Sec. 15.5. (a) A child placing agency shall establish minimum qualifications for each classification of employee. The standards in subsections (b) through (e) must be used as a guide by each child placing agency in establishing minimum qualifications for the classifications of an executive, a casework supervisor, a caseworker, and a worker in training, and by the department in the licensing of each child placing agency. (b) An executive must have the following: (1) A bachelor's degree. (2) At least one (1) of the following: (A) Five (5) years of paid experience in a field related to social work, at least two (2) years of which were: (i) in social work; or (ii) in a supervisory or administrative capacity in a field related to social work, including working for the department. (B) A master's degree in social work, counseling, or a related human services area and at least two (2) years of paid experience: (i) in social work; or (ii) in a supervisory or administrative capacity in a field related to social work, including working for the department. (c) A casework supervisor must have the following: (1) A bachelor's degree. (2) At least one (1) of the following: (A) Three (3) years of supervised paid casework experience, at least one (1) year of which was with a child welfare agency (as defined in IC 31-9-2-19.3 ). (B) At least eight (8) credit hours of master's degree level courses in: (i) social work; (ii) counseling; or (iii) a human services area of study or related field; and at least one (1) year of supervised paid casework with a child welfare agency (as defined in IC 31-9-2-19.3 ). (d) A caseworker must have the following: (1) A bachelor's degree. (2) At least one (1) of the following: (A) Three (3) years of supervised paid casework experience. (B) One (1) year of supervised paid casework experience in a licensed child placing agency or with the department. (C) One (1) year of graduate training in a recognized school of social work. (e) A worker in training must have a bachelor's degree. (f) A child placing agency must only employ a staff member who is: (1) duly qualified; (2) of good moral character; and (3) in satisfactory health. (g) An employee who is in a position on January 1, 2012, and who qualified for that position on December 31, 2011, is exempt from the requirements of this section.
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