As used in this act:

1. 1. "Board" means the State Board of Licensed Social Workers; 2. "Practice of social work" means the professional activity of helping individuals, groups or communities enhance or restore their capacity for physical, social and economic functioning and the professional application of social work values, principles and techniques in areas such as clinical social work, social service administration, social planning, social work consultation and social work research to one or more of the following ends: Helping people obtain tangible services; counseling with individuals, families and groups; helping communities or groups provide or improve social and health services; and participating in relevant social action. The practice of social work requires knowledge of human development and behavior; of social economic and cultural institutions and forces; and of the interaction of all of these factors. Social work practice includes the teaching of relevant subject matter and of conducting research into problems of human behavior and conflict; and 3. "Private practice of social work" means the practice of social work by an individual who is wholly or in part self-employed and who is responsible for such individual's own practice and professional procedures rather than a salaried employee of an organization or institution.

Added by Laws 1980, HB 1910, c. 124, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.