§ 37:2701 Legislative purpose
§ 37:2702 Short title
§ 37:2703 As used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, and except as otherwise expressly provided:
§ 37:2704 A. There is hereby created a Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners within the Louisiana Department of Health. The board shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 36:803. It
§ 37:2705 A. The board shall hold meetings at least semiannually. The board shall elect annually from its membership a chair, vice chair, and secretary/treasurer. Meetings may be called by the
§ 37:2706 A. No individual shall be eligible for registration by the board as a registered social worker unless the individual:
§ 37:2707 Qualifications; licensed master’s social worker
§ 37:2708 A. No individual shall be eligible for licensure by the board as a licensed clinical social worker unless the individual:
§ 37:2709 A. No individual shall practice social work in the state unless the individual holds a current, valid license, certificate, or registration issued by the board in accordance with thi
§ 37:2710 Application and authorization to obtain criminal history record information
§ 37:2711 Examination
§ 37:2712 A. Any social worker from another state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia seeking authority to practice in this state through reciprocity or endorsement of creden
§ 37:2713 The board shall issue a license, certificate, or registration signed by the chair and vice chair of the board whenever an applicant for certification, licensure, or registration succ
§ 37:2714 A.(1) The board shall have authority to establish and promulgate continuing education requirements which are to be fulfilled prior to the renewal of any license, certificate, or regi
§ 37:2715 A. An individual who possesses a current, valid license issued by the board pursuant to this Chapter shall have the right to practice and use the title licensed clinical social worke
§ 37:2716 A.(1) The board shall establish a reasonable fee schedule for examinations, applications, reexaminations, renewal, or reissuance of any license, certificate, or registration, or for
§ 37:2717 A. The board shall have the power to deny, revoke, or suspend any license, certificate, or registration issued by the board or applied for in accordance with this Chapter, or otherwi
§ 37:2718 Privileged communications
§ 37:2719 Discrimination
§ 37:2720 Violations; penalties
§ 37:2721 A. The board may apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from committing any act prohibited by the provisions of this Chapter.
§ 37:2722 Exclusions
§ 37:2723 Protected action and communication
§ 37:2724 A. No individual shall be eligible for certification by the board as a certified social worker unless the individual:

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 37 > Chapter 35 - Social Workers

  • Agency: means any state office, department, board, council, institution, division, officer or other person, or functional group, presently existing or created in the future, that is authorized to exercise, or that does exercise, any functions of state government in the executive branch, but not any political subdivision of the state or officer thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:2061
  • Agency: means an organization or facility that delivers social work services and employs social workers. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2703
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Board: means a local workforce development board as described in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, 29 U. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:2061
  • Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2703
  • Case management: means a method to plan, provide, evaluate, and monitor services from a variety of resources on behalf of and in collaboration with a client. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2703
  • Chief elected official: means a city-parish mayor president or mayor, parish president, police jury president, or parish council president. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:2061
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Clinical supervision: means an interactional professional relationship between a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed master's social worker that provides evaluation and direction over the supervisee's practice of clinical social work and promotes continued development of the licensed master's social worker's knowledge, skills, and abilities to engage in the practice of clinical social work in an ethical and competent manner. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2703
  • Commission: means the Louisiana Workforce Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:2061
  • Committee membership: Legislators are assigned to specific committees by their party. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent factors in the committee assignment process.
  • Consultation: means a problem-solving process in which expertise is offered to an individual, group, organization, or community. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2703
  • Council: means the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:2061
  • Council on Social Work Education: means the national organization which accredits graduate and undergraduate social work programs or its predecessor or successor organization. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2703
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Graduate school of social work: means a program within an institution of higher education which offers a full-time course of study in social work, granting a master's degree in social work or social welfare, and accredited or under candidacy by the Council on Social Work Education or its predecessor or successor organization. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2703
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Local labor market: means an economically integrated geographical area within which individuals may reside and find employment within a reasonable distance of their residences. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:2061
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Program year: means July first to June thirtieth. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:2061
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Social work practice: means the professional application of social work values, theories, and interventions to one or more of the following: enhancing the development, problem-solving, and coping capacities of people; promoting the effective and humane operations of systems that provide resources and services to people; linking people with systems that provide them with resources, services, and opportunities; developing and improving social policy; and engaging in research related to the professional activities. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2703
  • Social worker: means a person who holds a degree in social work, having successfully completed an undergraduate or graduate level academic social work program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2703
  • Supervision: means the professional relationship between a supervisor and a supervisee that provides guidance and evaluation of the services provided by the supervisee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2703
  • Supportive services: means any services that assist workforce development and preparation needs. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:2061
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Workforce development: means workforce education and workforce training and services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:2061
  • Workforce education: means education which assists an individual in his ability to function and succeed as an employee in a workplace. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:2061
  • Workforce training and services: means training and service programs that assist citizens in improving their employment opportunities or maintaining their present employment but are not included within the definition of workforce education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:2061