Current as of: 2009 (a) A person who wishes to be credited with experience
toward licensure requirements shall register with the board as an
associate clinical social worker prior to obtaining that experience.
The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the board.
(b) An applicant for registration shall satisfy the following
requirements:
(1) Possess a master's degree from an accredited school or
department of social work.
(2) Have committed no crimes or acts constituting grounds for
denial of licensure under Section 480.
(c) An applicant who possesses a master's degree from a school or
department of social work that is a candidate for accreditation by
the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work
Education shall be eligible, and shall be required, to register as an
associate clinical social worker in order to gain experience toward
licensure if the applicant has not committed any crimes or acts that
constitute grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480. That
applicant shall not, however, be eligible for examination until the
school or department of social work has received accreditation by the
Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education.
(d) Any experience obtained under the supervision of a spouse or
relative by blood or marriage shall not be credited toward the
required hours of supervised experience. Any experience obtained
under the supervision of a supervisor with whom the applicant has a
personal relationship that undermines the authority or effectiveness
of the supervision shall not be credited toward the required hours of
supervised experience.
(e) An applicant who possesses a master's degree from an
accredited school or department of social work shall be able to apply
experience the applicant obtained during the time the accredited
school or department was in candidacy status by the Commission on
Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education toward the
licensure requirements, if the experience meets the requirements of
Section 4996.23. This subdivision shall apply retroactively to
persons who possess a master's degree from an accredited school or
department of social work and who obtained experience during the time
the accredited school or department was in candidacy status by the
Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education.
(f) An applicant for registration or licensure trained in an
educational institution outside the United States shall demonstrate
to the satisfaction of the board that he or she possesses a master's
of social work degree that is equivalent to a master's degree issued
from a school or department of social work that is accredited by the
Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education.
These applicants shall provide the board with a comprehensive
evaluation of the degree and shall provide any other documentation
the board deems necessary. The board has the authority to make the
final determination as to whether a degree meets all requirements,
including, but not limited to, course requirements regardless of
evaluation or accreditation.
(g) A registrant shall not provide clinical social work services
to the public for a fee, monetary or otherwise, except as an
employee.
(h) A registrant shall inform each client or patient prior to
performing any professional services that he or she is unlicensed and
is under the supervision of a licensed professional.
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