§ 7702 — Authorized practice and the use of the titles "licensed master social worker" and "licensed clinical social worker"

§ 7702. Authorized practice and the use of the titles "licensed master\nsocial worker" and "licensed clinical social worker". 1. In addition to\nthe licensed social work services included in subdivisions one and two\nof section seventy-seven hundred one of this article, licensed master\nsocial workers and licensed clinical social workers may perform the\nfollowing social work functions that do not require a license under this\narticle, including but not limited to:\n (a) Serve as a community organizer, planner, or administrator for\nsocial service programs in any setting.\n (b) Provide supervision and/or consultation to individuals, groups,\ninstitutions and agencies.\n (c) Serve as a faculty member or instructor in an educational setting.\n (d) Plan and/or conduct research projects and program evaluation\nstudies.\n (e) Maintain familiarity with both professional and self-help systems\nin the community in order to assist the client in those services when\nnecessary.\n (f) Provide advice and guidance and assist individuals or groups with\ndifficult day to day problems such as finding employment, locating\nsources of assistance, and organizing community groups to work on a\nspecific problem.\n (g) Consult with other agencies on problems and cases served in common\nand coordinating services among agencies or providing case management.\n (h) Conduct data gathering on social problems.\n (i) Serve as an advocate for those clients or groups of clients whose\nneeds are not being met by available programs or by a specific agency.\n (j) Assess, evaluate and formulate a plan of action based on client\nneed.\n (k) Provide training to community groups, agencies, and other\nprofessionals.\n (l) Provide administrative supervision.\n (m) Provide peer services.\n (n) Collect basic information, gathering of demographic data, and\ninformal observations, screening and referral used for general\neligibility for a program or service and determining the functional\nstatus of an individual for the purpose of determining the need for\nservices.\n 2. Practice of "licensed master social work" and use of the title\n"licensed master social worker" and designation "LMSW". (a) Only a\nperson licensed or exempt under this article shall practice "licensed\nmaster social work" as defined in subdivision one of section\nseventy-seven hundred one of this article.\n (b) Only a person licensed pursuant to subdivision one of section\nseventy-seven hundred four of this article shall use the title "licensed\nmaster social worker" or the designation "LMSW".\n 3. Practice of "licensed clinical social work" and use of the title\n"licensed clinical social worker" and designation "LCSW". (a) Only a\nperson licensed or exempt under this article shall practice "licensed\nclinical social work" as defined in subdivision two of section\nseventy-seven hundred one of this article.\n (b) Only a person licensed pursuant to subdivision two of section\nseventy-seven hundred four of this article shall use the title "licensed\nclinical social worker" or the designation "LCSW".\n