Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3209

  • Clinical social work: is a specialty practice of social work within the practice of master's social work and requires the application of social work theory, knowledge, methods, ethics, and the professional use of self to restore or enhance social, psychosocial, or biopsychosocial functioning of individuals, couples, families, groups, organizations and communities. See
  • Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

§ 3209. Licensure by endorsement

The Director may, upon payment of the required fee, grant a license without examination if:

(1) the applicant holds an active license to practice licensed master’s social work or licensed independent clinical social work in another U.S. or Canadian jurisdiction; and

(2) the requirements for licensing in that jurisdiction are, in the judgment of the Director, substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter. (Added 1985, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(d); 1993, No. 98, § 29; 2015, No. 38, § 31, eff. July 1, 2017.)