Section 3REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9432 April 11, 2007, Sec./Art. 3

Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean as follows:

(a) 'Social Work' - refers to the profession which helps individuals, families, groups, and communities develop, improve, maintain or restore their capability for coping with the demands of their environment, through the use of social work methods and interventions;

(b) 'Registered Social Workers' - refers to a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Social Work or Master's Degree in Social Work and who has passed the social work licensure examination;

(c) 'Public Social Worker' - refers to registered social worker employed in the government service;

(d) 'Public Social Welfare and Development Worker' - refers to those employed in government social welfare and development agencies;

(e) 'CSC' - refers to the Civil Service Commission;

(f) 'DSWD' - refers to the Department of Social Welfare and Development;

(g) 'DOLE' - refers to the Department of Labor and Employment;

(h) 'DILG' - refers to the Deparment of the Interior and Local Government;

(i) 'NLRC' - refers to the National Labor Relations Commission; and

(j) 'PRC' - refers to the Professional Regulations Commission.