La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XXV-503 - LMSWs Seeking the LCSW Credential
A. Supervision for the LCSW license can begin
after the MSW obtains LMSW. Supervision shall be documented on the forms
provided by the board.
B.
Supervision for the LCSW license is conducted by a board-approved clinical
supervisor (BACS). LMSWs may obtain a list of BACS from the board's website or
office.
C. The supervision contract
shall be completed by the supervisor, the supervisee, and the agency supervisor
and shall be submitted to the Board office by the supervisee within 60 days of
the first supervision session. Lhe employment verification shall be completed
by the employer and shall be submitted by the supervisee along with the
supervision contract. Failure to do so shall result in supervision being issued
from the date that is 60 days from the date received. A new supervision
contract shall be submitted by the supervisee within 60 days of the change when
the supervisee changes employment, changes supervisor and/or there is a change
in the agency supervisor. If there is a change in employment, the supervisee
must also submit a new employment verification. The board office will email the
supervisee and supervisor a notice confirming receipt of the supervision
contract and the beginning date of supervision, within 60 days of receipt of
the contract.
D. LMSWs seeking the
LCSW credential must complete a minimum of 5,760 hours of postgraduate social
work practice and at least 3,840 hours of that postgraduate social work
practice must be under the supervision of a board-approved clinical supervisor
(BACS).
E. During the 3,840 hours
of supervised practice, 96 hours of face-to-face supervision must occur between
the supervisor and supervisee. Supervisory meetings must last no fewer than 30
minutes and no longer than 2 hours. In no case should more than 80 hours of
practice occur without a supervisory meeting. Supervision credit shall not be
issued for the time-period that this requirement is not met.
F. One-half (48 hours' maximum) of the
supervision requirement may be met through group supervision, occurring in
increments of no more than two hours per group. No more than five supervisees
may participate in a supervision group. In some cases, it may be beneficial to
increase the number of group supervision hours. To obtain approval for up to 72
hours of group supervision, the supervisor must submit a written request to the
board indicating the rationale for the increase. The board shall consider the
request at a regularly scheduled board meeting and notify the supervisor of its
decision within 30 business days.
G. School social workers shall count hours of
postgraduate social work practice and supervision that occurs when they are
employed in a social work position.
H. Occasionally, a need may arise for
supervision to occur using electronic communication rather than on a
face-to-face basis. The board may consider alternatives to face-to-face
supervision if the applicant can demonstrate an undue burden due to hardship,
disability or travel time. All situations of remoted supervision must be
approved by the board. To receive approval, the supervisee should submit a
written request containing specific details to the board. The board shall
consider the request at a regularly scheduled Board meeting and notify the
supervisor of its decision within 30 business days. If approved, the supervisor
and supervisee agree to use secure technology that provided realtime, visual
contact among the individuals involved, and adheres to the confidential nature
of the supervisory process.
I. The
supervisee and supervisor shall keep accurate records of both the dates of
supervision sessions and the time spent in supervision, as well as brief
information on the content of the supervisory session. Both the supervisor and
supervisee will sign for each supervisory session. This information shall be
provided on the form entitled record of supervision and should be maintained by
the supervisee, upon completion of supervision, this form shall be submitted to
the board office. The board may also choose to randomly audit the record of
supervision form to verify that supervision occurred in accordance with §503 If
irregularities are found, supervision credit shall be reduced to reflect actual
supervised time.
J. The supervisor
shall also keep a supervision folder and it shall include the following:
1. copy of the supervision
contract;
2. narrative of all
supervisory sessions, including overview of cases discussed, significant
decisions made; any ethical concerns; significant problems arising in
supervision, and how they were resolved;
3. copies of memos and
correspondence;
4. copy of
evaluation of supervision form;
5.
copies of the record of supervision.
K. The supervisor has a professional
responsibility to honor his/her commitment to supervise responsibly, which
includes covering content as indicated in the supervision contract, maintaining
accurate records, making themselves available to the supervisee for required
sessions and other consultations, and submitting forms on a timely basis.
Should the supervisor fail to submit forms appropriately, and on a timely
basis, the board reserves the right to withdraw the BACS designation from the
supervisor.
L.
1. The supervisee shall provide to the board
office the following documents at the end of the supervisory period:
a. evaluation of supervision;
b. record of supervision.
2. The board office does not
confirm receipt of these forms. These forms will be reviewed once an
application for LCSW is filed by the LMSW.
M. An evaluation of supervision form shall be
submitted to the board office at the completion of that supervisor's
supervisory period. Sometimes it is necessary for a supervisor to discontinue
supervising a LMSW for licensure. When this occurs, no matter what length of
time the supervisor actually supervised the supervisee, the supervisor must
submit an Evaluation of Supervision form.
N. The professional experience verification
record shall be submitted by the supervisee to the board office from each place
of employment to verify dates employed and the hours of social work practice
completed during the time employed. The professional experience verification
record shall be completed by the employer(s).
O. If the LMSW receives supervision outside
of the state of Louisiana, that supervision will be accepted if:
1. the supervisor has completed the
authorized forms of the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners;
and
2. the supervisor is licensed
at the time of supervision at a level substantially equivalent to a LCSW-BACS
in the other state and submits the license verification of out of state
supervisor form (available from board office).
Notes
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