California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 2 — Healing Arts, Chapter 14 — Social Workers, Article 4 — Licensure, Section 4996.13
Nothing in this article shall prevent qualified members of other professional groups from doing work of a psychosocial nature consistent with the standards and ethics of their respective professions. However, they shall not hold themselves out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words psychosocial, or clinical social worker, or that they shall not state or imply that they are licensed to practice clinical social work. These qualified members of other professional groups include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) A physician and surgeon certified pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000).
(b) A psychologist licensed pursuant to Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 2900).
(c) Members of the State Bar of California.
(d) Marriage and family therapists licensed pursuant to Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 4980).
(e) Licensed professional clinical counselors pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 4999.10).
(f) A priest, rabbi, or minister of the gospel of any religious denomination.
Notes
Allows qualified members of other professions to perform psychosocial work consistent with their own professional standards and ethics, including physicians, psychologists, attorneys, marriage and family therapists, professional clinical counselors, and clergy. They may not use titles or service descriptions incorporating psychosocial or clinical social worker, or state or imply they are licensed to practice clinical social work.
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