Kan. Admin. Regs. § 102-2-12 - Licensed specialist clinical social work licensure requirements
(a)
In order for an applicant who earns a degree before July 1, 2003 to qualify for
licensure as a licensed specialist clinical social worker, the applicant shall meet,
as a part of or in addition to the educational requirements specified in
K.S.A. 65-6306 and amendments thereto, the following
educational requirements:
(1) Satisfactory
completion of at least three graduate academic hours in a discrete academic course
whose primary and explicit focus is upon psychopathology and the diagnosis and
treatment of mental disorders classified in the diagnostic manuals commonly used as
a part of accepted social work practice;
(2) satisfactory completion of a graduate-level,
clinically oriented social work practicum that meets the following requirements:
(A) Is taken after completion of the
graduate-level, clinically focused academic courses that are prerequisite to
entering the clinical practicum;
(B) is
an integrated, conceptually organized academic experience and is not an
after-the-fact tabulation of clinical experience;
(C) occurs in a practice setting that, by its
nature and function, clearly supports clinical social work practice and consistently
provides opportunities for the supervised application of clinical social work
practice knowledge, skills, values, and ethics; and
(D) provides training and close supervision in a
wide range of clinical social work practice activities with a population of clients
presenting a diverse set of problems and backgrounds.
(b) Each applicant for licensure as a
specialist clinical social worker who earns a degree on or after July 1, 2003 shall
meet the following requirements:
(1) Satisfactory
completion of 15 graduate-level credit hours supporting diagnosis or treatment of
mental disorders using the "diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders"
adopted in K.A.R. 102-2-14. Three of the 15
credit hours shall consist of a discrete academic course whose primary and explicit
focus is upon psychopathology and the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders as
classified in the "diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders." The 15
graduate-level credit hours shall be from a social work program accredited by the
council on social work education or a social work program in substantial compliance
as prescribed in
K.A.R.
102-2-6 and approved by the board; and
(2) completion of a graduate-level, supervised
clinical practicum of professional experience that includes psychotherapy and
assessment. The practicum shall integrate diagnosis and treatment of mental
disorders with use of the "diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders"
adopted in K.A.R. 102-2-14.
(c) Each applicant for licensure as a specialist
clinical social worker shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Develop and cosign with the supervisor a
clinical supervision training plan for the postgraduate supervised clinical
experience required by
K.S.A. 65-6306 and amendments thereto, on forms provided
by the board. The applicant shall submit this plan to the board for consideration
for approval before beginning clinical supervision. The clinical supervision
training plan shall comply with
K.A.R.
102-2-8(d). If changes or
amendments to the plan occur after initial board approval, these changes or
amendments shall be submitted to the board for consideration for approval;
(2) complete, in not less than two years and not
more than six years, at least 3,000 hours of satisfactorily evaluated postgraduate,
supervised clinical social work practice experience under the supervision of a
qualified licensed specialist clinical social worker. At least 1,500 hours of the
applicant's total postgraduate, supervised clinical experience shall be direct
client contact conducting psychotherapy and assessments with individuals, couples,
families, or groups;
(3) complete all
required practice under supervision in accordance with
K.A.R.
102-2-8(d) ; and
(4) participate in at least one hour of clinical
supervision for each 15 hours of direct client contact to total 100 hours of
clinical supervision. At least 50 hours of supervision shall be individual
supervision. Unless extenuating circumstances are approved by the board, all
supervision shall be conducted face-to-face either in person or, if confidentiality
is technologically protected, by synchronous videoconferencing. There shall be at
least two separate clinical supervision sessions per month, at least one of which
shall be individual supervision. The supervision shall integrate the diagnosis and
treatment of mental disorders with the use of the "diagnostic and statistical manual
of mental disorders" adopted in
K.A.R.
102-2-14.
(d) At the time of the individual's application
for licensure as a specialist clinical social worker, the applicant's supervisor
shall submit documentation that is satisfactory to the board and enables the board
to evaluate the nature, quality, and quantity of the applicant's supervised clinical
social work experience. This documentation shall include the following information:
(1) A written summary of the types of clients and
situations dealt with during the supervisory sessions;
(2) a written summary that addresses the degree to
which the goals and objectives of supervision have been met;
(3) a written statement and supportive
documentation that describes the applicant's practice setting and provides a summary
of the applicant's practice activities and responsibilities that occurred while
under supervision;
(4) a statement
indicating whether or not the applicant merits the public trust; and
(5) an evaluation of the applicant's supervised
clinical social work experience.
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