Scope of Professional Practice – Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

An individual who holds a license as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) issued by the Board may properly perform or provide any or all of the following functions or services: (1) Practice social work autonomously in any clinical or non-clinical setting, utilizing consultation whenever appropriate; (2) Provide clinical social work services, as defined in 258 CMR 8.03: Definitions, autonomously in any practice setting to individuals, couples, families or groups for the purpose of improving, restoring or enhancing their social and/or psychosocial functioning; or treatment knowledge or skills autonomously in any practice setting; (4) Provide non-clinical social work services, as defined in 258 CMR 8.03: Definitions, including (5) Provide clinical or non-clinical supervision to individual social workers or groups of social workers; (6) Provide consultation on clinical or non-clinical issues to individuals, groups, members of other (7) Perform or provide any other social work function or service which may lawfully be provided by a social worker licensed at the Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Social Work Associate (LSWA) level.