Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Licensing Agency

NYS Education Department
State Board for Social Work
89 Washington Avenue
Albany , NY 12234
5184743817ext450

http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/

description

Social work is a profession that helps individuals, families, and groups change behaviors, emotions, attitudes, relationships, and social conditions to restore and enhance their capacity to meet their personal and social needs. Social workers are trained to provide a variety of services, ranging from psychotherapy to the administration of health and welfare programs. They work with human development and behavior, include the social, economic, and cultural systems in which people function. The Licensed Clinical Social Worker may provide all social work services, including clinical services such as the diagnosis of mental, emotional, behavioral, developmental, and addictive disorders, the development of treatment plans, and the provision of psychotherapy.