Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Social Work
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work [18 VAC 140 ‑ 20]
Action Definition of clinical social work services and supervision of applicant for reinstatement/reactivatn
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 9/22/2017
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7/29/17  3:08 pm
Commenter: A.H.

Clinical Social Work
 

In the state of Virginia, there currently is an exclusion for Nursing Home and Hospital based social workers functioning in case management roles/titles. If this amendment is passed then the state would need to support social workers in those setting to require licensure as they do complete psychosocial assessments in both settings. NASW today does support medical social workers functioning with a case management job title even though we complete psychosocial assessments, brief therapy, crisis interventions, advocacy and connect clients to community resources. 

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