(a) Licensure under this chapter is not required of:(1) a person licensed in the Virgin Islands doing work within the scope of practice or duties of the person’s profession and ethics of their respective professions that overlaps with the practice of social work; provided the person does not hold themselves out to the public by title or description of service as being engaged in the practice of social work;(2) a student enrolled in an accredited educational institution in a recognized program of study leading toward attainment of a degree in social work; provided, that the student’s activities and services are part of a prescribed course of study supervised by the educational institution and the student is identified by an appropriate title such as “social work student”, “social work intern”, or any other title which clearly indicates the student’s training status; or(3) a person who is a duly recognized member of the clergy; provided, that the person functions only within the person’s capacities as a member of the clergy; and provided further that the person does not purport to be a social worker.
(1) a person licensed in the Virgin Islands doing work within the scope of practice or duties of the person’s profession and ethics of their respective professions that overlaps with the practice of social work; provided the person does not hold themselves out to the public by title or description of service as being engaged in the practice of social work;
(2) a student enrolled in an accredited educational institution in a recognized program of study leading toward attainment of a degree in social work; provided, that the student’s activities and services are part of a prescribed course of study supervised by the educational institution and the student is identified by an appropriate title such as “social work student”, “social work intern”, or any other title which clearly indicates the student’s training status; or
(3) a person who is a duly recognized member of the clergy; provided, that the person functions only within the person’s capacities as a member of the clergy; and provided further that the person does not purport to be a social worker.
(b) Notwithstanding the provision of 535(c)(3), a person licensed under the laws of the Virgin Islands as a certified independent social worker who does not engage in clinical practice shall maintain the license designation of certified independent social worker. A certified independent social worker is subject to all the provisions of this chapter.
(c) A person exempted under this section is not engaged in the unlawful practice of social work.