148E.100 LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS; SUPERVISED PRACTICE. Subdivision 1. Supervision required after licensure. After receiving a license from the board as a licensed social worker, the licensed social worker must obtain at least 100 hours of supervision according to the requirements of this section. Subd. 2. Practice requirements. The supervision required by subdivision 1 must be […]
148E.105 LICENSED GRADUATE SOCIAL WORKERS WHO DO NOT PRACTICE CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK; SUPERVISED PRACTICE. Subdivision 1. Supervision required after licensure. After receiving a license from the board as a licensed graduate social worker, a licensed graduate social worker not engaged in clinical practice must obtain at least 100 hours of supervision according to the requirements […]
148E.106 LICENSED GRADUATE SOCIAL WORKERS WHO PRACTICE CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK; SUPERVISED PRACTICE. Subdivision 1. Supervision required after licensure. After receiving a license from the board as a licensed graduate social worker, a licensed graduate social worker engaged in clinical practice must obtain at least 200 hours of supervision according to the requirements of this section: […]
148E.110 LICENSED INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORKERS; SUPERVISED PRACTICE. Subdivision 1. Supervision required before licensure. Before becoming licensed as a licensed independent social worker, a person must have obtained at least 100 hours of supervision during 4,000 hours of postgraduate social work practice required by law according to the requirements of section 148E.105. At least four hours […]
148E.115 LICENSED INDEPENDENT CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS; SUPERVISED PRACTICE. Subdivision 1. Supervision before licensure; licensed independent clinical social worker. Before becoming licensed as a licensed independent clinical social worker, a person must have obtained at least 200 hours of supervision at the rate of a minimum of four and a maximum of eight hours of supervision […]
148E.120 REQUIREMENTS OF SUPERVISORS. Subdivision 1. Supervisors licensed as social workers. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 2, to be eligible to provide supervision under this section, a social worker must: (1) have completed 30 hours of training in supervision through coursework from an accredited college or university, or through continuing education in compliance with […]
148E.125 DOCUMENTATION OF SUPERVISION. Subdivision 1. Supervision plan. (a) A social worker must submit, on a form provided by the board, a supervision plan for meeting the supervision requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.120. (b) The supervision plan must be submitted no later than 60 days after the licensee begins a social work practice […]
148E.130 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSEES. Subdivision 1. Total clock hours required. (a) A licensee must complete 40 hours of continuing education for each two-year renewal term. At the time of license renewal, a licensee must provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the licensee has completed the required continuing education hours during the previous […]
148E.145 CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS. Subdivision 1. Board approval. (a) For the board to approve a continuing education provider, the provider must: (1) submit a completed application form that the board has provided; (2) agree to comply with the requirements of this section; (3) submit a signed statement that indicates that the provider agrees to provide […]
148E.175 FEES. The fees specified in section 148E.180 are nonrefundable and must be deposited in the state government special revenue fund. History: 2007 c 123 s 98,138
148E.180 FEE AMOUNTS. Subdivision 1. Application fees. Nonrefundable application fees for licensure may not exceed the following amounts but may be adjusted lower by board action: (1) for a licensed social worker, $75; (2) for a licensed graduate social worker, $75; (3) for a licensed independent social worker, $75; (4) for a licensed independent clinical […]
148E.185 PURPOSE OF COMPLIANCE LAWS. The purpose of sections 148E.185 to 148E.290 is to protect the public by ensuring that all persons licensed as social workers meet minimum standards of practice. The board shall promptly and fairly investigate and resolve all complaints alleging violations of statutes and rules that the board is empowered to enforce […]
148E.190 GROUNDS FOR ACTION. Subdivision 1. Scope. The grounds for action in subdivisions 2 to 4 and the standards of practice requirements in sections 148E.195 to 148E.240 apply to all licensees and applicants. Subd. 2. Violations. The board has grounds to take action according to sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 when a social worker violates: (1) […]
148E.195 REPRESENTATIONS TO CLIENTS AND PUBLIC. Subdivision 1. Required displays and information for clients. (a) A social worker must conspicuously display at the social worker’s places of practice, or make available as a handout for all clients, information that the client has the right to: (1) be informed of the social worker’s license status, education, […]
148E.200 COMPETENCE. Subdivision 1. Competence. (a) A social worker must provide services and hold out as competent only to the extent the social worker’s education, training, license, consultation received, supervision experience, or other relevant professional experience demonstrate competence in the services provided. A social worker must make a referral to a competent professional when the […]
148E.205 IMPAIRMENT. Subdivision 1. Grounds for action. The board has grounds to take action under sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 when a social worker is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety by reason of illness, use of alcohol, drugs, chemicals, or any other materials, or as a result of any mental, physical, or psychological […]
148E.210 PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT. The board has grounds to take action under sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 when a social worker: (1) engages in unprofessional or unethical conduct, including any departure from or failure to conform to the minimum accepted ethical and other prevailing standards of professional social work practice, without actual injury to a […]
148E.215 RESPONSIBILITIES TO CLIENTS. Subdivision 1. Responsibility to clients. A social worker’s primary professional responsibility is to the client. A social worker must respect the client’s interests, including the interest in self-determination, except when required to do otherwise by law. Subd. 2. Nondiscrimination. A social worker must not discriminate against a client, intern, student, or […]
148E.220 RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLIENTS, FORMER CLIENTS, AND OTHERS. Subdivision 1. Social worker responsibility. (a) A social worker is responsible for acting professionally in relationships with clients or former clients. A client or a former client’s initiation of, or attempt to engage in, or request to engage in, a personal, sexual, or business relationship is not […]
148E.225 TREATMENT AND INTERVENTION SERVICES. Subdivision 1. Assessment or diagnosis. A social worker must base treatment and intervention services on an assessment or diagnosis. A social worker must evaluate, on an ongoing basis, the appropriateness of the assessment or diagnosis. Subd. 2. Assessment or diagnostic instruments. A social worker must not use an assessment or […]
