She absolutely kept qualifying her opinions as that of a professional social worker.
This isn’t a law, it’s the code of ethics for the national association. NC does have similar ethical guidelines in their regulations, though.
She is licensed by the state of NC and has to abide by the same rules and regulations as a fully-licensed LCSW. The LCSWA just means she requires supervision and can’t practice on her own yet due to a lack of experience.
I’m not sure why you’re trying to find any way to defend clearly unethical behavior from this person.
NORTH CAROLINA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 21 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS CHAPTER 63 SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION SECTION .0100 - GENERAL .0101 PURPOSE
ncswboard.gov