North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION › Section .0100 - GENERAL › Section 63 .0102 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Whenever used in this Chapter, the definitions set forth in
				  G.S.
				  90B-3 are herein incorporated by reference.
				  The following definitions apply in this Chapter:
(1) CMSW - this designation represents the
				certified master social worker level of certification.
(2) CSW - this designation represents the
				certified social worker level of certification.
(3) CSWM - this designation represents the
				certified social work manager level of certification.
(4) LCSW - this designation represents the
				licensed clinical social worker level of certification.
(5) LCSWA - this designation represents the
				licensed clinical social worker associate level of certification.
(6) NCSWCLB - this designation represents the
				North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board.
(7) Censure. Censure is an act involving
				severe condemnation and a sanction by the Board for practice misconduct.
				Censuring is typically for severe offenses and may require specific follow-up
				actions by the social worker.
(8)
				Client. Client means the individual, couple, family, group, organization, or
				community that seeks or receives social work services. Client status is not
				dependent on billing or payment of fees for such services. A power of attorney,
				legal guardian or person who is responsible for making decisions relative to
				the provision of social work services for a minor or adult is also deemed a
				recipient of social work services as part of the client system.
(9) Client system. Client system means the
				client and those in the client's environment who are potentially influential in
				contributing to a resolution of the client's issues.
(10) Clinical Case Management. A
				comprehensive approach to care integrating a broad array of interventions to
				include planning, implementation and management of care for clients with one or
				more of the following: mental, emotional, addictive, behavioral, or
				developmental disorders and conditions. Interventions by the clinical case
				manager shall involve face-to-face contact with the client on a regular basis,
				shall be grounded in clinical social work theory, and shall be guided by the
				client's treatment plan or personal care plan.
(11) Clinical Social Work Experience. As it
				relates to the work experience required for LCSW licensure, two years of
				clinical social work experience in direct practice means the professional
				application of master or doctoral social work theory, knowledge, methods,
				ethics, and the professional use of self to restore or enhance social,
				psychosocial, or biopsychosocial function. Clinical social work experience
				requires the application of specialized clinical knowledge and advanced
				clinical skills in the areas of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, including
				the use of psychotherapy, to treat one or more of the following disorders or
				conditions: mental, emotional, addictive, behavioral, or developmental
				disorders and conditions. In addition, the clinical social work experience may
				also include clinical case management, information and referral, mediation,
				client education, clinical supervision and clinical consultation that is
				directly related to the treatment plan or personal care plan of a client or
				consumer.
(12) Diagnosis. In the
				context of licensed clinical social work practice diagnosis is the process of
				distinguishing, beyond the general social work assessment, among one or more of
				the following: mental, emotional, addictive, behavioral, or developmental
				disorders and conditions within a psychosocial framework on the basis of their
				similar and unique characteristics consistent with American Psychiatric
				Association or World Health Organization classification systems.
(13) Probation. Probation is a period of time
				in which a license or certification is subject to specific practice conditions
				determined by the Board. The individual is permitted to continue practice
				subject to compliance with the conditions set forth in the order determining
				the probation status. A violation of the conditions of probation can result in
				additional disciplinary action taken by the Board.
(14) Reprimand. Reprimand is a public rebuke
				and sanction by the Board for practice misconduct. A reprimand typically is
				given for less severe offenses and may require specific follow-up actions by
				the social worker.
(15) Revocation.
				Revocation is the withdrawal of privilege to practice as a certified or
				licensed social worker in the State of North Carolina.
(16) Surrender. Surrender is the voluntary
				relinquishment of a certification or license by its holder. The surrender of a
				certification or license shall be accepted only by Consent Order with the
				Board.
(17) Suspension. Suspension
				is the withdrawal of privilege to practice for a specific period of
				time.
(18) Treatment. Clinical
				social work intervention, including individual, couples, family, or group
				psychotherapy, that is empirically grounded and used to help resolve symptoms
				of one or more of the following: mental, emotional, addictive, behavioral, or
				developmental disorders and conditions.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90B-3;
				  90B-6;
Eff. August 1,
				  1987;
Temporary Amendment Eff. October 1, 1999;
Amended
				  Eff. October 1, 2012; July 1, 2011; January 1, 2009; July 1, 2000;
Readopted Eff. February 1, 2017.