Definitions

(1) Applicant – Any individual seeking licensure by the Board who has submitted an official application and paid the application fee. (2) Board – The Board of Social Worker Licensure. (3) Board administrative office or Board office – The office of the administrator assigned to the Board located at 665 Mainstream Drive, Nashville, TN 37243. (4) Board designee – Any person who has received a written delegation of authority from the Board to perform board functions subject to review and ratification by the full Board where provided by these rules. (5) Clinical Private Practice – Practice in which practitioners, either on a full- or part-time basis, establish their own conditions of exchange with their clients, receive direct fees, and are solely responsible for the services they provide to clients, without supervision, regardless of the organization structure. Only an L.C.S.W. may engage in clinical private practice. (6) Experience – (a) Nonclinical Advanced Practice Experience – The application of generalist practice skills under the supervision of an L.C.S.W. or an L.A.P.S.W. in the areas of education, research, advocacy, community organization, mediation, consultation, public policy, legislative advocacy, healthcare, discharge planning, assessment, treatment planning, case management, counseling, supportive counseling, information and referral, and the development, implementation, evaluation and administration of policies, programs and activities. Nonclinical advanced practice experience is designated as the actual time spent in direct services to clients, client systems and/or organizations. Nonclinical advanced practice experience is not defined as solely face-to-face contact with individuals, couples, families and/or groups. (b) Clinical Experience – The application of social work theory, knowledge, methods, principles, values, ethics, and the professional use of self to restore or enhance social, psychosocial or biopsychosocial functioning of individuals, couples, families, groups, or persons who are adversely affected by social or psychosocial stress or health GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS CHAPTER 1365-01 impairment. The provision of clinical services requires the application of specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills in the areas of assessment, diagnosis and/or treatment of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders, conditions and/or addictions, including severe mental illness in adults and serious emotional disturbances in children. Treatment methods include the provision of individual, marital, couple, family, and group therapy, mediation, counseling, supportive counseling, advanced case management, direct private practice and psychotherapy. Clinical experience may also involve the provision of brief psychosocial and behavioral interventions, comprehensive crisis assessment, and treatment planning. Clinical experience is designated as the actual time spent providing direct services to clients. The practice of clinical social work is restricted to a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or to a Licensed Master Social Worker or Licensed Advanced Practice Social Worker under supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker meeting the standards set forth in T.C.A. §§ 63- 23-101, et seq. (7) Fee splitting – The practice of paying commissions to colleagues out of fees received from rendering services to clients who have been referred by the colleague. (8) Group supervision – The process of supervision of no more than four persons in a group setting provided by an L.C.S.W. or L.A.P.S.W. supervisor wherein practice problems are dealt with that are similar in nature and complexity to all supervisees in the group. (9) Hours of Experience – The number of actual hours of supervised experience necessary for the advancement of an L.M.S.W. to a higher level of licensure as either an L.A.P.S.W. or an L.C.S.W. (10) Independent Practice – Practice in which an individual receives direct compensation or remuneration of any kind from any person or third party payer, including but not limited to insurance companies, health plans, and state and federal benefit programs for the provision of any services. (11) Individual Supervision – A live, face-to-face meeting with one (1) supervisor and one (1) supervisee, including the use of teleconferencing technologies, visual multi-media technology, or video conferencing technology. (12) L.A.P.S.W. or LAPSW – Licensed Advanced Practice Social Worker. (13) L.B.S.W. or LBSW – Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker. (14) L.C.S.W. or LCSW – Licensed Clinical Social Worker. (15) L.M.S.W. or LMSW – Licensed Master Social Worker. (16) Person – Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, organization, or body politic. (17) Private Practice – Practice in which practitioners, either on a full or part-time basis, establish their own conditions of exchange with their clients, receive direct fees, and are solely responsible for the services they provide to clients, without supervision, regardless of the organization structure. Only an L.C.S.W. or an L.A.P.S.W. may engage in private practice. (18) Supervision – The ongoing, direct clinical review, and/or non-clinical review, for the purpose of training or teaching, by an L.C.S.W. or L.A.P.S.W. supervisor who monitors the performance of a person’s interaction with a client and provides regular documented face-to- face contact, guidance and instructions with respect to the clinical and/or non-clinical skills and competencies of the person supervised. Supervision may include, without being limited to, the review of case presentations, audio tapes, video tapes, and direct supervision. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS CHAPTER 1365-01 (19) Supervisor – A licensed clinical social worker or licensed advanced practice social worker who meets the requirements established by the Board of Social Worker Licensure, pursuant to rule 1365-01-.08, and who provides supervision for a prospective applicant for licensure.