R156-60a-102. Definitions

In addition to the definitions in Title 58, Chapters 1 and 60, as used in Title 58, Chapters 1 and 60, or this rule:

(1) "ASWB" means the Association of Social Work Boards.

(2) "CSW" means a licensed certified social worker.

(3) "Clinical social work concentration and practicum", "clinical concentration and practicum" "case work", "group work", or "family treatment course sequence with a clinical practicum", "clinical practicum" or "practicum", as used in Subsections 58-60-205(1)(g) and (2)(d)(ii), means a track of professional education which is specifically established to prepare an individual to practice or engage in mental health therapy.

(4) "Human growth and development", as used in Subsection 58-60-205(4)(d)(iii)(A)(II), means a course at an accredited college or university that includes an emphasis on human growth and development across the lifespan, from conception to death.

(5) "LCSW" means a licensed clinical social worker.

(6) "Social welfare policy", as used in Subsection 58-60-205(4)(d)(iii)(A)(I), means a course at an accredited college or university that includes emphasis on the following:

(a) local, state, and federal social policy and how it impacts individuals, families, and communities; and

(b) the diverse needs of social welfare recipients.

(7) "Social work practice methods", as used in Subsection 58-60-205(4)(d)(iii)(A)(III), means a course at a program accredited by the Council for Social Work Education as defined in Subsection 58-60-202(5) that includes emphasis on the following:

(a) generalist social work practice at the individual, family, group, organization, and community levels;

(b) planned client change process and social work roles at various levels;

(c) application of key values and principles of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics and resolution of ethical dilemmas; and

(d) evaluation of programs and direct practice in the social work field.

(8) "SSW" means a licensed social service worker.

(9) "Supervised practice of mental health therapy by a clinical social worker", as used in Subsection 58-60-202(4)(a), means that the CSW is under the general supervision of an LCSW meeting the requirements of Sections R156-60a-302e and R156-60a-601.