Inactive License Status (for Regular Licensees ONLY):

Inactive License Status Application:

For regular actively licensed social workers in good standing who have ceased practice of social work in West Virginia for an undetermined period of time. Applying for Inactive status will protect the active license from expiration and loss. An “actively licensed” social worker is one with a license that has not expired or has expired but is still under the sixty-day post-expiration grace period. If the renewal “grace period” has ended, this privilege is not available. The approved inactive applicant may apply to reactivate the license in the future.

To apply for Inactive Status:

Download, complete, and return the Application for Special Status Privileges form below; you will receive a written response within ten business days following receipt of your application.

*Not available to Temporary Licensed Social Workers.

Downloadable / Printable Version of Application for Special Status Privileges:

Application for Special Status Privileges - Adobe Reader (PDF) Format - 1 page - 48 KB

To Reactivate an Inactive Status License:

Only for those who previously applied and were approved for Inactive Status License. Download, complete, and return the Application for Special Status Privileges form below. Once this is completed and the appropriate fee is enclosed with the application, we will reactivate your social work license.

*Not available to Temporary Licensed Social Workers.

Downloadable / Printable Version of Application for Special Status Privileges:

Application for Special Status Privileges - Adobe Reader (PDF) Format - 1 page - 48 KB

Completed applications must be mailed to the Board office:

WV Board of Social Work Examiners
PO Box 5459
Charleston, WV 25361