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recognition--Supervision for professional development provided to
one supervisee during the designated supervision session.
(35) LBSW--Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker.
(36) LCSW--Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
(37) License--A regular or temporary Council-issued
license, including LBSW, LMSW, and LCSW. Some licenses may carry an
additional specialty recognition, such as LMSW-AP, LBSW-IPR, or LMSW-IPR.
(38) Licensee--A person licensed by the Council to
practice social work.
(39) LMSW--Licensed Master Social Worker.
(40) LMSW-AP--Licensed Master Social Worker with the
Advanced Practitioner specialty recognition for non-clinical practice.
This specialty recognition will no longer be conferred after September
1, 2017. Licensees under a supervision plan for this specialty recognition
before September 1, 2017 will be permitted to complete supervision
and examination for this specialty recognition.
(41) Non-clinical social work--Professional social
work which incorporates non-clinical work with individuals, families,
groups, communities, and social systems which may involve locating
resources, negotiating and advocating on behalf of clients or client
groups, administering programs and agencies, community organizing,
teaching, researching, providing employment or professional development
non-clinical supervision, developing and analyzing policy, fund-raising,
and other non-clinical activities.
(42) Person--An individual, corporation, partnership,
or other legal entity.
(43) Psychotherapy--Treatment in which a qualified
social worker uses a specialized, formal interaction with an individual,
couple, family, or group by establishing and maintaining a therapeutic
relationship to understand and intervene in intrapersonal, interpersonal
and psychosocial dynamics; and to diagnose and treat mental, emotional,
and behavioral disorders and addictions.
(44) Recognition--Authorization from the Council to
engage in the independent or specialty practice of social work services.
(45) Rules--Provisions of this chapter specifying how
the Council implements the Act-as well as Title 22, Chapters 881-885
of the Texas Administrative Code.
(46) Social work case management--Using a bio-psychosocial
perspective to assess, evaluate, implement, monitor and advocate for
services on behalf of and in collaboration with the identified client
or client group.
(47) Social worker--A person licensed under the Act.
(48) Social work practice--Services which an employee,
independent practitioner, consultant, or volunteer provides for compensation
or pro bono to effect changes in human behavior, a person's emotional
responses, interpersonal relationships, and the social conditions
of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
Social work practice is guided by specialized knowledge, acquired
through formal social work education. Social workers specialize in
understanding how humans develop and behave within social environments,
and in using methods to enhance the functioning of individuals, families,
groups, communities, and organizations. Social work practice involves
the disciplined application of social work values, principles, and
methods including, but not limited to, psychotherapy; marriage, family,
and couples intervention; group therapy and group work; mediation;
case management; supervision and administration of social work services
and programs; counseling; assessment, diagnosis, treatment; policy
analysis and development; research; advocacy for vulnerable groups;
social work education; and evaluation.
(49) Supervisor, Council-approved--A person meeting
the requirements set out in §781.402 of this title (relating
to Clinical Supervision for LCSW and Non-Clinical Supervision for
Independent Practice Recognition), to supervise a licensee towards
the LCSW, Independent Practice Recognition, or as a result of a Council
order. A Council-approved supervisor will denote having this specialty
recognition by placing a "-S" after their credential initials, e.g.,
LBSW-S, LMSW-S or LCSW-S.
(50) Supervision--Supervision includes:
(A) administrative or work-related supervision of an
employee, contractor or volunteer that is not related to qualification
for licensure, practice specialty recognition, a disciplinary order,
or a condition of new or continued licensure;
(B) clinical supervision of a Licensed Master Social
Worker in a setting in which the LMSW is providing clinical services;
the supervision may be provided by a Licensed Professional Counselor,
Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed
Clinical Social Worker or Psychiatrist. This supervision is not related
to qualification for licensure, practice specialty recognition, a
disciplinary order, or a condition of new or continued licensure;
(C) clinical supervision of a Licensed Master Social
Worker, who is providing clinical services and is under a supervision
plan to fulfill supervision requirements for achieving the LCSW; a
Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is a Council-approved supervisor
delivers this supervision;
(D) non-clinical supervision of a Licensed Master Social
Worker or Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker who is providing non-clinical
social work service toward qualifications for independent non-clinical
practice recognition; this supervision is delivered by a Council-approved
supervisor; and
(E) Council-ordered supervision of a licensee by a
Council-approved supervisor pursuant to a disciplinary order or as
a condition of new or continued licensure.
(51) Supervision hour--A supervision hour is a minimum
of 60 minutes in length.
(52) Termination--Ending social work services with
a client.
(53) Waiver--The suspension of educational, professional,
and/or examination requirements for applicants who meet the criteria
for licensure under special conditions based on appeal to the Council.
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