Kan. Admin. Regs. § 102-2-8 - Supervision
(a) Supervision of nonlicensed social work service
providers who participate in the delivery of social work services.
(1) Social work consultation shall not meet the
supervision requirements for any nonlicensed social work service provider.
(2) Each licensee supervising one or more
nonlicensed individuals who participate in the delivery of social work services
shall specifically delineate the duties of each nonlicensed individual and provide a
level of supervision that is consistent with the training and ability of the
nonlicensed social work service provider.
(3) Each licensee supervising one or more
nonlicensed persons who participate in the delivery of social work services shall
develop a written agreement. The agreement shall consist of specific goals and
objectives, the means to attain the goals, and the manner in which the goals relate
to the overall objective for supervision of the nonlicensed social work service
provider. The licensee shall maintain the following documentation associated with
the written agreement:
(A) A copy of the written
agreement signed by both the licensee and the nonlicensed person;
(B) a summary of the types of clients and
situations dealt with at each supervisory session;
(C) a written explanation of the relationship of
the goals and objectives of supervision to each supervisory session; and
(D) the length of time spent in each supervisory
session.
(4) The supervisor
shall provide no fewer than four hours of supervision per month for each
supervisee.
(5) The supervisor shall not
have a dual relationship with the supervisee.
(b) Supervision of nonlicensed student social work
service providers.
(1) Social work consultation
shall not meet the supervision requirements for any nonlicensed student social work
service provider.
(2) Each licensee
supervising one or more nonlicensed students in the delivery of social work services
shall specifically delineate each student's duties and provide a level of
supervision consistent with the training and ability of each student.
(3) Each licensee supervising one or more
nonlicensed students who participate in the delivery of social work services shall
develop a written agreement for each student that is consistent with the
requirements of the student's academic social work program.
(4) The supervisor shall not have a dual
relationship with the supervisee.
(c) Supervision of holders of temporary social
work licenses.
(1) Social work consultation shall
not meet the supervision requirements for any holder of a temporary social work
license.
(2) Each licensee supervising
one or more individuals who hold a temporary social work license shall specifically
delineate the duties of each temporary license holder and provide a level of
supervision consistent with the training and ability of each individual.
(3) Each licensee supervising a temporary social
work license holder and that individual shall develop a written agreement. This
agreement shall consist of specific goals and objectives, the means to attain the
goals, and the manner in which the goals relate to the overall objective for
supervision of that person. The licensee shall maintain the following documentation
associated with the written agreement:
(A) A copy
of the written agreement signed by both the licensee and the temporary social work
license holder;
(B) a summary of the
types of clients and situations dealt with at each supervisory session;
(C) a written explanation of the relationship of
the goals and objectives of supervision to each supervisory session; and
(D) the length of time spent in each supervisory
session.
(4) At least one
hour of supervision shall be provided for each 40 hours of service
delivery.
(5) The supervisor shall not
have a dual relationship with the supervisee.
(d) Supervision of persons engaged in private
practice or persons seeking licensure as a specialist clinical social worker.
(1) A licensed specialist clinical social worker
shall supervise the practice or delivery of social work services by the following
persons:
(A) Any licensee who is attaining the two
years of supervised experience required for licensure as a specialist clinical
social worker; and
(B) any licensee who
is not a licensed specialist clinical social worker and who is engaged in private
clinical practice.
(2) Any
person attaining the supervised experience required for licensure as a specialist
clinical social worker may be supervised by a social worker who is licensed as a
clinical social worker authorized to engage in the private, independent practice of
social work in another state and who is otherwise qualified.
(3) To qualify as a supervisor, a licensed
specialist clinical social worker shall meet these requirements:
(A) Have practiced as a specialist clinical social
worker, in a position that included assessment, diagnoses, and psychotherapy, for
two years beyond the date of clinical licensure. This requirement shall apply to
each individual commencing a new supervisory relationship on or after April 15,
2009;
(B) have, in full or in part,
professional responsibility for the supervisee's practice of social work or delivery
of social work services;
(C) not have a
dual relationship with the supervisee;
(D) not be under sanction from a disciplinary
proceeding, unless this prohibition is waived by the board for good cause shown by
the proposed supervisor;
(E) have
knowledge of and experience with the supervisee's client population;
(F) have knowledge of and experience with the
methods of practice that the supervisee employs;
(G) have an understanding of the organization and
administrative policies and procedures of the supervisee's practice setting;
and
(H) be a member of the staff for
that practice setting or meet the requirements of paragraph (d)(4).
