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NEWS Louisiana
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Dorinda N. Noble, BCSW Gay Lynn Bond, BCSW Gretchen Goodrich, BCSW Theresa Earthly, BCSW E. Taylor Aultman, Jr., BCSW Brenda B. Trivette, BCSW |
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NOTICE OF INTENT Proposed Rules, Standards and Procedures The Louisiana State Board of Board Certified Social Work Examiners intends to adopt Rules, Standards and Procedures to repeal the Board’s current Rules, Regulations and Procedures and to implement Act 1309 of the 1999 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. The rules will apply to applicants for RSW registration, GSW certification and LCSW licensure and will set fees, establish supervision rules, change current procedural rules for the disposition of complaints, establish application procedures, amend continuing education rules and define the Standards of Practice for all credential levels. The proposed rules have no known impact on family formation, stability, or autonomy, as described in R.S. 49:972. Public hearings on the proposed rules will be held at 9:00 AM and again at 5:00 PM on Thursday, November 11, 1999 and at 9:00 AM on Monday, November 29, 1999, in the Creole Room of the Radisson Hotel, 4728 Constitution Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. You may review the rules on the Board’s web site which is located at: http://www.labswe.org or you may submit the enclosed coupon to the Board office and a copy of the rules will be mailed to you. Interested persons may submit written comments to Suzanne L. Pevey, Administrator, Louisiana State Board of Board Certified Social Work Examiners, 11930 Perkins Road, Suite B, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810, by facsimile to (225) 763-5400 or by email at socialwork@labswe.org. All comments must be postmarked by 4:30 PM, Monday, November 29, 1999. |
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E. Taylor Aultman, Jr. and Theresa Earthly Appointed to the Board Governor Foster recently appointed E. Taylor Aultman, Jr. and Theresa Earthly to three year terms on the Louisiana State Board of Board Certified Social Work Examiners.
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Wearing a very different hat: Serving on the State Board of Social Work Examiners Serving on the Board of Social Work Examiners requires a social worker to don a different hat—a different role— from usual professional activities. Because the Board is the regulatory authority named by the Legislature to oversee the implementation and enforcement of the Social Work Practice Act, Board members must fulfill a number of quasi-legal roles. They must search for facts, assess truthfulness and duplicity, and make rulings which both protect the public and ensure due process to all parties. These administrative law functions require that Board members thoroughly know and understand both the Practice Act and the Board Rules, Standards and Procedures as well as comprehend legal processes. Board members are required to accept their legal mandate to ensure the safe, qualified, and proper practice of social work—a mandate which focuses on public protection—not professional protection. As guardians of the Social Work Practice Act, which is based on minimum standards for professional practice, Board members often struggle with their natural inclination to advocate for best practice standards. A Board member is obliged to spend many hours each month serving on the Board without compensation. At Board meetings, which are open to the public, board members answer correspondence, deal with administrative issues of finance and staffing, and discuss continuing education opportunities and supervision standards. When the Board goes into Executive Session, members review applications for regulation, receive complaints, follow up on complaints which are under investigation, and assess the progress of social workers who are under disciplinary action. The Board also conducts compliance hearings (at the request of a regulated social worker or applicant who requests further consideration by the Board regarding his/her status), as well as formal hearings on complaints against regulated social workers. Serving on the Board of Social Work Examiners offers a new learning experience and some unique challenges. As soon as appointment is confirmed by the Secretary of State, a Board member no longer represents the membership organization which submitted his name in nomination but the people of the State of Louisiana—consumers of social work services. This is a working board. Dedication and meeting attendance are essential. Service on the Board is time consuming, difficult, tiring and oftern emotionally draining but service on the Board of Social Work Examiners could also be the greatest volunteer professional contribution of your career. |
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UPCOMING ETHICS WORKSHOPS "Practice Made Perfect (or close
enough)" Presented by 1 p.m.- 4 p.m. March 17,
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Recently I was asked by my agency to supervise a social work student intern. I informed my supervisor that although I have five years of experience, I have never taken a supervision workshop or applied for my Board Approved Supervisor status. Even though our agency could have used the extra services a student might provide, I did not want to do anything unethical.
Will there be any changes to the Social Work Practice Act relative to MSWs contracting to perform social work services?
I work in an agency that provides case management services. I am the only licensed social worker with the agency. The agency just promoted a nonlicensed social worker to be my supervisor. I feel uncomfortable being supervised by a nonlicensed social worker. Is there any protection under the new act for licensed social workers who are supervised by nonlicensed social workers? I do not want my license put in jeopardy by a nonlicensed social worker. Is there any way that I can protect myself? Also, does the new law allow unlicensed social workers to supervise licensed social workers and if so under what circumstance?
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Rules and Regulations Retreat A committee of thirteen current and former members of the Louisiana State Board of Board Certified Social Work Examiners met in Alexandria for a retreat weekend July 29 - August 1, 1999 in order to revise our current Rules, Regulations and Procedures. In attendance were Dorinda Noble, Gay Lynn Bond, Gretchen Goodrich, Cammie Lapenas, Alan Walker, Birdex Copeland, Martha Forbes, Demetria McJulian, Sherril Rudd, Lacey Tillotson, Brenda Trivette, Drayton Vincent, and Ann Woodward. Suzanne Pevey, Administrator, and BCSW Board staff Yvonne Fowler and Emily Efferson facilitated the group’s work in developing the new Rules, Standards and Procedures. |
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About your address..... The address and telephone number that you list on your application for license and subsequent renewal application is a matter of public record. We do honor written requests to delete addresses and telephone numbers in our annual Directory. However, if a member of the public calls and requests that information, we are required by law to give the most recent information that we have. BCSWs may want to consider listing only their office address and office telephone number on their renewal application. |
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Louisiana Examination Statistics Following are the statistics for the Advanced and Clinical Examinations for Louisiana candidates for the calendar year 1998:
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Please note our new web site and email addresses: Web site: http://www.labswe.org Email: socialwork@labswe.org |
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DISCIPLINARY ACTION Kim Addison Johnson, BCSW, License #3854 , was sanctioned by the Board on August 13, 1999, and will be required to complete three years of probation with supervision and continuing education. She will also be required to reimburse the board for the cost of the investigation for violation of:LSA R.S. 37:2713.A. (4) and (6): (4) willfully or repeatedly violating any of the provisions of this Chapter; (6) being grossly negligent in practice as a board certified social worker. Rule No. 103.(H): |
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Welcome New BCSWs The following social workers have been granted the BCSW license by the Board since the last newsletter:
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