Colorado § 12-245-406 Scope of part

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§ 12-245-406 — Scope of part

Colorado § 12-245-406

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-245-406 (2026).

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(1)The practice of social work includes, but is not limited to, the following professional services: Assessment; differential diagnosis; treatment planning and evaluation; measurement of psychosocial functioning; crisis intervention; outreach; short- and long-term treatment; psychotherapy; therapeutic intervention; client education; case management; mediation; advocacy; discharge, referral, and continuity of care planning; consultation; supervision; research; administration; education; social group work; community organization; and social policy analysis and development. Social work practice also may encompass other current or developing modalities and techniques that are consistent with this scope.

(2)A person may not state that he or she is engaged in the practice of social

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(1) The practice of social work includes, but is
not limited to, the following professional services: Assessment; differential
diagnosis; treatment planning and evaluation; measurement of psychosocial
functioning; crisis intervention; outreach; short- and long-term treatment;
psychotherapy; therapeutic intervention; client education; case management;
mediation; advocacy; discharge, referral, and continuity of care planning;
consultation; supervision; research; administration; education; social group work;
community organization; and social policy analysis and development. Social work
practice also may encompass other current or developing modalities and
techniques that are consistent with this scope.

(2) A person may not state that he or she is engaged in the practice of social
work as a social worker, or refer to himself or herself as a social worker, unless the
person is licensed pursuant to this part 4 or has completed an earned social work
degree, as specified in section 12-245-401 (9). A person may not practice as a
clinical social worker unless licensed pursuant to section 12-245-404 (2) or
licensed to practice social work and supervised pursuant to section 12-245-404 (1)
or (2).

(3) No person may supervise the practice of social work for the purpose of
licensure compliance or disciplinary proceedings unless approved by the board
pursuant to section 12-245-404.

(4) Nothing in this part 4 shall be construed to prevent members of other
professions licensed under the laws of this state from rendering services within the
scope of practice so long as they do not represent themselves to be social workers
or their services as social work.

(5) Nothing in this part 4 prevents the practice of psychotherapy by persons
registered with the state board of unlicensed psychotherapists pursuant to section
12-245-703.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1272, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (3) and (5) amended, (HB 20-1206), ch. 304, pp. 1533, 1548, �� 19, 57, effective July 14.