Monday, June 16. Check out the details here: https://cswmft.ohio.gov/about-the-board/news-and-events/events/Office_Hours_with_CSWMFT_Board_Staff_June

05/08/2025

Do you have questions for Board staff? Check out the office hours scheduled for Monday, 5/12: https://cswmft.ohio.gov/about-the-board/news-and-events/events/Office_Hours_with_CSWMFT_Board_Staff

04/15/2025

Check out the Spring 2025 Newsletter at https://cswmft.ohio.gov/about-the-board/news-letter

04/01/2025

Do you have a question for the Board? On April 7th from 2:00-3:00 PM, CSWMFT Board staff are hosting office hours. Check out the details on the Board's news and events page -

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01/24/2025

The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) will be changing test vendors from PSI to Pearson VUE in March 2025. To facilitate the change, applicants will not be able to sit for an examination March 16 through March 30. During this pause in test administration while the change occurs, the CSWMFT Board will continue to accept and process applications.

ASWB has already contacted all current exam candidates (folks who have registered with ASWB to take an exam after approval by the CSWMFT Board) regarding the change in test vendors. If you have a test appointment at a PSI test center scheduled for a date before March 15, you will still be able to test on that date. Applicants who register with ASWB for the exam before March 3 can test at a PSI center by March 15, provided there is an available appointment. However, applicants registering for an exam after March 3 will be authorized to test at a Pearson VUE test center. Those with questions regarding this change in test administration, or who would like to speak with ASWB Candidate Services (1-888-579-3926 ), are strongly encouraged to visit https://www.aswb.org/examination-administration-changes-coming-march-2025/.

01/17/2025

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s RecoveryOhio initiative has launched a groundbreaking new online dashboard, designed to predict when communities may be at heightened risk for a spike in drug overdoses, so local leaders can take action in time to save lives.

The first-of-its-kind tool uses a variety of data to pinpoint ZIP codes at increased risk for overdoses up to 30 days in advance.

VISIT: https://recoveryohio.gov/resources/all-resources/od-early-warning

12/13/2024

2025 Ohio Problem Gambling Conference
Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center
January 29-30, 2025
The 2025 Ohio Problem Gambling Conference will bring together national experts, state leaders, and local innovators in problem gambling prevention, intervention, treatment, recovery, research, administration, and responsible gambling. Those interested in prevention and treatment of gambling disorder should attend, as well as healthcare professionals who want to learn more about the convergence of risky behaviors such as gambling, substance use, mental health disorders, and health conditions across the lifespan. With more than $6 billion wagered in the past year through October, the behavioral health workforce needs to prioritize building knowledge and skills in the problem gambling field for informed prevention, clinical interventions and recovery supports. Register at https://www.pgnohio.org/Conference .

The 2025 Ohio Problem Gambling Conference will bring together national experts, state leaders, and local innovators in problem gambling prevention, intervention, treatment, recovery, research, administration, and responsible gambling. Those interested in prevention and treatment of gambling disorder...

11/07/2024

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10/15/2024

The 2024 Medical & Heath Symposium is designed with health-care professionals in mind! It offers 13 educational sessions and over 20 types of continuing education credit at no cost. Register today: https://mhs.digitellinc.com/

The 2024 Medical and Health Symposium begins Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Register today to earn free continuing education credits, while engaging with some of the nation's best interdisciplinary health-care experts.