Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
the supervised practice of mental health therapy by a clinical social worker by observation, description, evaluation, interpretation, intervention, and treatment to effect modification of behavior by the application of generally recognized professional social work principles, methods, and procedures for the purpose of preventing, treating, or eliminating mental or emotional illness or dysfunctions, the symptoms of any of these, or maladaptive behavior;
(b)
the supervised or independent and unsupervised application of generally recognized professional social work principles and practices requiring the education, training, and experience of a certified social worker; and
(c)
supervision of the practice of a social service worker as the supervision is required under this chapter and as further defined by division rule. See Utah Code 58-60-202
Practice of clinical social work: includes :
(a)
the practice of mental health therapy by observation, description, evaluation, interpretation, intervention, and treatment to effect modification of behavior by the application of generally recognized professional social work principles, methods, and procedures for the purpose of preventing, treating, or eliminating mental or emotional illness or dysfunction, the symptoms of any of these, or maladaptive behavior;
(b)
the application of generally recognized psychotherapeutic and social work principles and practices requiring the education, training, and clinical experience of a clinical social worker; and
(c)
supervision of the practice of a certified social worker or social service worker as the supervision is required under this chapter and as further defined by division rule. See Utah Code 58-60-202
Practice of mental health therapy: means treatment or prevention of mental illness, whether in person or remotely, including:
(a)
conducting a professional evaluation of an individual's condition of mental health, mental illness, or emotional disorder consistent with standards generally recognized in the professions of mental health therapy listed under Subsection (5);
(b)
establishing a diagnosis in accordance with established written standards generally recognized in the professions of mental health therapy listed under Subsection (5);
(c)
prescribing a plan for the prevention or treatment of a condition of mental illness or emotional disorder; and
(d)
engaging in the conduct of professional intervention, including psychotherapy by the application of established methods and procedures generally recognized in the professions of mental health therapy listed under Subsection (5). See Utah Code 58-60-102
A clinical social worker may engage in all acts and practices defined as the practice of clinical social work without supervision, in private and independent practice, or as an employee of another person, limited only by the licensee’s education, training, and competence.
(b)
A clinical social worker may not supervise more than six individuals who are lawfully engaged in training for the practice of mental health therapy, unless granted an exception in writing from the division in collaboration with the board.
(2)
To the extent an individual is professionally prepared by the education and training track completed while earning a master’s or doctor of social work degree, a licensed certified social worker may engage in all acts and practices defined as the practice of certified social work consistent with the licensee’s education, clinical training, experience, and competence:
(a)
under supervision of an individual described in Subsection 58-60-205(1)(d)(i) and as an employee of another person when engaged in the practice of mental health therapy;
(b)
without supervision and in private and independent practice or as an employee of another person, if not engaged in the practice of mental health therapy;
(c)
including engaging in the private, independent, unsupervised practice of social work as a self-employed individual, in partnership with other mental health therapists, as a professional corporation, or in any other capacity or business entity, so long as he does not practice unsupervised psychotherapy; and
(d)
supervising social service workers as provided by division rule.
