2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 37:2708 — Qualification; licensed clinical social worker

§2708.  Qualification; licensed clinical social worker

A.  No individual shall be eligible for licensure by the board as a licensed clinical social worker unless the individual:

(1)  Is of good moral character.

(2)  Holds a master's degree from a graduate school of social work.  This requirement is satisfied if the applicant has graduated from a nonaccredited school and has at least five years of work experience as a practicing social worker within the last nine years prior to January 1, 2001.

(3)  Has completed at least thirty-six accumulated months of full-time postgraduate social work practice.  Twenty-four accumulated months of postgraduate social work experience after January 1, 2000,  shall be in a setting practicing social work under the supervision of a board-approved clinical supervisor.

(4)  Has passed an examination approved by the board.

B.  An individual holding the licensed clinical social worker license may independently engage in advanced social work practice based on the application of social work theory, knowledge, ethics, and methods to restore or enhance social, psychosocial, or biopsychosocial functioning of individuals, couples, families, groups, organizations, and communities.  The practice of clinical social work requires the application of specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills in the areas of prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral and addiction disorders.  Treatment methods include the provision of individual, marital, couple, family, and group psychotherapy.  The practice of clinical social work may include private practice, employee assistance and addiction services, and the provision of clinical supervision.  A licensed clinical social worker may work as an employee in a practice setting or independently in private practice.

C.  An individual licensed as a board-certified social worker in the state of Louisiana on January 1, 2000, and who wishes to secure the licensed clinical social worker license, shall submit to the board within one year subsequent to January 1, 2000, an affidavit stating his desire to secure the licensed clinical social worker license.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 706, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1309, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 595, §1; Acts 2004, No. 375, §1.