Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 23 - Board of Social Work › Section 201 KAR 23:070 - Qualifying education and clinical practice experience under supervision

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				335.010,
				335.080(1)(c),
				(3),
				335.100(1)(a),
				(b), (3)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				335.080(1)(c) and
				335.100(1)(a)
				require an applicant for a certified social worker license or a licensed
				clinical social worker license to have a master's degree or a doctoral degree
				in social work from an educational institution approved by the board.
				KRS
				335.080(3) authorizes a
				certified social worker to engage in the practice of clinical social work under
				the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker as directed by the board
				by promulgation of an administrative regulation.
				KRS
				335.100(1)(b) requires an
				applicant for a licensed clinical social worker license to have acquired
				post-master's experience under approved supervision as established by the board
				by promulgation of an administrative regulation.
				KRS
				335.100(3) requires a
				licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) to assume responsibility for and
				supervise the certified social worker's (CSW) practice of clinical social work
				as directed by the board by promulgation of an administrative regulation. This
				administrative regulation establishes the educational institutions approved by
				the board, the content of a Clinical Social Work Supervision Contract, the
				content of a Request to Provide Supervision form, and the requirements for
				qualifying experience under supervision for in state and out-of-state
				applicants.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Additional supervisor" means the
			 supervisor who holds a licensed clinical social worker license issued by this
			 board, and who assumes responsibility for the practice of a certified social
			 worker pursuant to
			 KRS
			 335.080(3),
			 335.100(3),
			 and this administrative regulation.
(2) "Educational institution approved by the
			 board" means a graduate school of social work accredited by the Council on
			 Social Work Education.
(3)
			 "Electronic supervision" means the use of computers and other electronic means
			 by which the supervisor and supervisee use interactive video technology, in
			 real-time, with video and audio interaction for individual and group
			 supervision.
(4) "Practice of
			 clinical social work" means the practice of social work that focuses on the
			 evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of a mental disorder as related to the
			 total health of the individual and that meets the requirements of Section 3 of
			 this administrative regulation.
(5)
			 "Supervision" means the educational process of utilizing a partnership between
			 an LCSW supervisor and a CSW supervisee aimed at enhancing the professional
			 development of the supervisee in providing clinical social work
			 services.
(6) "Supervisor of
			 record" means the supervisor who holds a licensed clinical social worker
			 license issued by this board, and who assumes responsibility for the practice
			 of a certified social worker pursuant to
			 KRS
			 335.080(3),
			 335.100(3),
			 and this administrative regulation.