LAC 46:XXV.125. Social Work Educators

A. A social work educator’s purpose is to educate social work students by various means in person or remotely including but not limited to classwork, lectures, field work, and mentorship. B. Social work educators shall provide instruction only within their areas of knowledge and competence and shall be knowledgeable about current best practices. C. Social workers who function as educators should not engage in dual relationships with students in which there is a risk of exploitation or potential harm to the student, including dual relationships that may arise while using social networking sites and other electronic media. Social work educators are responsible for establishing and maintaining clear, appropriate, and culturally sensitive boundaries. D. A social work educator is afforded vast discretion in making academic, pedagogical, and administrative decisions. The board may not discipline a social work educator for an act or omission that falls within the purview of that discretion unless the act or omission involves conduct prohibited by subsections B and C of this Rule. The purview of this discretion includes without limitation, graded assignments, student discipline, curriculum development, pedagogical methods, and departmental and institutional matters.