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    "about": "Social work licensing requirements per US jurisdiction, for the FIRST credential an MSW graduate holds in that jurisdiction.",
    "nullRule": "null means we have not read that figure off the board's own page. It never means zero. Do not substitute a default, an average or another state's number.",
    "attribution": "Social Work Test Prep Academy is not affiliated with any state licensing board or with ASWB. We read each board's published pages and record what they say; the board's page is the source of record. Requirements change.",
    "fields": {
      "abbr": "Two-letter USPS code, uppercase.",
      "name": "Jurisdiction name.",
      "url": "Absolute URL of the human-readable page.",
      "json": "Absolute URL of the full record for this jurisdiction.",
      "checked": "true when we have read this board's own pages and published the record. false means no data yet, not \"no requirements\".",
      "firstCredential": "The first credential an MSW graduate holds here (abbreviation, title, and the ASWB exam category needed to hold it: \"none\" when it is issued without one, null when an exam applies but no board rule names its level, or when the sources disagree on whether one applies).",
      "examRequiredFirst": "true when the ASWB exam gates that first credential. false when the jurisdiction licenses or registers you first and the exam comes later (Michigan, California, Florida, Illinois). null when there is no yes-or-no ASWB answer; examOrderReason says why.",
      "examOrderReason": "Why examRequiredFirst is null (null when it is true or false). \"applicant\": the rule turns on the applicant (Connecticut's degree-date cutoff, Minnesota's provisional route, Colorado's jurisprudence exam). \"provider_unconfirmed\": an exam comes first but the rule names only one approved by the board, not ASWB (Louisiana). \"unchecked\": we have not read the board, or the first rung (Nebraska PCMSW). \"sources_conflict\": the primary sources disagree on whether the exam applies, so neither reading is stated (no jurisdiction today). The per-state JSON `summary` states the rule.",
      "knownFeesUsd": "Sum of ONLY the fixed fees the board publishes for that first credential, in US dollars. null when it publishes none. A level-dependent ASWB exam fee (a fee line with amount_by_level) is never in it; it is charged in addition.",
      "hours": "Plain-language supervised-hour requirement on the path, or the not-checked sentence.",
      "lastChecked": "ISO date WE last read the board pages behind this record. It is not a board review, approval or sign-off.",
      "compactMember": "true when the jurisdiction has enacted the Social Work Licensure Compact. null when not checked.",
      "compactStatus": "Social Work Licensure Compact status: \"enacted\", \"pending_legislation\" or \"no_active_legislation\", with the page it was read from and the ISO date checked. null when not checked.",
      "compactLicenses": "Whether multistate compact licenses are being issued anywhere yet, with the compact's own statement quoted and the ISO date checked.",
      "ladder": "Every rung of the licensure ladder in order. `exam` is the ASWB category required to HOLD that rung (\"none\" = no ASWB exam; null = an exam applies but no board rule names its level); `supervised` means practice only under supervision. Optional: `examChoice` (\"board\" | \"applicant\") says who picks from a multi-level `exam`; `checked: false` marks a rung we have not read a record for (not checked yet, never another license's steps); `examProvider: \"unconfirmed\"` marks a rule that names only an exam approved by the board, so ASWB is not asserted.",
      "fees": "The board's own fee lines for the first credential, each with the page it was read from. amount_usd is null when the board does not publish the amount (counted in unknownFeeCount), or when conflict is true: the sources state different amounts, so neither is used (counted in conflictFeeCount, never in knownFeesUsd). A line with amount_by_level is an ASWB exam fee that depends on the level, kept out of knownFeesUsd.",
      "aswbExam": "The exam for the first credential: level (null when no rule names it) and fee. provider \"unconfirmed\" when the rule names only an exam approved by the board, not ASWB. null when the credential is issued without an exam or its rung is not checked yet.",
      "supervision": "The supervised-experience package on the path, each figure with its own source page. A figure the board does not publish is null, and so is one with conflict: true, where the sources state different figures and neither is used (the hours line says it is not confirmed).",
      "applicationSequence": "The board's published order of operations, in the board's own terms.",
      "sources": "The board and statute pages this record was read from.",
      "records": "The raw rulebook records for this jurisdiction, unmodified.",
      "dataProblems": "Every field we could not state plainly, one entry per field: `credential` is the record it belongs to, `path` the field inside that record, `kind` why (unchecked, unpublished, not_applicable, conflict, stale_source, no_single_total), `note` the specifics, `sources` what each source says, verbatim, `askTheBoard` the question to put to the board (or null), `checked` the ISO date we read them. Empty when there are none."
