Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4757 - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board › Chapter 4757-17 - Supervision of Counselors › Section 4757-17-01 - Counseling supervision

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This rule applies to all licensed professional counselors who
				are working toward licensure as licensed professional clinical counselors and
				counselor trainees seeking licensure under rules
				4757-13-01 and
				4757-13-03 of the Administrative
				Code. This rule also applies to licensed professional counselors who are
				diagnosing and treating mental and emotional disorders under the work
				supervision of an independently licensed mental health professional.
(A)
								Supervision:
			 "Clinical supervision" or "Work supervision" is
			 supervision required of licensed professional counselors whose practice
			 includes the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders. This
			 supervision requires the evaluation of the supervisee's performance;
			 professional guidance to the supervisee; approval of the supervisee's
			 intervention plans and their implementation; the assumption of responsibility
			 for the welfare of the supervisee's clients; and assurance that the supervisee
			 functions within the limits of the supervisee's license. The supervisor must
			 have access to the supervisee's client documentation. Supervision must occur on
			 a regular and consistent basis, such that the supervisor can evaluate the
			 client progress and the performance of the supervisee. The clinical/work
			 supervisor will review the case notes of the licensed professional counselor.
			 The assessment, diagnosis, treatment plan, revisions to the treatment plan,
			 correspondence and transfer or termination of the client(s) shall be approved
			 by the supervisor and shall be made available to the board upon request.
			 Licensed professional counselors shall disclose to their clients on all printed
			 and electronic material that they are under the supervision of an appropriately
			 licensed mental health professional when diagnosing and treating mental and
			 emotional disorders. The supervisee shall on all printed and electronic
			 materials also disclose to their clients the name(s) of said professional(s).
			 The work/clinical supervisor may be subject to discipline when the board
			 determines the supervisor failed to provide proper supervision to a dependent
			 licensee under supervision.
(B)
								"Training
			 supervision" is supervision of all individuals who are gaining the experience
			 required for a license as a licensed professional clinical counselor, or a
			 license as a licensed professional counselor, or a counselor trainee registered
			 with the board and enrolled in a practicum or internship class. Training
			 supervision is provided for the purposes of obtaining a license and/or
			 development of new areas of proficiency while providing services to clients.
			 The training supervisor is responsible for providing direction to the
			 supervisee, who applies counseling theory, standardized knowledge, skills,
			 competency, and applicable ethical content in the practice setting. The
			 supervisor and the supervisee both share responsibility for carrying out their
			 role in this collaborative process of professional growth and development. This
			 type of supervision is an intentional process that requires extensive time and
			 involvement on the part of the supervisor in order to help supervisees improve
			 their skills and/or learn new skills. Supervision must start with an initial
			 face to face meeting, which may be conducted via videoconferencing, after which
			 communication may be in person, via videoconferencing, or by phone. Training
			 supervision shall include an average of one hour of contact between the
			 supervisor and supervisee for every twenty hours of work by the
			 supervisee.
(1)
									"Individual supervision" is supervision that consists of an
			 interactive face-to-face meeting between one supervisor meeting with no more
			 than two supervisees.
(2)
									"Group supervision" is supervision that consists of an
			 interactive face-to-face meeting with one supervisor and no more than eight
			 supervisees.