§2703. Definitions
As used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, and except as
otherwise expressly provided:
(1)"Agency" means an organization or facility that delivers social work services and
employs social workers. The employer shall provide direct remuneration for the employee
for the work performed, and the employer shall withhold from the employee's wages taxes
and other employee-paid benefits.
(2)"Board" means the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners.
(3)"Board-approved clinical supervisor (BACS)" means a licensed clinical social
worker (LCSW) who has met the qualifications established by the board.
(4)"Case management" means a method to plan, provide, evaluate, and monitor
services from a variety of resources on behalf of and in collaboration
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§2703. Definitions
As used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, and except as
otherwise expressly provided:
(1) "Agency" means an organization or facility that delivers social work services and
employs social workers. The employer shall provide direct remuneration for the employee
for the work performed, and the employer shall withhold from the employee's wages taxes
and other employee-paid benefits.
(2) "Board" means the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners.
(3) "Board-approved clinical supervisor (BACS)" means a licensed clinical social
worker (LCSW) who has met the qualifications established by the board.
(4) "Case management" means a method to plan, provide, evaluate, and monitor
services from a variety of resources on behalf of and in collaboration with a client.
(5) "Certified social worker (CSW)" means a temporary certification which entitles
the master of social work graduate to perform the duties and responsibilities within the scope
of practice of the licensed master social worker for up to three years, while pursuing
licensure.
(6) "Clinical social work practice" means a specialty within the practice of master's
social work.
(7) "Clinical supervision" means an interactional professional relationship between
a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed master's social worker that provides
evaluation and direction over the supervisee's practice of clinical social work and promotes
continued development of the licensed master's social worker's knowledge, skills, and
abilities to engage in the practice of clinical social work in an ethical and competent manner.
Supervision for meeting the requirements of licensure as a licensed clinical social worker
(LCSW) shall be provided by a licensed clinical social worker who is also a board-approved
clinical supervisor (BACS). Supervision between a licensed clinical social worker and a
licensed master's social worker may be conducted in-person or remotely through
telesupervision. Telesupervision utilizes secure video conferencing platforms to adhere to
the same standards and guidelines as in-person supervision, ensuring regular contact, case
review, and ongoing professional development. The board shall establish rules and
regulations regarding the specific requirements and parameters for telesupervision, including
technology standards, documentation, and confidentiality measures.
(8) "Consultation" means a problem-solving process in which expertise is offered
to an individual, group, organization, or community.
(9) "Council on Social Work Education" means the national organization which
accredits graduate and undergraduate social work programs or its predecessor or successor
organization.
(10) "Graduate school of social work" means a program within an institution of
higher education which offers a full-time course of study in social work, granting a master's
degree in social work or social welfare, and accredited or under candidacy by the Council on
Social Work Education or its predecessor or successor organization.
(11) "In-person supervision" means clinical supervision conducted through real time,
face-to-face meetings of the supervisee and supervisor in the same physical location.
(12) "Licensed clinical social worker (LCSW)" means a person duly licensed to
independently practice clinical social work under the provisions of this Chapter. A licensed
clinical social worker may work as an employee in a practice setting or independently in
private practice.
(13) "Licensed master's social worker (LMSW)" means a person duly registered to
practice master's social work under this Chapter.
(14) "Registered social worker (RSW)" means a person duly registered to practice
baccalaureate social work under this Chapter.
(15)(a) "Social work practice" means the professional application of social work
values, theories, and interventions to one or more of the following: enhancing the
development, problem-solving, and coping capacities of people; promoting the effective and
humane operations of systems that provide resources and services to people; linking people
with systems that provide them with resources, services, and opportunities; developing and
improving social policy; and engaging in research related to the professional activities. The
practice of social work shall include but not be limited to clinical social work, planning and
community organization, policy and administration, research, and social work education.
Social work practice is guided by knowledge of human behavior, biopsychosocial
development, social systems and resources, economic and cultural institutions, and their
interactions.
(b) A faculty member who has obtained a master's degree or license in a field other
than social work and who teaches a course in a social work program other than a clinical
course, a clinical practicum, or any other course involving the scope of practice of social
work at an accredited Louisiana institution of higher education shall not be construed as
practicing social work and shall not be subject to the provisions of this Chapter.
(c) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to authorize any person licensed,
certified, provisionally certified, or registered hereunder to prescribe, either orally or in
writing, distribute, dispense, or administer any medications. Nothing in this Chapter shall
be construed to authorize any social worker licensed, certified, provisionally certified, or
registered under this Chapter to administer or interpret psychological tests, or to engage in
the practice of psychology, as defined by the provisions of R.S. 37:2352 or to engage in the
practice of medicine, as defined by the provisions of R.S. 37:1262. Notwithstanding any
provisions of R.S. 37:2352, persons covered by this Chapter may, based upon scope of
practice, administer, use, or interpret tests of language, education and achievement, adaptive
behavioral tests, and symptom screening checklists instruments, as well as tests of abilities,
interests, and aptitudes.
(16) "Social work student" means a person who is enrolled in a social work
educational program that is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or its
predecessor or successor and is part of an accredited university or college.
(17) "Social worker" means a person who holds a degree in social work, having
successfully completed an undergraduate or graduate level academic social work program.
(18) "Supervision" means the professional relationship between a supervisor and a
supervisee that provides guidance and evaluation of the services provided by the supervisee.
Supervision between a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed master's social worker
may be conducted in-person or remotely through telesupervision. Telesupervision utilizes
secure video conferencing platforms to adhere to the same standards and guidelines as
in-person supervision, ensuring regular contact, case review, and ongoing professional
development. The board shall establish rules and regulations regarding the specific
requirements and parameters for telesupervision, including technology standards,
documentation, and confidentiality measures.
(19) "Telesupervison" means clinical supervision conducted through the use of real
time, face-to-face synchronous interactive conferencing between the supervisee and
supervisor through electronic, visual, and audio means.
(20) "Undergraduate social work program" means a program within an institution
of higher education which offers a full-time course of study in social work, granting a
bachelor's degree in social work or social welfare, and accredited or under candidacy by the
Council on Social Work Education or its predecessor or successor.