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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5848
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2233
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. WILSON PHEANIOUS, 53
rd Dist.
REP. WALKER, 93
rd Dist.
AN ACT LIMITING USE OF THE TITLE "SOCIAL WORKER".
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 383b of the general statutes be amended to (1) limit use 1
of the title "social worker" to those licensed pursuant to the chapter or 2
those who have attained a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in 3
social work at an educational institution accredited by the Council on 4
Social Work Education, and (2) define the practice of social work. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To protect the public by setting standards for the qualification, training
and experience of those who seek to represent themselves to the public
as social workers, certified social workers, licensed clinical social
workers or licensed master social workers, and by promoting high
standards of professional performance for those engaged in the
practice of social work.