Board Vacancy Announcement

The Board of Social Work Examiners is looking for a public member.

If you would like to apply for appointment to this position, please visit the application site. Prior to applying, you may wish to read more about the roles and responsibilities of Alaska’s volunteer licensing board members and division processes and authority on our board resources page.

Questions regarding this vacancy? boards@alaska.gov

Due to multiple recent vacancies on staff and increased COVID-related workloads, we are currently unable to return calls and emails within our normal processing times. Our primary focus is on reviewing and issuing licenses at the moment. If you have applied for licensure, please check the online portal ( MY LICENSE) for real-time updates on the progress of your application. Answers to most other questions can be located using the links on the right hand side of the page. Thank you for your patience while we attend to these priorities, and we will respond as soon as possible.

Emergency Courtesy License

Due to the COVID-19 emergency declared by the governor, The Board of Social Work Examiners has adopted regulations to allow for an Emergency Courtesy License.

• Social Worker Emergency Courtesy License, Paper Application
  #08-4739, Revised 12/2/2020
• Social Worker Emergency Courtesy License, Online Application
  Filed through MyAlaska account. Online Application Instructions

It is Time to Renew Your License!

Click Here to Renew Online

• Renewal Instructions
• Payment and Refund Policy
• Renewal Application

Valid License Numbers Contain Either:

6 numbers
OR
4 letters + at least 1 number

If you have an alpha-numeric license number, you must enter all of the characters in order to renew online. EXAMPLE: ABCD1234

MY LICENSE Online Renewal

Please use our convenient MY LICENSE online renewal application. In most cases your license will be renewed immediately. Due to a heavy volume of renewal activities, processing time for renewal applications received by mail may take up to 4-6 weeks.

If you have not registered, follow these simple steps:

1. Visit the MY LICENSE customer home page at: ProfessionalLicense.Alaska.Gov/MYLICENSE
2. If you have an existing myAlaska account, enter your account information. If not, please create an account. You will be redirected to the MY LICENSE customer home page.
3. Under Access an Existing License, enter your license number and Web Authorization Code, if one has been provided. This information is on your renewal notice.
4. To renew your license, simply select the license you wish to renew from the Professional Licensing section.

Renewal Notice

Due to the COVID-19 emergency and in line with SB241, the Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners has extended the renewal date to October 30, 2020. All continuing education requirements must be met on or before October 30, 2020.

You are encouraged to review the continuing education requirements outlined under 12 AAC 18.210, as they were updated on March 26, 2020 to include 3 contact hours of teletherapy practice.

Fee Notice

The division director has determined that license fees will not be increased during the COVID-19 emergency. If you have comments or questions about this decision, please email regulationsandpubliccomment@alaska.gov.

COVID-19 MANDATES AND GUIDANCE

The governor has issued a mandate or the board has issued guidance for this program.

Please click here to read how this may affect you.