New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 44G - STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK EXAMINERS
Subchapter 10 - BUSINESS PRACTICES; PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Section 13:44G-10.7A - Inappropriate behavior

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:44G-10.7A

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Licensees and certificate holders shall not engage in actions that do not support the therapeutic or professional relationship. Such actions include, but are not limited to:

1. Initiating, encouraging, or participating in communication with the client or the client's support system that is not professional in nature;

2. Demonstrating preferential treatment or the perception of preferential treatment toward a client;

3. Failing to maintain impartiality such as demonstrating aggressiveness or being overly protective of a client without a clinical reason;

4. Granting favors or rewards to clients to endear clients, gain or promote feelings of acceptance, or receive gifts; and

5. Sharing private information that does not have a therapeutic benefit.

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