In accordance with the definition of the practice of social work there shall be limitations on the scope of the practice of social work as follows:

(a) The “”Licensed Bachelor Social Worker”” or
“”L.B.S.W.”” may perform duties as defined in § 122302, and

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as defined in Subsections (a) to (d) of the definition of the practice of social work in said Section in an agency setting under supervision;

(b) The “”Licensed Master’s Social Worker”” or “”L.M.S.W.”” may perform duties as defined in § 122302, and as defined in Subsections (a) to (g) of the definition of the practice of social work in said Section; and

(c) The “”Licensed Clinical Social Worker”” or “”L.C.S.W.”” may perform duties as defined in § 122302, and as defined in Subsections (a) to (h) of the definition of the practice of social work in said Section. § 122316. License Required. No person shall purport to be a “”social worker””, “”Licensed Bachelor Social Worker””, “”Licensed Master’s Social Worker””, “”Licensed Clinical Social Worker””, or use the letters “”S.W.””, “”L.B.S.W.””, “”L.M.S.W.””, or “”L.C.S.W””, in connection with the person’s name, or engage in the practice of social work as defined in this Article without meeting the applicable requirements and holding a license as set forth in this Article or holding a Certificate of Exemption from the Board. For those granted a Certificate of Exemption, the person is prohibited from using any of the letters indicated in this Section, irrespective of their job title.

2015 NOTE: Subsection designations (b) and (c) were altered from numerals to lowercase letters to adhere to the Compiler’s alpha-numeric scheme pursuant to 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.