Terms used in this chapter mean:

1. (1) "Board," the South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners;
2. (2) "Certified social worker in private, independent practice candidate," the person who is seeking a license as a certified social worker in private, independent practice (CSW-PIP);
3. (3) "Private, independent practice," any act of contracting directly with clients for clinical services, consultation, supervision, or educational services; billing clients for services, receiving direct payment from clients, or acts implying that an individual is licensed as, or in private practice as, a CSW-PIP;
4. (4) "Supervision," overseeing or directing the activities of a social work associate, or a person applying for a license as a CSW-PIP;
5. (5) "Supervision agreement," the written agreement signed by the supervisor and the CSW-PIP candidate and approved by the board identifying the settings within which the CSW-PIP candidate is to practice, making the supervisor responsible for supervision, defining or describing the functions the CSW-PIP candidate will perform, and containing any other information as required by the board;
6. (6) "Supervisor," a person who has experience in and is active in the field of social work, and oversees a social work associate, or a person applying for a license as a CSW-PIP.

Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 26 SDR 81, effective December 12, 1999; 29 SDR 92, effective December 24, 2002; 33 SDR 50, effective September 25, 2006; 45 SDR 82, effective December 10, 2018 ; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024 .

General Authority: SDCL 36-26-29 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-26-1 , 36-26-10 , 36-26-12 , 36-26-17 .

Prior versions effective: 2018-12-10, 2006-09-25.