ASWs must sit for the California Law and Ethics Exam during their first year of registering as an ASW and  before their first renewal. Candidates must sit for the Law and Ethics Exam at least once per year until receiving a passing score. This exam must be passed before becoming eligible to take the ASWB Clinical Level Exam. 

 

There are various resources that candidates can access to obtain information on and prepare for the California Law and Ethics Exam. The following resources are from the California Board of Behavioral Sciences and Pearson Vue:

 

 

Candidates may also decide to prepare for the Law and Ethics Exam by enrolling in a law and ethics exam prep course. Although NASW-CA does not offer this exam prep course, we do have a partnership with the Therapist Development Center (TDC) where NASW members can receive a discount for this exam prep course. To learn more about the TDC law and ethics exam prep course, visit this website. To obtain the NASW member discount code, please email membership@naswca.org.