    }
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  "name": "South Dakota",
  "url": "https://www.socialworktestprepacademy.com/licensing/sd",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "checked": true,
  "lastChecked": "2026-09-27",
  "board": {
    "name": "South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners",
    "url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/licensing.aspx"
  },
  "firstCredential": {
    "abbr": "CSW",
    "title": "Certified Social Worker",
    "rung": "masters",
    "exam": null
  },
  "examRequiredFirst": true,
  "examOrderReason": null,
  "summary": "An ASWB exam is required before the license; the primary sources do not confirm the level.",
  "aswbExam": {
    "level": null,
    "feeUsd": null
  },
  "knownFeesUsd": 170,
  "unknownFeeCount": 0,
  "conflictFeeCount": 0,
  "fees": [
    {
      "name": "Application for licensure (biennial)",
      "amount_usd": 170,
      "source_url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/fees.aspx",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
    },
    {
      "name": "ASWB examination (level not named by the board rule)",
      "amount_usd": null,
      "amount_by_level": {
        "Bachelors": 230,
        "Masters": 230,
        "Advanced Generalist": 260,
        "Clinical": 260
      },
      "source_url": "https://www.aswb.org/exam/",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
    }
  ],
  "supervision": {
    "experience_hours": {
      "value": null,
      "source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:59:05:07",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-27",
      "notes": "ARSD 20:59:05:07 sets a weekly floor, not a total: at least 30 hours per week of work, over at least 24 months."
    },
    "client_contact_hours": {
      "value": null,
      "source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:59:05:07",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-27",
      "notes": "ARSD 20:59:05:07 states no client-contact figure."
    },
    "supervision_hours": {
      "value": null,
      "source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:59:05:07",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-27",
      "notes": "ARSD 20:59:05:07 sets a rate, not a total: at least 4 hours per month of individual supervision, reported every six months."
    },
    "minimum_months": {
      "value": 24,
      "source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-17",
      "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
    },
    "maximum_months": null,
    "notes": [
      "ARSD 20:59:05:07 (https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:59:05:07) sets a cadence, not a total: the candidate works at least thirty hours per week and gets a minimum of four hours of individual supervision per month, reported every six months; group supervision may replace up to one-half of supervision time in each six-month period. Part-time work of 18 to 29 hours per week takes 4 years at 2 supervision hours per month. experience_hours, client_contact_hours, and supervision_hours stay null because no rule states a total.",
      "Needs a human: no primary source names the ASWB level for the CSW-PIP. SDCL says 'an examination prepared by the board' and the Board page says only that ASWB gives separate tests for different levels; The ladder leaves the level unnamed."
    ]
  },
  "hours": "No hour total set (4 hours per month), for the CSW-PIP",
  "compactMember": true,
  "compactNote": null,
  "compactStatus": {
    "status": "enacted",
    "sourceUrl": "https://swcompact.org/compact-jurisdictions/",
    "checkedOn": "2026-09-27"
  },
  "compactLicenses": {
    "issued": false,
    "statement": "The Social Work Licensure Compact has been enacted in at least seven states and has reached activation status, however multistate licenses are not yet being issued. The implementation process for the compact will take 12 to 24 months before multistate licenses are able to issued.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://swcompact.org/",
    "checkedOn": "2026-10-18"
  },
  "applicationSequence": [
    "Hold a doctorate or master's degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (SDCL 36-26-14(1)).",
    "Submit an application and the biennial application fee to the Board (SDCL 36-26-19).",
    "Pass an examination prepared by the Board for this purpose, administered through ASWB (SDCL 36-26-14(2)).",
    "Board issues the Certified Social Worker (CSW) license."
