Indiana Administrative Code
Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES
Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Rule 9 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions
Section 9-49 - Professional personnel
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 49.
(a) The staff, hereafter referred to as caseworker, who perform casework or group work tasks, counseling with children and their families, or planning of services for children and their families, shall have a master's degree in social work, psychology, or counseling from an accredited school. The caseworker may have a bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related area of study from an accredited school if under the supervision of a person holding a master's degree in social work, psychology, or counseling.
(b) Professional staff which are full-time, part-time, or consulting, including psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, dentists, teachers, and nurses, shall meet the respective licensing or certification requirements of their profession in the state of Indiana.
(c) The institution shall have at least one (1) caseworker as defined by this section for every twenty-four (24) children in care.
(d) The institution shall employ a supervisor for casework staff when the institution employs six (6) or more caseworkers.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470 IAC 3-11-49 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-9-49 ) by P.L. 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1, 2005.
