LMSW to LCSW in Mississippi

Verified reviewed and approved on 2026-10-09

Every rule for this pathway has been checked against the board’s published text by a named reviewer, and each one cites its source.

What Mississippi requires

Published requirements for the LMSW to LCSW pathway in Mississippi
Requirement	Amount	Source
Total supervision received One hour a week of face-to-face supervision, a total of 100 hours.	100 hours	Board Guide to Supervision As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Direct client contact During the supervision period, a minimum of 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact.	1,000 hours	Board Rules and Regulations (2022), Pt. As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Individual supervision 50% of supervisory interactions must be individual and face to face.	At least 1 hour for every 2 of total supervision received	Board Guide to Supervision As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Time allowed A minimum of 24 months of supervision; the period may not exceed 36 months (the Board must be told in writing 60 days before the limit if more is needed).	At least 24 months	Board Guide to Supervision; 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 1902, R. 2.3 As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Time allowed A minimum of 24 months of supervision; the period may not exceed 36 months (the Board must be told in writing 60 days before the limit if more is needed).	At most 36 months	Board Guide to Supervision; 30 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 1902, R. 2.3 As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Who may supervise A Board-approved LCSW supervisor: two years of LCSW practice and a 16-hour supervision course; two hours of CE at renewal.	2 years licensed	Board Guide to Supervision As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Who may supervise A Board-approved LCSW supervisor: two years of LCSW practice and a 16-hour supervision course; two hours of CE at renewal.	16 hours	Board Guide to Supervision As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Total supervision received: pace One hour a week of face-to-face supervision, a total of 100 hours.	1 hour every 7 days	Board Guide to Supervision As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Plans and reports Plan of supervision reviewed by the Social Work Credentials Committee and approved by the Board; it must state the intention to sit the ASWB clinical examination.	A filing, not a number	Pt. 1902, Ch. 2, R. 2.3(B) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08

Also in the rule

Mississippi’s rule says these too. TripleRoute does not count them for you, so keep your own record of each.

Evaluations

Written evaluations go to the Board at six-month intervals and must be "approved by the Board before beginning the next six (6) month supervision and evaluation period"; the supervisor keeps copies for three years.

Board Rules and Regulations (2022), Pt. 1902
Modality

Live interactive audiovisual supervision allowed for no more than one-fourth of the required hours — 25 hours. Where supervisor and supervisee work at different agencies, an on-site visit at least once per six-month period.

Board Rules and Regulations (2022), Pt. 1902

About this reading

Rule set version: 1
In effect from: 2026-10-08
Published here: 2026-10-09
Last checked by a person: 2026-10-09
Next check due: 2027-01-07
Who decides: Mississippi’s licensing board. Each source above names the rule a figure comes from; its link opens TripleRoute’s approved research report, where that rule is set out. Confirm with the board before relying on anything here.

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