Licensed Clinical Social Worker (clinical social worker) · Nevada · regulated by Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers · high confidence
| Pre-license credential | Clinical social work intern (holding LSW or LMSW) |
|---|---|
| Supervised experience | Not less than 3,000 hours of supervised, postgraduate clinical social work (NAC 641B.150(1)) |
| Direct client contact | At least 2,000 hours in psychotherapeutic methods and techniques (diagnosis/treatment) |
| Supervision | At least 1,000 of the 3,000 hours supervised by a Board-approved LCSW |
| Minimum time | Not earlier than 2 years after Board approves the program |
| Time limit | Not later than 3 years after program approval (extensions for good cause); license must issue within 3 years after program ends |
| Weekly cap | Psychotherapy hours credited at average 32 hours/week, max 416 per quarter, unless Board approves otherwise |
| Exams | ASWB Clinical examination |
Supervision
- How much: At least 1,000 of the 3,000 hours supervised by a Board-approved LCSW
- How often: Individual meeting at least 1 hour every week
- Group supervision: Not more than 24 hours of total supervision may be group supervision
- Who may supervise: Board-approved LCSW, licensed clinical psychologist or board-certified psychiatrist; ≥3 years post-license; Board training every 5 years; ≤4 interns
When hours count and what to keep
- Before your degree: not counted (postgraduate only)
- Paperwork: Board-approved supervision agreement and plan; supervisor progress reports every 6 months plus final report on Board forms
Can you be supervised remotely in Nevada?
Only partly. Some supervision or presence must be in person or on site. What shapes this: supervisor on-site rule, state-only supervisor credential, prior board approval.
- Video supervision: LCSW interns: since R103-23 (filed 6/20/2024), the supervisor may use telecommunication technologies and hold the weekly individual meetings (≥1 h/week) in person or remotely. The former monthly in-person meeting at the intern's site was deleted. Board policy (amended June 2026): face-to-face is preferred but telecommunication is allowed. Limits: monthly site visit if the supervisor practises elsewhere (waivable), no virtual-only internship sites, and virtual client hours must be delivered from the agency.
- In-person minimum: No in-person supervision meeting minimum (R103-23). But when the intern works at a site where the supervisor does not practise, the supervisor must visit the site at least monthly unless the Board waives it for good cause (NAC 641B.160(3)(b))
- Supervisor licensed in Nevada? required
- Supervisor credential: Board-approved intern supervisor. Must be an NV LCSW for LCSW interns (≥1,000 h must be LCSW-supervised; the rest may be a licensed clinical psychologist or board-certified psychiatrist), have ≥3 yrs post-license experience and ≥15 h/month of clinical practice, and complete Board supervision training (repeated every 5 yrs). Board policy also requires supervisor and intern to live in Nevada or a designated border community.
- Supervisee cap: ≤4 interns at one time without prior Board approval
- Board approval first: Required: internship program (site, Board-approved supervisor, plan of supervision) approved before the intern begins; the supervision agreement and plan must be Board-approved, and time under an unapproved arrangement is not recognized. Changes of site or supervisor need a partial application approved in advance
- If you live outside Nevada: Intern must live and practise in Nevada. While in an approved internship the intern may not practise social work outside Nevada, may treat only clients physically in Nevada, and virtual hours must be done from the agency, not from home.
The client’s location decides which state’s rules apply. This is not legal advice; confirm with the board before building a program. Compare every state on the remote-supervision map.
Recent and pending changes
LCB File R103-23 (filed June 20, 2024) removed monthly in-person on-site meeting; bars out-of-state internships concurrently; created LMSW pathway. Online NAC 641B (rev. 7-22) predates it.
Where the rules are unclear
Nevada’s own documents disagree or are silent on these points. Ask the board if they affect you:
- Board policy lists MFTs, CPCs and psychiatric APRNs as possible clinical supervisors for up to 1,000 clinical hours; NAC 641B.155(1)(b) lists only LCSW, licensed clinical psychologist or psychiatrist. Which governs?
- Board policy requires the supervisor and intern to live in Nevada (or border communities). No NAC text requiring supervisor residency was found; is it enforced as a condition of supervisor approval?
- Does the monthly site-visit requirement (NAC 641B.160(3)(b)) still apply when all supervision is by telecommunication, and how often is it waived?
In the board’s own words
“an internship consisting of not less than 3,000 hours of supervised, postgraduate clinical social work” — NAC 641B.150(1)✓ matched in the source
“Completed not earlier than 2 years or later than 3 years after the Board approves the program.” — NAC 641B.150(1)(b)✓ matched in the source
“meet in person with the intern on an individual basis for at least 1 hour every week” — NAC 641B.160(3)(a)✓ matched in the source
“At least 1,000 hours ... must be supervised by a licensed clinical social worker approved by the Board.” — NAC 641B.150(5) (R103-23)✓ matched in the source
“conduct weekly meetings with the intern either in person or using such technologies” — NAC 641B.160(4) (R103-23)✓ matched in the source
“A supervisor of an intern may use telecommunication technologies to supervise an intern remotely, but the supervisor must” — LCB File R103-23 (Approved Regulation, filed June 20, 2024), §16 (NAC 641B.150(2)) and §17 (NAC 641B.160(4)), pp.3, 22, 26✓ matched in the source
“conduct weekly meetings with the intern either in person or using such technologies.” — LCB File R103-23 (Approved Regulation, filed June 20, 2024), §16 (NAC 641B.150(2)) and §17 (NAC 641B.160(4)), pp.3, 22, 26✓ matched in the source
“the Board will allow supervision to occur using telecommunication technologies.” — Board: Post-Graduate Clinical Internship Program policy (adopted 1997, amended June 2026), pp.2-4✓ matched in the source
“visit the site at least once every month and as necessary consult with the on-site supervisor” — NAC 641B.160(3) (supervisor duties; weekly meeting; monthly site visit)✓ matched in the source
“means a person licensed by the Board pursuant to NRS 641B.240 to engage in the practice of social work as a clinical social worker.” — NAC 641B.042 ('licensed clinical social worker' defined)✓ matched in the source
“Both the intern and clinical supervisor must live in Nevada (or designated border communities).” — Board: Post-Graduate Clinical Internship Program policy (adopted 1997, amended June 2026), pp.2-4✓ matched in the source
“Be approved by the Board to serve as the supervisor of an intern.” — NAC 641B.155 (supervisors of interns; cap; agreements approved)✓ matched in the source
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Sources
- NRS 641B.240 (clinical social worker qualifications)
- NRS 641B.225 (master social worker may do clinical internship)
- NAC 641B.150 as amended by R103-23 §16 (LCSW internship)
- NAC 641B.155 (supervisor qualifications)
- NAC 641B.035 (intern defined)
- Board LCSW/LISW application info (rev. 01/20), p.3
- NAC 641B.160(3) (supervisor duties; weekly meeting; monthly site visit)
- NAC 641B.042 ('licensed clinical social worker' defined)
- NAC 641B.150 (LCSW internship; agency supervision conditions)
- Board: Post-Graduate Clinical Internship Program policy (adopted 1997, amended June 2026), pp.2-4
- Board: Information Sheet for the Post-Graduate Internship Program, pp.1-2
- NRS 641B (Rev. 9/9/2026), full chapter (no Social Work Licensure Compact)
Checked against Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers’s rules, statutes and publications on September 25, 2026. The board decides; if your situation is unusual, confirm with them.