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Title 14 - EducationSpecial PopulationsChild Placing AgenciesPart I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part - ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION
Section 936-I-22.0 - Staff Member Qualifications

14 Del. Admin. Code § 936-I-22.0

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Current through Reigster Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1, 2024
Section 936-I-22.0 - Staff Member Qualifications
22.1 A licensee shall have evidence that a person providing a service directly to a child is qualified, supervised, certified, or licensed as appropriate to the service provided.
22.2 A licensee shall employ a chief administrator, caseworker supervisor, and caseworkers. A chief administrator may also serve as a caseworker supervisor.
22.3 An agency shall employ or contract a sufficient number of qualified staff members to meet an agency's maximum caseload requirement.
22.4 A licensee shall employ a chief administrator who has the following qualifications:
22.4.1 At least a master's degree from an accredited program in social work or the related human services fields of child welfare, counseling, psychology, child psychology, family studies, or sociology and at least two years post-graduate experience in human services or child welfare with at least one year in administration; or
22.4.2 At least a bachelor's degree from an accredited program in social work or the related human services fields of child welfare, counseling, psychology, child psychology, family studies, or sociology; and at least six years post-degree experience in human services or child welfare with at least two years in administration.
22.5 Unless the chief administrator also serves as the caseworker supervisor, a licensee shall employ a caseworker supervisor who has the following qualifications:
22.5.1 At least a master's degree from an accredited college/university in social work or the related human services fields of child welfare, counseling, psychology, child psychology, family studies or sociology; and at least one year of post-graduate experience in child welfare or two years of experience in child welfare; or
22.5.2 At least a bachelor's degree from an accredited program in social work or the related human services fields of child welfare, counseling, psychology, child psychology, family studies, or sociology; and at least two years post-degree experience or four years of experience in child welfare.
22.6 A licensee shall employ and ensure caseworkers have at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in social work or the related human services fields of child welfare, counseling, psychology, child psychology, family studies, or sociology.

14 Del. Admin. Code § 936-I-22.0

23 DE Reg. 233 (09/01/19)
24 DE Reg. 274 (9/1/2020) (final)