A critique of the Model State Social Work Practice Act.

This article reviews the Model State Social Work Practice Act approved by the American Association of State Social Work Boards in 1998. The limitations of the definition of social work practice included in the model statute, inclusion of BSWs and social workers employed by public and nonprofit agen...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Social Work Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 105 - 116
Main Author: Biggerstaff, Marilyn A.
Format: Article
Published: National Association of Social Workers March 2000
Subjects:
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=507691620&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: ssf
    uiTerm: 507691620
    longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        00378046
        SWR
      jtl: Social Work
      issn: 00378046
      maglogo: N
    pubinfo:
      dt: March 2000
      vid: 45
      iid: 2
      pid: 271
      pub: National Association of Social Workers
    artinfo:
      ui: 507691620
      ppf: 105
      ppct: 11
      formats:
        fmt:
          – @attributes:
              type: T
          – @attributes:
              type: P
              size: 938KB
      tig:
        atl: A critique of the Model State Social Work Practice Act.
      aug:
        au: Biggerstaff, Marilyn A.
      su:
        Legal status of social workers
        Certification of social workers
      sug:
        subj:
          Legal status of social workers
          Certification of social workers
      keyword: American Association of State Social Work Boards
      ab: This article reviews the Model State Social Work Practice Act approved by the American Association of State Social Work Boards in 1998. The limitations of the definition of social work practice included in the model statute, inclusion of BSWs and social workers employed by public and nonprofit agencies, the promulgation of dual codes of ethics, and lack of assurance of effective services are discussed. Strategies for political action to benefit consumers, the public, and social workers are provided. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
      pubtype: Academic Journal
      doctype: Article
      src: R
    language: English
    refInfo:
    copyright:
      @attributes:
        flag: N
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N