  ],
  "ladder": [
    {
      "rung": "bachelors",
      "abbr": "Social Worker",
      "title": "Social Worker (baccalaureate in social work or social welfare, CSWE-accredited; a supervised Social Work Associate credential, SDCL 36-26-16, covers a non-social-work bachelor's or an approved human-services associate's degree)",
      "exam": "Bachelors",
      "supervised": false,
      "source": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-15"
    },
    {
      "rung": "masters",
      "abbr": "CSW",
      "title": "Certified Social Worker",
      "exam": null,
      "supervised": false,
      "source": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-14"
    },
    {
      "rung": "clinical",
      "abbr": "CSW-PIP",
      "title": "Certified Social Worker, Private Independent Practice",
      "exam": null,
      "supervised": false,
      "source": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-17"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners · CSW applicant resources",
      "url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/licensing.aspx"
    },
    {
      "label": "SDCL 36-26-14 (Qualifications of certified social worker)",
      "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-14"
    },
    {
      "label": "SDCL 36-26-19 (Application fees)",
      "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-19"
    },
    {
      "label": "SDCL 36-26-23 (Expiration and renewal of licenses)",
      "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-23"
    },
    {
      "label": "South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners fee schedule",
      "url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/fees.aspx"
    },
    {
      "label": "CSW fees · ASWB examination (level not named by the board rule)",
      "url": "https://www.aswb.org/exam/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Social Work Licensure Compact · member jurisdictions",
      "url": "https://swcompact.org/compact-jurisdictions/"
    },
    {
      "label": "SDCL 36-26-17 (Independent practice requirements)",
      "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-17"
    },
    {
      "label": "SDCL 36-26-18 (Exemption from examination for out-of-state licensees)",
      "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-18"
    }
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    {
      "state": {
        "name": "South Dakota",
        "postal_code": "SD"
      },
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        "track": "masters",
        "title": "Certified Social Worker",
        "abbreviation": "CSW"
      },
      "board": {
        "name": "South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners",
        "source_url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/licensing.aspx"
      },
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        {
          "name": "Application for licensure (biennial)",
          "amount_usd": 170,
          "source_url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/fees.aspx",
          "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
        },
        {
          "name": "Renewal fee (bi-annual)",
          "amount_usd": 170,
          "source_url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/fees.aspx",
          "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
        },
        {
          "name": "Late renewal fee (after July 1 grace deadline)",
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          "source_url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/fees.aspx",
          "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
        },
        {
          "name": "ASWB examination (level not named by the board rule)",
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            "Clinical": 260
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          "source_url": "https://www.aswb.org/exam/",
          "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
        }
      ],
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        "Hold a doctorate or master's degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (SDCL 36-26-14(1)).",
        "Submit an application and the biennial application fee to the Board (SDCL 36-26-19).",
        "Pass an examination prepared by the Board for this purpose, administered through ASWB (SDCL 36-26-14(2)).",
        "Board issues the Certified Social Worker (CSW) license."
      ],
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        "level": null,
        "fee_usd": null,
        "source_url": "https://www.aswb.org/exam/",
        "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
      },
      "supervision_requirement": {
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        "client_contact_hours": null,
        "supervision_hours": null,
        "minimum_months": null,
        "maximum_months": null,
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          "Needs a human: no primary source names the ASWB level for the CSW. SDCL says 'an examination prepared by the board' and the Board page says only that ASWB gives separate tests for different levels; The ladder leaves the level unnamed."
        ]
      },
      "supervisor_eligibility": null,
      "forms": [
        {
          "name": "Application for Licensure",
          "source_url": "https://dss.sd.gov/docs/licensing/socialwork/applications_and_forms/Application_for_Licensure.pdf"
        },
        {
          "name": "Instruction Checklist Sheet",
          "source_url": "https://dss.sd.gov/docs/licensing/socialwork/applications_and_forms/Instruction_Checklist_Sheet.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "processing_benchmark": null,
      "endorsement_rules": [
        "SDCL 36-26-18: an applicant is exempt from examination if licensed/registered under another state's substantially similar laws, has passed a similar exam there, provides verification of licensure from every state where licensed, and provides official transcripts; the Board may waive documentation requirements it finds a state unable to provide."
