Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment updates terminology from
"member(s) of the profession" to "licensee(s)".
(1) A licensee shall:
(A) Limit his/her practice to the area(s) for
which he/she are trained;
(B)
Utilize consultation on an as-needed, self-determined basis;
(C) Be knowledgeable about how and when to
utilize the expertise of other professional disciplines for their
clients;
(D) Maintain accessibility
to clients;
(E) Make every effort
to foster maximum self-determination on the part of the client;
(F) Stress the personal risks involved in any
services and help clients explore their readiness to face these
risks;
(G) Promote the welfare of
clients in the selection, utilization, and interpretation of assessment
measures and strategies of intervention;
(H) Recognize the effects of socioeconomic,
ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and racial and cultural factors
on clients in assessment and planning services;
(I) Use careful deliberation before assuming
responsibility for the client when a client's judgment is seriously impaired.
The client should resume responsibility for him/herself as quickly as
possible;
(J) Seek treatment for
personal medical, substance abuse, psychological, and emotional problems to
ensure that they do not interfere with their ability to provide services to
clients; and
(K) Take all necessary
and reasonable steps to maintain continued competence in the practice of social
work by completing at least thirty (30) clock hours of continuing education on
or before the expiration of the license for each renewal
period.
(2) A licensee
shall not engage in the practice of social work beyond the scope of his/her
competence, as is demonstrated by his/her education, training, or experience. A
licensee shall make a referral to other professionals when the services
required are beyond his/her competence.
*Original authority: 337.600, RSMo 1989, amended 1995,
2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009; 337.615, RSMo 1989, amended 1995, 1997, 2001,
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007; 337.618, RSMo 1989, amended 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007;
337.627, RSMo 1989, amended 1993, 1995, 1997, 2007; 337.630, RSMo 1989, amended
1997, 2007; 337.662, RSMo 2001; and 337.665, RSMo 2001, amended 2004,
2007.
