If I’m a Social Worker and I’m Charged with a Crime, is my Career Over?

If you are a Social Worker in Minnesota, you have spent years of your life to acquire your professional license. Without this license, you simply don’t have the ability to work in your profession. A criminal conviction, even relatively low level offenses like domestic assaults and drug crimes can be catastrophic and ultimately destroy everything that you have worked for. You could face suspension or even worse, revocation.

Some criminal convictions mean that your healthcare career is over.

Jack Rice and his team has helped countless professionals and can help you too. Looking at the controlling Board as well as some of the applicable Minnesota statutes is a good place to start.

Occupation - Social Worker

Regulating Body - Board of Social Work

Grounds for Disciplinary Action - 148E.055, subd. 8;148E.190; 148E.205;148E.210; 148E.220; 148E.235, subds. 2 to 4; 148E.240; 148E.250, subd. 2;148E.275; 148E.280

Deadline for Taking Disciplinary Action - 148E.030; 148E.045

Discipline and Penalties - 148E.185;148E.245

Investigation/ Hearing - 148E.285

Immunity - 148E.040

Records Access - 148E.230; 148E.245, subds. 2, 5; 148E.250, subds. 1, 4, 5

If you are a Social Worker and facing criminal charges, it is critical you contact a criminal defense attorney as soon as possible.  If the police want to “just talk”, talk to your lawyer first.  

Jack Rice is the founder of Jack Rice Defense, a Criminal Defense firm based in St. Paul Minnesota.  Jack is a former prosecutor, a Board Certified Criminal Law Special and an award winning criminal defense attorney.  For a free confidential consultation, contact Jack Rice Defense at 651-447-7650 or click this link to leave a message.  We will follow up.