Licensure Rules/Law
Georgia Composite Board of
Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists
http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/43
Georgia Licensure Continuing Education Requirements:
5 ethics hours (ethics hours must be obtained in person)
15 core hours
15 related or core hours
total = 35 hours per 2-year licensure cycle
Continuing Education Information
is addressed in Chapter 135-9-.01 of the Rules
http://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/135-9
TeleMental Health Information
(adopted September 2015; effective October 7, 2015)
information is addressed in Chapter 135-11-.01
http://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/135-11
Supervision Information
is addressed in the rules for licensure
Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW): 135-5-.03 of the Rules
http://rules.sos.ga.gov/GAC/135-5-.03
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW): 135-50.04 of the Rules
http://rules.sos.ga.gov/GAC/135-5-.04
Georgia Social Work Licensure Law can be found on the Secretary of State web site
http://sos.ga.gov/plb/acrobat/Laws/41_Prof_Counselors,_Soc._Workers_Marriage_And_Family_Therapists_43-10A.pdf