Case #2. A clinical social worker in a remote community trains paraprofessionals to do mental health...

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Case #2. A clinical social worker in a remote community trains paraprofessionals to do mental health counseling with members of their Asian, Pacific Islander, and Central American communities. She believes that well-trained paraprofessionals familiar with community members' cultures and languages could broaden mental health services by bringing cultural depth in service to those communities. Months after those she trained began providing services, the state department that licenses her agency adopted new policies prohibiting unli- censed social workers from providing mental health counsel- ing services. A regional department representative reports that he is considering filing a complaint against the social worker for facilitating the unauthorized practice of social work. Case #2. A clinical social worker in a remote community trains paraprofessionals to do mental health counseling with members of their Asian, Pacific Islander, and Central American communities. She believes that well-trained paraprofessionals familiar with community members' cultures and languages could broaden mental health services by bringing cultural depth in service to those communities. Months after those she trained began providing services, the state department that licenses her agency adopted new policies prohibiting unli- censed social workers from providing mental health counsel- ing services. A regional department representative reports that he is considering filing a complaint against the social worker for facilitating the unauthorized practice of social work.