Free LCSW tool
LCSW hours calculator
Estimate when you will reach your LCSW supervised hour minimums. Choose your state, enter your weekly direct-client, supervision, and documentation pace, and see the projected date that the slowest requirement clears.
Projected eligibility
January 12, 2029
California Licensed Clinical Social Worker, at the weekly hours above.
Total supervised hours
target 3,000 hours
January 12, 2029
About 116 weeks from your start date (26.7 months), at 26 counted hours a week.
Direct client contact
target 2,000 hours
September 22, 2028
About 100 weeks from your start date (23 months), at 20 counted hours a week.
Weeks of supervision
target 104 weeks
October 20, 2028
104 weeks from your start date (23.9 months), with a unit of supervision every week.
Minimum time: 24 months
You cannot be licensed before October 23, 2028, even if you meet every hour minimum sooner.
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Why this matters
LCSW hour totals are only one part of the problem.
Most licensure delays do not come from forgetting the headline number. They come from missed supervision weeks, direct-client minimums, weekly caps, stale supervisor signatures, and logs that have to be reconstructed months later.
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