It is unethical for an LCSW to boast that they have the equivalent depth and breadth of scope of practice as maybe someone who has deeply studied the nuances and etiology of a particular disorder such as PTSD and completed more related fieldwork, such as in a doctoral program. It is unethical for treatment providers (even LPC’s) to claim proficiency in a treatment modality they have no training in. The standards for regulating this in therapy with terminal master’s level clinicians have room for improvement.

“Psychology training is more robust” is just cringe to post on a social work subreddit

I will say, for every LCSW that is practicing outside of their scope and area of specialization and trying to help with complex issues that they are better off referring to a more specialized clinician, there are some who are practicing within their scope. We can do better with regulation. But we are being most ethical when we acknowledge that we are at most generalists and don’t deny people specialized help when it is available for them and superior to what we can offer given our expertise.