Alaska licenses independent clinical social workers as the LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), through the Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners. Alaska has enacted the Social Work Licensure Compact, but no multistate licenses are being issued yet. Below: what Alaska asks of a social worker already licensed in another state, and where those applications slow down.
Alaska Social Work License Requirements
Alaska licenses social workers at 4 levels: the LBSW (Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker), the LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker), the LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and the Temporary license (Temporary license (master or baccalaureate social worker)).
LBSW: ASWB Bachelors. The regulation still calls it the basic examination.
LMSW: ASWB Masters. The regulation still calls it the intermediate examination.
LCSW: ASWB Clinical.
Independent clinical practice requires the LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker).
3,000 hours of post-master's supervised experience for the clinical license, including 100 hours of direct supervision.
Licensed elsewhere: Alaska licenses by credentials if your current license came from a state whose requirements were at least as strict when it was issued. You also need three professional references and proof of continued competency: an exam passed within two years, or 1,500 hours of licensed work plus the required CE within the last five years.
How Much Does an Alaska Social Work License Cost?
We have not published an Alaska figure yet
We have not verified Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners's current schedule, and board fees change between legislative sessions
We handle the Alaska application end-to-end.
Eligibility screening, document prep, board follow-ups, and tracking — so you don't lose a board meeting cycle to a missing form.
View full pricingWhere Alaska Applications Get Delayed
The 3,000 clinical hours must be completed within the 10 years before application, over at least two years, and the 100 hours of supervision may include no more than 50 hours in groups.
HB 110 became law without the governor's signature on June 22, 2026 (chapter 28 SLA 26); its compact sections take effect January 1, 2027.
Supervisor attestations and verifications from other boards take the longest. Request them the week you decide to apply, not the week you file.
Renewing Your Alaska Social Work License
Renewal Cycle
Every 2 years
CE Requirement
45 CE hours per renewal cycle
The Social Work Compact and Alaska
Alaska has enacted the Social Work Licensure Compact (June 22, 2026). When the Compact opens, a social worker whose home state is Alaska will be able to apply for one multistate license that covers every member state, and members' multistate licensees will be able to practice here. That has not happened yet: as of October 2026 the Commission was still building its data system and had issued no multistate licenses. Until it does, practicing here takes an Alaska license.
Keeping it current
Alaska renews social work licenses every 2 years, with 45 hours of continuing education per cycle. Each cycle needs 6 hours in substance abuse, 6 in cross-cultural education (3 on Alaska Native issues after the first renewal, all 6 at the first), 3 in ethics, 3 in teletherapy and 3 in suicide education; at least 10 hours must be live or synchronous. A first renewal after less than 12 months of licensure needs 21 hours. Holding licenses in several states means several calendars and several sets of CE rules, which is most of what our annual compliance service tracks.
Alaska Social Work License FAQ
What social work licenses does Alaska issue?
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I'm licensed in another state. How do I get licensed in Alaska?
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How many supervised hours does Alaska require for the clinical license?
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Where these facts come from
Checked against primary sources. Boards change rules between sessions, so we confirm the current process again before anything is filed.
- AS 08.95: license titles, clinical hours, licensure by credentials, temporary license, CE topics — checked 2026-10-08
- ASWB exam level for each license — checked 2026-10-08
- 100 hours of direct clinical supervision, group limit — checked 2026-10-08
- application requirements; no state law exam — checked 2026-10-08
- credentials application requirements — checked 2026-10-08
- continued competency for credentials applicants — checked 2026-10-08
- CE hours and required topics — checked 2026-10-08
- HB 110 became law without signature 6/22/2026, chapter 28 SLA 26 — checked 2026-10-08
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