491.015 Duties of the Department as to Certified Master Social Workers. — (1) All functions reserved to boards under chapter 456 shall be exercised by the department with respect to the regulation of certified master social workers and in a manner consistent with the exercise of its regulatory functions. (2) The department shall adopt rules to implement and enforce provisions relating to certified master social workers. 491.016 Social Work; Use of Title. — (1) A social worker is not authorized to conduct clinical social work without obtaining and possessing a license or certification issued pursuant to this chapter. (2) It shall be a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for a person, for or without compensation, to hold himself or herself out to the public as a social worker either directly or through a governmental or private organization, entity, or agency unless that person: (a) Possesses at least a bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work from a social work program accredited by or from an institution that is an active candidate for accreditation as a social work program by the Council on Social Work Education; or (b) Completes, at a university or college outside the United States or Canada, a social work program determined by the Foreign Equivalency Determination Service of the Council on Social Work Education to be equivalent to a bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work. (a) A person who, prior to July 1, 2008, used the title “social worker” in his or her employment. (b) Employees providing social work services under (3) This section does not apply to: (b) Speech-language pathologists licensed under s. 468.1185. (c) Occupational therapists licensed under part III of chapter 468. (d) Physical therapists licensed under chapter 486. (e) Psychologists licensed under chapter 490. (f) Clinical social workers licensed under chapter 491. (2) The collaboration of public and private instructional personnel shall be designed to enhance but not supplant the school district’s responsibilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The school as the local education agency shall provide therapy services to meet the expectations provided in federal law and regulations and state statutes and rules. Collaboration of public and private instructional personnel will work to promote educational progress and assist students in acquiring essential skills, including, but not limited to, readiness for pursuit of higher education goals or employment. Where applicable, public and private instructional personnel shall undertake collaborative programming. Coordination of services and plans between a public school and private instructional personnel
3. A licensed mental health counselor shall include the words “licensed mental health counselor” or the letters “LMHC” on all promotional materials, including cards, brochures, stationery, advertisements, and signs, naming the licensee. (2) (a) A person registered under this chapter as a clinical social worker intern, marriage and family therapist intern, or mental health counselor intern shall conspicuously display the valid registration issued by the department or a true copy thereof at each location at which the registered intern is completing the experience requirements. (b) A registered clinical social worker intern shall include the words “registered clinical social worker intern,” a registered marriage and family therapist intern shall include the words “registered marriage and family therapist intern,” and a registered mental health counselor intern shall include the words “registered mental health counselor intern” on all promotional materials, including cards, brochures, stationery, advertisements, and signs, naming the registered intern. (3) (a) A person provisionally licensed under this chapter as a provisional clinical social worker licensee, provisional marriage and family therapist licensee, or provisional mental health counselor licensee shall conspicuously display the valid provisional license issued by the department or a true copy thereof at each location at which the provisional licensee is providing services. (b) A provisional clinical social worker licensee
shall include the words “provisional clinical social worker licensee,” a provisional marriage and family therapist licensee shall include the words “provisional marriage and family therapist licensee,” and a provisional mental health counselor licensee shall include the words “provisional mental health counselor licensee” on all promotional materials, including cards, brochures, stationery, advertisements, and signs, naming the provisional licensee.
administrative supervision in long-term care facilities licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration. (4) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement and enforce this section. COLLABORATION AND SERVICE DELIVERY FOR EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION
Language addressing the collaboration of every individual who has a vested interest in the best interest of the child – including licensed professionals and the student’s family – were added to Chapter 2013-236. The following items are portions of this legislation, which are applicable to school social workers. Chapter 2013-236 An act relating to exceptional student education; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; prohibiting certain actions with respect to parent meetings with school district personnel; providing requirements for meetings relating to exceptional student education and related services. Section 5 Section 1003.572 (Florida Legislature, 2021), Florida Statutes, reads: 1003.572 Collaboration of Public and Private Instructional Personnel. — (1) As used in this section, the term “private instructional personnel” means: (a) Individuals certified under s. 393.17 or licensed
under chapter 490 or chapter 491 for applied behavior analysis services as defined in ss. 627.6686 and 641.31098.
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