As used in KRS § 335.010 to KRS § 335.160 and 335.990, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Board” means the Kentucky Board of Social Work.
(2) “The practice of social work” means the professional activity of helping for remuneration individuals, groups, or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and create societal conditions favorable to this goal. It includes the professional application of social work values, principles, and techniques to one or more of the following ends: counseling and nonmedical psychotherapy with individuals, families, and groups; helping people obtain tangible services; assisting communities or groups provide or improve social and health services; and engaging in social work education, research, planning, and the appropriate administration of social work or social welfare services.
Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 369, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1996. — Created
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 279, sec. 2.