Pennsylvania · LCSW

Pennsylvania LCSW hour tracker

Track the 3,000 supervised hours required for Licensed Clinical Social Worker licensure in Pennsylvania — against the actual State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors rules. ClearPath audits every entry the same week you log it, and auto-fills the official board form when you're ready to submit.

At a glance

Pennsylvania LCSW requirements

From State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors's current published rules. ClearPath encodes every row below as a real-time validation check.

RequirementPennsylvania
Total supervised hours3,000
Minimum direct client contact1,500 hours
Total supervision hours150
Minimum duration24 months
Supervisor qualificationsClinical social worker with 5 years post-licensure experience within last 10 years, OR master's/doctoral in related field with 5 years
Out-of-state hours acceptedYes
Exam requiredASWB Clinical Exam

Source: State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors. ClearPath revalidates state rules against published board materials regularly.

The fine print most trackers miss

Pennsylvania-specific rules

These are the rules that catch LCSW associates off-guard at submission. ClearPath flags each one in real time as you log.

  • At least 1,500 of the 3,000 work hours must be supervised by a qualifying supervisor
  • Supervision meetings are calculated at a 2:40 ratio, which is about 150 total hours for 3,000 hours worked
  • 30 CE hours every 2 years (3 ethics, 1 suicide prevention)

Built for Pennsylvania

How ClearPath handles Pennsylvania LCSW

  • Live rule validation. Every entry is checked against the 3,000-hour total, the 1,500-hour direct-client minimum, and the supervision ratios — at the time you log it.
  • Auto-filled official form. When you're ready to apply, ClearPath fills the actual State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors form from your records. Not a reproduction — the same PDF the board accepts.
  • Supervisor portal. Your supervisor logs in, reviews your weekly entries, and e-signs without printing. No paper PDFs, no scanning.
  • AI hour reviewer. Ask plain-language questions about your log ("what week did I miss a supervision hour?") and get the exact answer in seconds.
  • $25/year. One quarter the price of the legacy tracker. 50% of every Pro subscription goes to Shane's Coffee — a vocational training program for people living with mental health challenges and disabilities.

Licensure is hard enough.

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