Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXV - Credentialed Social Workers › Chapter 5 - Minimum Supervision Requirements › Section XXV-503 - LMSWs Seeking the LCSW Credential

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
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.