Legacy Community Health Available for Comment on Revised Social Work Code of Conduct

The newly revised code removes the LGBTQ+ and disabled communities from its list of non-discrimination protections

HOUSTON (October 22, 2020) – Legacy Community Health, the largest community health center system in Texas, announced today its opposition to the State Board of Social Work Examiners’ revised code of conduct. For years, the State Board of Social Work Examiners has upheld an anti-discrimination policy inclusive of LGBTQ and disabled clients. The newly revised code, which removes these communities from its list of non-discrimination protections, has created unnecessary fear and confusion regarding whether or not the State Board of Examiners will prohibit individual social workers from turning away these clients.