      ],
      "compact_status": {
        "member": true,
        "multistate_licenses_available": null,
        "source_url": "https://swcompact.org/compact-jurisdictions/",
        "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
      },
      "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "SDCL 36-26-14 (Qualifications of certified social worker)",
          "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-14"
        },
        {
          "label": "SDCL 36-26-19 (Application fees)",
          "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-19"
        },
        {
          "label": "SDCL 36-26-23 (Expiration and renewal of licenses)",
          "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-23"
        },
        {
          "label": "South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners fee schedule",
          "url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/fees.aspx"
        }
      ],
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          "kind": "unpublished",
          "note": "Neither the statute (SDCL 36-26, an examination prepared by the board) nor ARSD 20:59:06:01 names an ASWB level for the CSW. The board says the levels differ and lists ASWB fees by level, but never names the CSW's.",
          "sources": [
            {
              "label": "ARSD 20:59:06:01",
              "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:59:06",
              "says": "20:59:06:01. Examinations. An applicant must pass the board-prescribed examination provided by the Association of Social Work Boards."
            },
            {
              "label": "SD Board of Social Work Examiners, licensing page",
              "url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/licensing.aspx",
              "says": "There are separate tests for the different levels of licensure. The social work associates and social workers take the same test, but the social work associates are allowed a lower passing score."
            }
          ],
          "checked": "2026-09-29",
          "ask_the_board": null
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "state": {
        "name": "South Dakota",
        "postal_code": "SD"
      },
      "license_target": {
        "track": "clinical",
        "title": "Certified Social Worker, Private Independent Practice",
        "abbreviation": "CSW-PIP"
      },
      "board": {
        "name": "South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners",
        "source_url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/licensing.aspx"
      },
      "fees": [
        {
          "name": "Application for licensure (biennial)",
          "amount_usd": 210,
          "source_url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/fees.aspx",
          "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
        },
        {
          "name": "Renewal fee (bi-annual)",
          "amount_usd": 210,
          "source_url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/fees.aspx",
          "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
        },
        {
          "name": "Late renewal fee (after July 1 grace deadline)",
          "amount_usd": 105,
          "source_url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/fees.aspx",
          "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
        },
        {
          "name": "ASWB examination (level not named by the board rule)",
          "amount_usd": null,
          "amount_by_level": {
            "Bachelors": 230,
            "Masters": 230,
            "Advanced Generalist": 260,
            "Clinical": 260
          },
          "source_url": "https://www.aswb.org/exam/",
          "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
        }
      ],
      "application_sequence": [
        "Hold licensure under SDCL Chapter 36-26 as a Certified Social Worker (SDCL 36-26-17(1)).",
        "Complete two years of experience under appropriate supervision in the field of specialization in which the applicant will practice (SDCL 36-26-17(2)).",
        "Pass an examination prepared by the Board for this purpose (SDCL 36-26-17(3)).",
        "Board issues the Certified Social Worker-Private Independent Practice (CSW-PIP) license, required for private, independent social work practice."
      ],
      "aswb_exam": {
        "level": null,
        "fee_usd": null,
        "source_url": "https://www.aswb.org/exam/",
        "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
      },
      "supervision_requirement": {
        "experience_hours": {
          "value": null,
          "source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:59:05:07",
          "verified_date": "2026-09-27",
          "notes": "ARSD 20:59:05:07 sets a weekly floor, not a total: at least 30 hours per week of work, over at least 24 months."
        },
        "client_contact_hours": {
          "value": null,
          "source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:59:05:07",
          "verified_date": "2026-09-27",
          "notes": "ARSD 20:59:05:07 states no client-contact figure."
        },
        "supervision_hours": {
          "value": null,
          "source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:59:05:07",
          "verified_date": "2026-09-27",
          "notes": "ARSD 20:59:05:07 sets a rate, not a total: at least 4 hours per month of individual supervision, reported every six months."
