Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XXV - Credentialed Social Workers
Chapter 1 - Standards of Practice
Section XXV-119 - Representation to the Public

A. Use of Social Worker Designation. A social worker shall use only the social worker designation to which they are entitled. Such designation shall be used after the social worker's name and in all written communications relating to social work practice, including any advertising, correspondence, and client records.

B. Information to Clients or Potential Clients. A social worker shall provide accurate and factual information concerning the social worker's credentials, education, training, and experience upon request from a client, potential client or supervisee. A social worker shall not misrepresent directly or by implication the social worker's license, certificate, registration, degree, and/or professional qualifications in any oral or written communication or permit or continue to permit any misrepresentations by others. A social worker shall not misrepresent, directly or by implication, affiliations, purposes, and characteristics of institutions and organizations with which the social worker is associated.

C. Restriction on Social Work Designation. Social workers, regardless of the license, certificate, or registration, shall not use such designation as a claim, promise, or guarantee of successful service, nor imply that the holder has competence in another service. A social worker must not misrepresent his/her qualifications, training or experience. If a social worker engages in advertising, his/her credentials must be presented factually.

D. Display of Credentials. A social worker shall conspicuously display a current license, certificate, or registration issued by the board at the social worker's place of practice.

E. Mailing Address. A social worker shall file a change of address with the board within 15 business days.