Originally published: . Volume 9, No. 3. Source pages: 8.
Social Work Faculty May be Exempted from SW Practice Act
Senator Fred Mills is putting forth SB24 that would amend the Social Work practice act to exempt faculty at a social work program of higher education.
The change would add the language, “Social work practice shall not include social work education administered by a faculty member at an accredited institution of higher education. A person who serves as a faculty member in a social work program at an institution of higher education is not required to hold a license under this Chapter, to the extent that the faculty member's activities are limited to teaching, scholarship, service, and research.”
The proposed law retains present law that allows social workers to use, or interpret tests of language, education and achievement, adaptive behavioral tests, and symptom screening checklists instruments, as well as tests of abilities, interests, and aptitudes.
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