Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-6-404 - Clinical Supervision for Clinical Social Worker Licensure

A. An applicant for clinical social worker licensure shall demonstrate that the applicant received at least 100 hours of clinical supervision that meet the requirements specified in subsection (B) and R4-6-212 during the supervised work experience required under R4-6-403.

B. The Board shall accept hours of clinical supervision for clinical social worker licensure if the hours required under subsection (A) meet the following:

1. At least 50 hours are supervised by a clinical social worker licensed by the Board, and

2. The remaining hours are supervised by an individual qualified under R4-6-212(A), or

3. The hours are supervised by an individual for whom an exemption was obtained under R4-6-212.01.

C. The time span covered by the performance evaluations shall be the same as that for the supervised work experience required in R4-6-403 .

D. Clinical supervision of an applicant for clinical social worker licensure shall be provided by a clinical social worker licensed in Arizona.

E. An applicant may submit a written request to the social work credentialing committee for an exemption from the requirement of subsection (D). The request shall include the name of the behavioral health professional proposed by the applicant to act as the clinical supervisor, a copy of the proposed clinical supervisor's transcript and curriculum vitae, and any additional documentation requested by the committee. The social work credentialing committee shall review the supervision exemption request to determine whether the proposed supervisor has the necessary education, training, and experience to provide supervision acceptable for clinical social worker licensure. If the proposed supervisor has the necessary education, training, and experience, the social work credentialing committee shall grant the supervision exemption request.

1. The social work credentialing committee shall accept a maximum of 75 hours of clinical supervision provided by an alternative behavioral health professional as provided in subsection (E)(2). An applicant must obtain a minimum of 25 hours of clinical supervision by a social worker at the masters or higher level certified or licensed at the independent level by a state behavioral health regulatory entity.

2. When reviewing supervision exemption requests, the social work credentialing committee will only consider supervision provided by a masters or higher level professional certified or licensed at the independent level by a state behavioral health regulatory entity, a licensed psychologist, or a medical doctor with a specialty in psychiatry. The social work credentialing committee will take into consideration an applicant's ability to demonstrate that supervision by a certified or licensed social worker was not available or available supervision was not specific to the applicant's area of practice. When considering the availability of a certified or licensed social worker, the social work credentialing committee will consider the size of the professional setting in which the applicant worked and its geographic location.

3. The social work credentialing committee will not grant an exemption request for an unlicensed clinical supervisor providing clinical supervision in Arizona after July 1, 2006, except that an exemption may be granted by the committee if the clinical supervisor holds a current active license to practice behavioral health at the independent level and is providing services pursuant to a contract or grant with the federal government under the authority of 25 U.S.C. 450 - 450(n) or 25 U.S.C. 1601 - 1683.

4. The Board shall not accept hours of clinical supervision for clinical social worker licensure provided by a substance abuse counselor.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-6-404

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 2700, effective July 1, 2004 (Supp. 04-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2713, effective June 27, 2005 (Supp. 05-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 2630, effective 11/1/2015.