LICSW requirements in New Hampshire

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Supervision

• How much: 100 hours individual face-to-face supervision
• How often: Minimum one hour per week of individual face-to-face supervision
• Group supervision: Rule requires individual supervision; no group credit stated
• Who may supervise: Board-approved LICSW or LCMHC (statute); NH clinical practice ≥2 yrs; supervision course/certificate + 12 CE; licensed where supervision occurs; ≤8 candidates

When hours count and what to keep

• Before your degree: Not counted: excludes hours accumulated before the clinical graduate degree
• Paperwork: Candidate for Licensure: Supervision Agreement; Request to Sit for ASWB Clinical Exam; Supervisor's Confirmation of Clinical Experience; Summary of Supervised Clinical Experience

Can you be supervised remotely in New Hampshire?

Mostly, with some limits. What shapes this: prior board approval.

• Video supervision: LICSW candidates: min. 1 h/week individual face-to-face supervision (100 h total); supervision may be on site, at a mutually convenient site, or on a virtual HIPAA-compliant platform (Mhp 304.02(a)(2),(d)(3)); face-to-face includes synchronous virtual presence (Mhp 301.01(c)). Group supervision is defined as physical presence.
• In-person minimum: No stated in-person hour minimum; group supervision is defined as physical presence (Mhp 301.01(d)); supervisor certification refers to meetings at the candidate's worksite (see board_questions)
• Supervisor licensed in New Hampshire? required (NH license plus 2 years NH clinical practice, Mhp 302.03(b); Mhp 304.02(d)(2) also says licensed in the state where supervision takes place)
• Supervisor credential: Statute: "board approved" LICSW or CMHC supervisor (RSA 330-A:18 III); supervisor needs graduate course or approved certificate in clinical supervision plus 12 CE hours (Mhp 302.03(a)); no separate registration beyond approval of the supervision agreement
• Supervisee cap: ≤8 candidates per supervisor at any one time (more requires a waiver) (Mhp 302.03(c)-(d))
• Board approval first: Board-approved supervision agreement required before hours count; approval yields a conditional LICSW license (RSA 330-A:22 IV; Mhp 302.01(h); RSA 330-A:18-d I(a))

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

Mhp 300 readopted eff. 2-17-26 incl. Mhp 304.02 and jurisprudence exam; RSA 330-A:18 amended 2025 ch.161

Where the rules are unclear

New Hampshire’s own documents disagree or are silent on these points. Ask the board if they affect you:

• Mhp 302.01(c)(4)b supervisor certification says one-hour face-to-face meetings "at the site where the Candidate works", while Mhp 301.01(c)/(f), 302.01(c)(2)p.2 and the profession rules allow a "virtual HIPAA compliant platform": does the board require any on-site meetings at all?
• Mhp 301.01(d) defines group supervision as physical presence only (individual supervision may be virtual): are virtually-held group hours creditable?
• Mhp 302.03(b) requires an NH-licensed supervisor with 2 years of NH clinical practice, while the profession rules say "licensed in the state where the supervision takes place": may an out-of-state supervisor supervise an NH candidate by video?

In the board’s own words

6 more quotes are in the state explorer.

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