LSW to LISW in Ohio

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 Ohio requires

Published requirements for the LSW to LISW pathway in Ohio
Requirement	Amount	Source
Total supervised practice "at least two complete years supervised experience" including "three thousand hours of work for a fee, salary or other consideration", while licensed as a social worker.	3,000 hours	Ohio Admin. Code 4757-19-02(D)(2)(a) (eff. 26 Dec 2023) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Total supervision received "One hour of individual and/or group supervision for each twenty hours of work", with "no less than one hundred fifty hours total".	150 hours	OAC 4757-23-01(F)(1) (eff. 1 July 2024) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Total supervision received "One hour of individual and/or group supervision for each twenty hours of work", with "no less than one hundred fifty hours total".	At least 1 hour for every 20 of total supervised practice	OAC 4757-23-01(F)(1) (eff. 1 July 2024) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Time allowed "at least two complete years supervised experience" including "three thousand hours of work for a fee, salary or other consideration", while licensed as a social worker.	At least 24 months	Ohio Admin. Code 4757-19-02(D)(2)(a) (eff. 26 Dec 2023) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Who may supervise An independent social worker with the supervision designation (LISW-S) for experience after 1 September 2008; licensed in Ohio; no direct family relationship.	A condition, not a number	OAC 4757-23-01(F)(2) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Who may supervise One year of post-licensure experience as an independent social worker; nine hours of CE in approved supervision programmes or a master's-level supervision course; three hours each renewal.	1 year licensed	OAC 4757-23-01(H) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Who may supervise One year of post-licensure experience as an independent social worker; nine hours of CE in approved supervision programmes or a master's-level supervision course; three hours each renewal.	9 hours	OAC 4757-23-01(H) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Plans and reports Supervision records signed by the supervisor at least quarterly; evaluation forms to the board within thirty days of completing supervision.	Every 3 months	OAC 4757-23-01(F)(3), (C)(4) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Plans and reports Supervision records signed by the supervisor at least quarterly; evaluation forms to the board within thirty days of completing supervision.	Due within 30 days	OAC 4757-23-01(F)(3), (C)(4) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08

Also in the rule

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

Annual cap

"no applicant may be credited with more than fifteen hundred hours of experience during any twelve-month period".

OAC 4757-19-02(D)(2)(a)
Supervisor

An independent social worker with the supervision designation (LISW-S) for experience after 1 September 2008; licensed in Ohio; no direct family relationship.

OAC 4757-23-01(F)(2)
Modality

Supervision begins with an initial face-to-face meeting; after that, in person, by videoconference or by telephone.

OAC 4757-23-01(A)(2)

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: Ohio’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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