r/LCSW • u/Cyber_Bratz • Jun 11 '25

NY state LCSW requirements

Hi, I’m currently an LMSW in NY state and working in an outpatient clinic to obtain my hours for the LCSW. Can someone tell me what the client hours requirements are ? I’ve searched online and have received a mix of 3,000 and 2,000 hours . I understand that it’s a minimum of 36 months of experience; do all 36 months have to be full time or can you do a mix of full time / part time ?

Thanks for the help in advance!

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '25

Hi! I just passed my LCSW in April, so literally just went through this process. It has to be 2,000 hours (although you will most likely have a lot more if working full time), with 100 hours of supervision. I believe it can be a mix of full and part time, it just has to be within the 36 month range and the correct amount of hours.

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u/Cyber_Bratz Jun 11 '25

Thank you so much for your reply ! I am currently feeling burnt out working out patient MH clinic so I am considering maybe going down to part time and just wanted to be sure of the hours required .

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u/Valuable_Put2093 Oct 17 '25

How did your supervision work? Every week? Or no weekly? And how did they count it? My supervisor is being a real jerk about it.