Code of Massachusetts Regulations
258 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
Title 258 CMR 12.00 - Scope of Practice
Section 12.03 - Scope of Professional Practice - Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024
An individual who holds a license as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) issued by the Board may properly perform any or all of the following functions or services:
(1) Provide non-clinical social work services, as defined in 258 CMR 8.03: Definitions, as an employee of an agency, health care facility or unrelated individual, under the supervision of an individual who is licensed or eligible for licensure as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) or as a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) and who provides at least one hour per week, or equivalent pro rata amount for part-time employees, of face-to-face supervision, which, if provided in a group format, may include no more than four supervisees;
Proration of Required Supervision Hours. The Board will allow for the proration of supervision hours to work hours at a rate of not less than one hour per month for social workers. A licensee must obtain at least one hour of supervision per 35 hours worked.
(2) Provide case management services of a non-clinical nature as an employee of an agency, health care facility or unrelated individual, under the supervision of an individual who is licensed or eligible for licensure as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) or as a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) and who provides at least one hour per week of face-to-face supervision, which, if provided in a group format, may include no more than four supervisees;
(3) Provide administrative, but not clinical, supervision to individual social workers or groups of social workers who are licensed or eligible for licensure as Licensed Social Workers (LSWs) or Licensed Social Work Associates (LSWAs);
(4) Provide consultation on non-clinical issues only to individuals, groups, members of other professional disciplines, agencies, health care facilities or institutions; and
(5) Perform or provide any other social work function or service which may properly be performed by a social worker licensed at the Licensed Social Work Associate (LSWA) level.
