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Is anyone who does social work type activities exempt from licensure?

The following people are exempt from licensure:

  1. Individuals in a course of study leading to a degree in social work and participating in an internship or field placement supervised by a licensed master's social worker.
  2. Non-licensed or non-registered individuals who donates his or her services, other than psychotherapy services, to a charitable nonprofit organization as long as the individual does not hold himself or herself out of the public as licensed or registered in the field of social work.
  3. Ordained cleric or other religious practitioner if activities are incidental to his or her religious duties performed under the auspices of a church, denomination, religious association or sect that has tax-exempt status as long as the individual does not hold himself or herself out to the public as licensed or registered in the field of social work.
  4. Certified, licensed or otherwise regulated member of any other profession authorized to practice by law as long as the individual does not hold himself or herself out to the public as licensed or registered in the field of social work.
  5. Participant in self-help, peer counseling or support services program provided by either a charitable or labor organization exempt from taxation as long as the individual does not hold himself or herself out to the pubic as licensed or registered in the field of social work. This does not exempt employees of the organizations who are required to possess a license or registration to practice.
  6. Individual whose duties include some or all of the duties described as bachelor level social work if he or she is trained and does not hold himself or herself out to the public as licensed or registered in the field of social work.
  7. A person who holds a bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree in social work from an accredited college or university can use a title including "social work" as long as the individual does not hold himself or herself out to the public as licensed or registered in the field of social work.
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