        },
        "minimum_months": {
          "value": 24,
          "source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-17",
          "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
        },
        "maximum_months": null,
        "notes": [
          "ARSD 20:59:05:07 (https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:59:05:07) sets a cadence, not a total: the candidate works at least thirty hours per week and gets a minimum of four hours of individual supervision per month, reported every six months; group supervision may replace up to one-half of supervision time in each six-month period. Part-time work of 18 to 29 hours per week takes 4 years at 2 supervision hours per month. experience_hours, client_contact_hours, and supervision_hours stay null because no rule states a total.",
          "Needs a human: no primary source names the ASWB level for the CSW-PIP. SDCL says 'an examination prepared by the board' and the Board page says only that ASWB gives separate tests for different levels; The ladder leaves the level unnamed."
        ]
      },
      "supervisor_eligibility": [
        "A CSW-PIP, psychologist, or psychiatrist licensed in good standing in South Dakota for at least two years, with six hours of supervisor continuing education before submitting a proposed supervision agreement and three hours every two years after (ARSD 20:59:05:03, https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:59:05:03).",
        "The supervisor should primarily practice in the same practice area as the candidate, with exceptions for good cause (ARSD 20:59:05:04). A temporary permit or license holder may not supervise."
      ],
      "forms": [
        {
          "name": "Application for Licensure",
          "source_url": "https://dss.sd.gov/docs/licensing/socialwork/applications_and_forms/Application_for_Licensure.pdf"
        },
        {
          "name": "Instruction Checklist Sheet",
          "source_url": "https://dss.sd.gov/docs/licensing/socialwork/applications_and_forms/Instruction_Checklist_Sheet.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "processing_benchmark": null,
      "endorsement_rules": [
        "SDCL 36-26-18(1)-(4): same exemption-from-examination terms as the masters record.",
        "SDCL 36-26-18(5): 'If applying for a license as a certified social worker-private independent practice, the applicant provides proof of supervision from the state from which original licensure was obtained.'"
      ],
      "compact_status": {
        "member": true,
        "multistate_licenses_available": null,
        "source_url": "https://swcompact.org/compact-jurisdictions/",
        "verified_date": "2026-09-27"
      },
      "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "SDCL 36-26-17 (Independent practice requirements)",
          "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-17"
        },
        {
          "label": "SDCL 36-26-18 (Exemption from examination for out-of-state licensees)",
          "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-26-18"
        },
        {
          "label": "South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners fee schedule",
          "url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/fees.aspx"
        }
      ],
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        "aswb_exam.level": {
          "kind": "unpublished",
          "note": "Neither the statute (SDCL 36-26, an examination prepared by the board) nor ARSD 20:59:06:01 names an ASWB level for the CSW-PIP. The board says the levels differ and lists ASWB fees by level, but never names the CSW-PIP's.",
          "sources": [
            {
              "label": "ARSD 20:59:06:01",
              "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:59:06",
              "says": "20:59:06:01. Examinations. An applicant must pass the board-prescribed examination provided by the Association of Social Work Boards."
            },
            {
              "label": "SD Board of Social Work Examiners, licensing page",
              "url": "https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/licensing.aspx",
              "says": "There are separate tests for the different levels of licensure. The social work associates and social workers take the same test, but the social work associates are allowed a lower passing score."
            }
          ],
          "checked": "2026-09-29",
          "ask_the_board": null
        },
        "supervision_requirement.experience_hours": {
          "kind": "no_single_total",
          "note": "The rule sets a cadence (30 hours of work a week and 4 hours of individual supervision a month), not a total.",
          "sources": [
            {
              "label": "ARSD 20:59:05:07",
              "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:59:05:07",
              "says": "The certified social worker in private, independent practice (CSW-PIP) candidate shall work at least thirty hours per week. The reports must document that the supervisor has provided the CSW-PIP candidate with a minimum of four hours of individual supervision per month"
            }
          ],
          "checked": "2026-09-29",
          "ask_the_board": null
        },
        "supervision_requirement.client_contact_hours": {
          "kind": "no_single_total",
          "note": "The rule sets a cadence (30 hours of work a week and 4 hours of individual supervision a month), not a total.",
          "sources": [
            {
              "label": "ARSD 20:59:05:07",
              "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:59:05:07",
              "says": "The certified social worker in private, independent practice (CSW-PIP) candidate shall work at least thirty hours per week. The reports must document that the supervisor has provided the CSW-PIP candidate with a minimum of four hours of individual supervision per month"
            }
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