2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 154 - Social Work › 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
social  worker" and "licensed clinical social worker". 1. In addition to
the licensed social work services included in subdivisions one  and  two
of  section  seventy-seven  hundred one of this article, licensed master
social workers and licensed clinical  social  workers  may  perform  the
following social work functions that do not require a license under this
article, including but not limited to:
(a)  Serve  as  a  community  organizer, planner, or administrator for
social service programs in any setting.
(b) Provide supervision and/or consultation  to  individuals,  groups,
institutions and agencies.
(c) Serve as a faculty member or instructor in an educational setting.
(d)  Plan  and/or  conduct  research  projects  and program evaluation
studies.
(e) Maintain familiarity with both professional and self-help  systems
in  the  community  in order to assist the client in those services when
necessary.
(f) Provide advice and guidance and assist individuals or groups  with
difficult  day  to  day  problems  such  as finding employment, locating
sources of assistance, and organizing community  groups  to  work  on  a
specific problem.
(g) Consult with other agencies on problems and cases served in common
and coordinating services among agencies or providing case management.
(h) Conduct data gathering on social problems.
(i)  Serve as an advocate for those clients or groups of clients whose
needs are not being met by available programs or by a specific agency.
(j) Assess, evaluate and formulate a plan of action  based  on  client
need.
(k)   Provide  training  to  community  groups,  agencies,  and  other
professionals.
(l) Provide administrative supervision.
(m) Provide peer services.
(n) Collect basic information,  gathering  of  demographic  data,  and
informal   observations,   screening   and  referral  used  for  general
eligibility for a program or  service  and  determining  the  functional
status  of  an  individual  for  the purpose of determining the need for
services.
2. Practice of "licensed master social work"  and  use  of  the  title
"licensed  master  social  worker"  and  designation  "LMSW". (a) Only a
person licensed or exempt under this article  shall  practice  "licensed
master   social   work"   as  defined  in  subdivision  one  of  section
seventy-seven hundred one of this article.
(b) Only a person licensed pursuant  to  subdivision  one  of  section
seventy-seven hundred four of this article shall use the title "licensed
master social worker" or the designation "LMSW".
3.  Practice  of  "licensed clinical social work" and use of the title
"licensed clinical social worker" and designation  "LCSW".  (a)  Only  a
person  licensed  or  exempt under this article shall practice "licensed
clinical  social  work"  as  defined  in  subdivision  two  of   section
seventy-seven hundred one of this article.
(b)  Only  a  person  licensed  pursuant to subdivision two of section
seventy-seven hundred four of this article shall use the title "licensed
clinical social worker" or the designation "LCSW".