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This bill aims to define "clinical social work practice" in the state of Massachusetts. The key provisions of the bill include specifying that clinical social work involves Master's-level social workers applying evidence-informed theories and methods to comprehensively assess and treat cognitive, affective, and behavioral disorders and distress. The scope of clinical social work practice includes assessment, evaluation, psychotherapy, counseling, client-centered advocacy, consultation, supervision, and case management services. The bill states that clinical social workers practice within an ecological and ethically-principled framework, and that social work is multi-systemic, trauma-informed, and committed to public health, well-being, and racial, economic, and social justice as outlined in the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2384