Section 34-30-29 – Supervision of Licensed Bachelor Social Workers.
Section 34-30-29 Supervision of licensed bachelor social workers. Effective January 1, 1984, and thereafter, each person licensed under this chapter as a licensed bachelor social worker who has received two years or more of continuing supervision from a licensed graduate social worker or a licensed certified social worker may engage in the practice of social […]
Section 34-30-1 – Definitions.
Section 34-30-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Social Work Examiners established under this chapter. (2) SOCIAL WORK. The professional activity of helping individuals, groups, or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning, and of preventing or […]
Section 34-30-30 – Practice of Social Work in Partnerships, Groups, Etc.
Section 34-30-30 Practice of social work in partnerships, groups, etc. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit licensed independent clinical social workers from practicing social work as partners or in groups, or from pooling fees and money received either by the partnerships or groups or by the individual members thereof for professional services furnished by […]
Section 34-30-2 – Declaration of Policy; Purpose of Chapter.
Section 34-30-2 Declaration of policy; purpose of chapter. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to protect the public by setting standards of qualification, education, training, and experience for those who seek to engage in the practice of social work and to protect the […]
Section 34-30-31 – Professional Associations.
Section 34-30-31 Professional associations. Licensed independent clinical social workers shall be permitted to form professional associations to operate in the practice of social work according to Alabama law. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §3; Act 2016-313, §1.)
Section 34-30-3 – Private Independent Practice of Social Work.
Section 34-30-3 Private independent practice of social work. No person may engage in the independent clinical practice of social work unless he or she is: (1) Licensed under this chapter as a licensed independent clinical social worker; and (2) Has a doctorate or master’s degree from a school of social work approved, accredited, or in […]
Section 34-30-32 – Merit System or Civil Service Employees.
Section 34-30-32 Merit System or Civil Service employees. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit a Merit System or Civil Service employee who is employed in a social work position whose qualifications are established or determined by a regulatory board, pursuant to state or federal law, from engaging in the practice of social work. (Acts […]
Section 34-30-4 – Disciplinary Proceedings – Grounds for Suspension, Revocation, etc., of License; Administrative Fines.
Section 34-30-4 Disciplinary proceedings – Grounds for suspension, revocation, etc., of license; administrative fines. (a) The State Board of Social Work Examiners may deny an application or, after a hearing, may refuse to renew, may suspend, or may revoke any license issued under this chapter upon proof that the person has engaged in unprofessional conduct […]
Section 34-30-33 – Representation to Public as Social Worker.
Section 34-30-33 Representation to public as social worker. (a) No person may represent himself or herself as a social worker by using the title “social worker,” “licensed bachelor social worker,” “licensed master social worker,” or “licensed independent clinical social worker,” or any other title that includes such words, or by adding the letters “SW,” “LBSW,” […]
Section 34-30-5 – Disciplinary Proceedings – Procedure.
Section 34-30-5 Disciplinary proceedings – Procedure. The following procedure will apply to revocation and suspension hearings and to judicial review of these hearings: (1) Hearings are to be conducted by a five-person panel of the Board of Social Work Examiners with recommended decisions to be by majority vote of the panel. (2) Reasonable notice (20 […]