# Idaho Code § 54-3202: 54-3202 DEFINITIONS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3202

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 54-3202
- **Heading:** 54-3202 DEFINITIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 54 / Chapter 32 / Section 54-3202

## Text

54-3202. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this section shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates another meaning.

(1) "Board" means the state board of social work examiners hereinafter provided in this chapter.

(2) "Social work" is defined as the professional activity of helping individuals, groups, families and communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorable to this goal. Social work practice consists of the professional application of social work values, principles and techniques. The practice of social work requires knowledge of human development and behavior of social, economic and cultural institutions and of the interaction of all these factors.

(3) "Clinical social worker" means an individual who is licensed under this chapter and may be designated as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW).

(4) "Master social worker" means an individual who is licensed under this chapter and may be designated as a licensed master social worker (LMSW).

(5) "Bachelor social worker" means an individual who is licensed under this chapter and may be designated as a licensed bachelor social worker (LBSW).

History:

[54-3202, added 1976, ch. 213, sec. 1, p. 777; am. 2002, ch. 85, sec. 1, p. 190.; am. 2010, ch. 161, sec. 1, p. 334; am. 2019, ch. 78, sec. 1, p. 182.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 54-3201 54-3201 PURPOSE — LEGISLATIVE INTENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3201.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3202 54-3202 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3202.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3203 54-3203 STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK EXAMINERS — CREATED — APPOINTMENTS — TERMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3203.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3204 54-3204 BOARD — POWERS AND DUTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3204.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3205 54-3205 DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS — EXPENSES — REFUND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3205.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3206 54-3206 LICENSING — QUALIFICATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3206.md)
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- [Idaho Code § 54-3208 54-3208 ENDORSEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3208.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3209 54-3209 FEES — LICENSING — DURATION OF LICENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3209.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3210 54-3210 CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3210.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3211 54-3211 REFUSAL TO ISSUE, REFUSAL TO RENEW, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE — UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3211.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3212 54-3212 REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSES — HEARINGS — TAKING TESTIMONY — APPEAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3212.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3213 54-3213 PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3213.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3214 54-3214 LICENSE REQUIRED — REPRESENTATION TO PUBLIC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3214.md)

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