West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 25 - Social Work Examiners › Title 25 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Series 25-01 - Qualifications for the Profession of Social Work › Section 25-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
2.1. "Board" means
				the West Virginia Board of Social Work.
2.2. "Clinical supervisor" means a licensed
				independent and skilled clinical social worker who assists a less advanced
				practitioner to form a clinical social work identity, and to develop the
				knowledge and skills necessary to practice effectively.
2.3. "Clinical social work supervision" is a
				process which facilitates critical reflection of actions, processes, persona
				and the context of direct practice social work. It is a collaborative,
				interactional and structured process in which a supervisor assists and directs
				the practice and development of the supervisees who engage in the practice of
				helping people overcome disruptions in functioning through individual, group or
				family psychotherapeutic interventions.
2.4. "Emeritus status" means a social work
				license held by an individual formally recognized by the Board to have over
				twenty (20) years of social work practice and who is retired from the active
				practice of the profession of social work.
2.5. "Examination" means an examination
				approved by the Board for certification purposes, developed and administrated
				by the Association of Social Work Boards.
2.6. "Inactive status" means a social work
				license that is formally recognized after the receipt and approval of an
				application to be inactive. During this time the licensee is barred from the
				practice of social work during which he or she is exempt from continuing
				education provisions.
2.7
				"Interstate Telehealth Services" means the provision of telehealth services to
				a patient located in WV by a licensed social worker in any other state or
				commonwealth of the United States.
2.8. "Registration" means an authorization to
				practice social work under WV Code §30-301 et seq for the limited purpose
				of providing interstate social work services via telehealth.
2.9 "Telehealth services" means the use of
				synchronous or asynchronous telecommunications technology or audio only
				telephone calls by a health care practitioner to provide health care services,
				including, but not limited to, assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment,
				and monitoring of a patient; transfer of medical data; patient and professional
				health-related education; public health services; and health administration.
				The term does not include internet questionnaires, e-mail messages, or
				facsimile transmissions.
2.10.
				"Temporary social work permit" means a six-month certificate granted by the
				Board to an applicant qualified by education with an earned bachelor or
				master's degree in social work accredited by the Council on Social Work
				Education and who has not yet demonstrated passage of an examination required
				by the Board.
2.11. "Provisional
				license" means a restricted license certificate granted to an applicant
				qualified through alternative education or training provisions of W.Va. Code
				§
									30-30-16(c)
				and specified within this Rule. A provisional social worker is not a licensed
				social worker and may not use any initials suggesting he or she is an LSW,
				LGSW, LCSW, or LICSW.
2.12.
				"Provisional licensing "Supervisor" means a qualified licensed social worker,
				certified social worker, or independent clinical social worker who has agreed
				to provide supervision to a provisional licensee to assist in the integration
				of social work skills, values, knowledge, and ethical considerations gained
				through continuing social work education programs and through the social work
				practice experience and who will evaluate progress towards satisfaction of
				coursework and other provisions during the four-year period of continuous
				employment.