Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Dear Social Work Applicants:

In March 2025, ASWB will be returning to Pearson VUE for examination. The fees, exam questions, and scoring will remain the same.

Exams will be paused from March 16 through March 30 to transition all candidates from PSI to Pearson VUE.

If you have already registered to take the exam you will receive emails from the testing entity with updates.

If you have any questions regarding the transition, please contact the ASWB Candidate Services Center or call 888.579.3926.

IMPORTANT UPDATES

The Mental Health Professions Licensing Board was created in 1987.

Board's Mission 

The Board is legislatively mandated to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Wyoming by ensuring that those individuals licensed or certified to provide these mental health services in this state are appropriately qualified.

Who Must Be Licensed or Certified 

Wyoming is a Practice Act and Title Protection state. This means that persons must be licensed or certified by the Board in order to provide the services defined herein. It also means that only persons licensed or certified by the Board may identify themselves with the titles restricted. Of course, as with most laws, there are exemptions. Exempted individuals who may practice the professions regulated without holding a license issued by the Board are:

(Specific definitions of exemptions are detailed in W.S. 33-38-103.) 

The Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board is staffed through the Professional Licensing Boards Office, a division of A&I.