Terms Used In Alabama Code 34-30-2

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to protect the public by setting standards of qualification, education, training, and experience for those who seek to engage in the practice of social work and to protect the public by promoting high standards of professional performance for those engaged in the profession of social work, holding themselves forth as social workers.