As used in the Social Work Practice Act: A. "advisory committee" means an evaluation advisory committee; B. "appropriate supervision" means supervision by a licensed clinical social worker or licensed independent social worker with two years of supervised social work practice experience or other supervision that is deemed by the board to be equivalent to supervision by a licensed clinical social worker or licensed independent social worker; C. "board" means the board of social work examiners; D. "client" means an individual, couple, family, group, organization or community that seeks or receives social work services from an individual social worker or an organization; E. "consultation" means a problem-solving process in which expertise is offered to an individual, group organization or com
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As used in the Social Work Practice Act: A. "advisory committee" means an evaluation advisory committee; B. "appropriate supervision" means supervision by a licensed clinical social worker or licensed independent social worker with two years of supervised social work practice experience or other supervision that is deemed by the board to be equivalent to supervision by a licensed clinical social worker or licensed independent social worker; C. "board" means the board of social work examiners; D. "client" means an individual, couple, family, group, organization or community that seeks or receives social work services from an individual social worker or an organization; E. "consultation" means a problem-solving process in which expertise is offered to an individual, group organization or community; F. "continuing education" means approved education and training that are oriented to maintain, improve or enhance social work practice; G. "department" means the regulation and licensing department; H. "executive agency" means any agency within the executive branch of government; I. "licensed bachelor of social work" means a person who engages in the practice of social work under appropriate supervision and meets the qualification of a licensed bachelor of social work pursuant to the Social Work Practice Act; J. "licensed clinical social worker" means a person who is licensed in the state to engage in clinical social work practice and meets the qualifications for a licensed clinical social worker pursuant to the Social Work Practice Act; K. "licensed independent social worker" means a person who is licensed in the state to engage in social work practice other than clinical social work and meets the qualifications for a licensed independent social worker pursuant to the Social Work Practice Act; L. "licensed master of social work" means a person who engages in the practice of social work under appropriate supervision and meets the qualification of a licensed master of social work pursuant to the Social Work Practice Act; M. "professional code of ethics" means a code of ethics or professional standards promulgated by a national organization of social work professionals that provides guidance, research, advocacy and other services to social workers; N. "recognized association" means a nonprofit national association of educational and professional institutions, social welfare agencies and private citizens recognized as an accrediting agency for social work education in the United States by a self-regulating organization of degree-granting colleges and universities; O. "supervision" means an interactional professional relationship between a social worker and a supervisor who: (1) provides evaluation of and direction to a licensed bachelor of social work or a licensed master of social work; and (2) promotes continued development of a licensed bachelor of social work's or a licensed master of social work's knowledge, skill and ability to practice social work; and P. "supervisor" means an individual who provides appropriate supervision.