Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners
Article 4 - General Provisions
12 AAC 18.990 - Definitions
Current through February 24, 2025
In this chapter and in AS 08.95
(1) "college or university approved by the board" includes
(2) "conviction" means an adjudication that a person is guilty of a crime based upon a verdict or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere;
(3) "cross-cultural education" means a structured educational experience such as a course, lecture, workshop, or other organized training that focuses on characteristics of and differences among cultures or groups; cross-cultural education is not limited to clinical applications but should be relevant to the practice of social work; topics may include cross-cultural communications, contemporary anthropology, or Alaska Native cultures;
(4) "felony" means a crime classified as a felony in this state at the time the crime was committed; "felony" includes
(5) "professional incompetence" means lacking sufficient knowledge and skills in a field of practice in which a licensed social worker engages, to a degree likely to endanger the mental health or well-being of clients;
(6) "sexual contact" means sexual contact by a licensed social worker with a client; "sexual contact" includes
(7) "substance abuse education" means a structured educational experience such as a course, lecture, workshop, or other organized training that focuses on a misuse of psychoactive substances, as it applies to social work practices; substance abuse education does not include an educational experience that focuses on behavior addiction; for the purposes of this paragraph,
(8) repealed 5/11/2012.
(9) "synchronous" means a real-time interaction between a licensee and a client occurring at exactly the same time during which the licensee client are able to communicate using real-time;
(10) "teletherapy" means the use of audio, video, or data communications to perform functions or practices within the training required for licensure under AS 08.95 and this chapter and while physically separated from a client;
(11) "suicide education" means a structured educational experience such as a course, lecture, workshop, or other organized training that focuses on suicide awareness, prevention, intervention, or crisis management.
Authority:AS 08.95.030
AS 08.95.040
AS 08.95.050
AS 08.95.100