California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 18 - Board of Behavioral Sciences › Article 3 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors › Section 1821 - Requirements for Supervisors

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				Any person supervising an associate or an applicant for associate registration
				as described in section
				4999.46(b) of the
				Code (hereinafter "supervisor") within California shall comply with the
				requirements set forth in this section.
(1)
				The supervisor possesses and maintains a current and active California license
				as specified in section
				4999.12(h) of the
				Code and meets all other qualifications specified in section
				4999.12(h) of the
				Code.
(2) A supervisor who is not a
				licensed professional clinical counselor, shall have sufficient experience,
				training, and education in professional clinical counseling to competently
				practice professional clinical counseling in California. A supervisor who is a
				licensed educational psychologist shall only supervise the provision of
				educationally related mental health services consistent with the scope of
				practice of an educational psychologist.
(3) The supervisor shall be competent in the
				areas of clinical practice and techniques being supervised and shall keep
				informed of developments in professional clinical counseling and in California
				law governing the practice of professional clinical counseling.
(4) The supervisor shall self-monitor for and
				address supervision dynamics such as, but not limited to, countertransference-,
				intrapsychic-, interpersonal-, or trauma-related issues that may affect
				supervision.
(5) The supervisor
				will immediately notify the supervisee of any disciplinary action, including
				revocation or suspension, even if stayed, probation terms, inactive license
				status, or any lapse in licensure that affects the supervisor's ability or
				right to practice or supervise.
(6)
				The supervisor has had sufficient experience, training, and education in the
				area of clinical supervision to competently supervise associates. Persons
				licensed by the board who provide supervision shall complete the minimum
				supervision training or coursework specified in section
				1821.3.
(7) The supervisor knows and understands the
				laws and regulations pertaining to both the supervision of associates and the
				experience required for licensure as a professional clinical
				counselor.
(8) The supervisor shall
				monitor and evaluate the extent, kind, and quality of counseling performed by
				the supervisee as specified in sections
				4999.12(m) and
				4999.46.1 of the Code.
(9) The supervisor shall complete an
				assessment of the ongoing strengths and limitations of the supervisee at least
				once a year and at the completion or termination of supervision. The supervisor
				shall provide the supervisee with a copy of all assessments.
(10) The supervisor shall establish written
				procedures for supervisees to contact the supervisor or, in the supervisor's
				absence, procedures for contacting an alternative on-call supervisor to assist
				supervisees in handling crises and emergencies. The supervisor shall provide
				these procedures to the supervisee prior to the commencement of
				supervision.