Arizona Laws 32-3291. Licensed baccalaureate social worker; licensure; qualifications; supervision
A. A person who wishes to be licensed by the board to engage in the practice of social work as a licensed baccalaureate social worker shall:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-3291
- Board: means the board of behavioral health examiners. See Arizona Laws 32-3251
- Equivalent: means comparable in content and quality but not identical. See Arizona Laws 32-3251
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Practice of social work: means the professional application of social work theories, principles, methods and techniques to:
(a) Treat mental, behavioral and emotional disorders. See Arizona Laws 32-3251
1. Furnish documentation as prescribed by the board by rule that the person has earned a baccalaureate degree in social work from a regionally accredited college or university in a program accredited by the council on social work education or a degree from a foreign school based on a program of study that the board determines is substantially equivalent.
2. Pass an examination approved by the board.
B. A licensed baccalaureate social worker shall only engage in clinical practice under direct supervision as prescribed by the board.