(4) If a qualified supervisor is not
available from among staff in the supervisee's practice setting, the supervisee may
secure an otherwise qualified supervisor outside of the practice setting if all of
the following conditions are met:
(A) The
supervisor has a complete understanding of the practice setting's mission, policy,
and procedures.
(B) The extent of the
supervisor's responsibility for the supervisee is clearly defined with respect to
client cases to be supervised, the supervisor's role in personnel evaluation within
the practice setting, and other aspects of the clinical supervision training
plan.
(C) The responsibility for payment
for supervision is clearly defined.
(D)
If the supervisee pays the supervisor directly for the supervision, the supervisor
maintains responsibility to the client and to the practice setting.
(E) The parameters of client confidentiality are
clearly defined and agreed to by the client.
(5) Each social work practice supervisor shall
perform these duties:
(A) Meet according to
K.A.R.
102-2-12(c)(4) with the
supervisee for clinical supervision throughout the postgraduate supervised
professional experience for at least one hour of clinical supervision for every 15
hours of direct client contact;
(B) meet
with not more than six supervisees at a time in the supervisory meetings;
(C) provide oversight, guidance, and direction of
the supervisee's practice of social work or delivery of social work services by
assessing and evaluating the supervisee's performance;
(D) conduct supervision as a process distinct from
personal therapy, didactic instruction, or social work consultation;
(E) ensure that the scope of the supervisor's own
responsibility and authority in the practice setting has been clearly
defined;
(F) provide documentation of
supervisory qualifications to the supervisee;
(G) periodically evaluate the supervisee's role,
use of a theoretical base, and use of social work principles;
(H) provide supervision in accordance with the
written clinical supervision training plan;
(I) maintain documentation of
supervision;
(J) provide the
documentation required by the board upon a supervisee's application for licensure in
sufficient detail to enable the board to evaluate the extent and quality of the
supervisee's supervised experience;
(K)
provide a level of supervision that is consistent with the education, training,
experience, and ability of the supervisee; and
(L) ensure that each client knows that the
supervisee is practicing social work or participating in the delivery of social work
services under supervision.
(6) Each supervisor and supervisee shall develop
and cosign a written clinical supervision training plan at the beginning of the
supervisory relationship. The supervisee shall submit an official position
description and the training plan to the board and shall receive board approval of
the plan before any supervised professional experience hours for clinical licensure
can begin to accrue. This plan shall clearly define and delineate the following
items:
(A) The supervisory context, which shall
include the purpose of supervision;
(B)
a summary of the types of clients with whom and the situations in which the
supervisee will typically work, as evidenced by the supervisee's official position
description;
(C) a plan that describes
the supervision goals and objectives, the means to attain and evaluate progress
towards the goals, and the manner in which the goals relate to the overall objective
of supervision;
(D) the format and
schedule for supervision;
(E) the
supervisor's responsibilities;
(F) the
supervisee's responsibilities;
(G) the
plans for both the supervisee's and the supervisor's documentation of the date,
length, method, content, and format of each supervisory meeting and the supervisee's
progress toward the learning goals;
(H)
the plans for documenting the 3,000 hours of postgraduate supervised clinical social
work experience, which shall include specifically documenting the 1,500 hours of
direct client contact providing psychotherapy and assessment;
(I) the plan for notifying clients of the
following information:
(i) The fact that the
supervisee is practicing social work or participating in the delivery of social work
services under supervision;
(ii) the
limits of client confidentiality within the supervisory process; and
(iii) the name, address, and telephone number of
the supervisor or other person with administrative authority over the
supervisee;
(J) a plan to
address and remedy circumstances in which there is a conflict between the supervisor
and the supervisee;
(K) the date on
which the supervisor and supervisee entered into the clinical supervision training
plan, the time frame that the plan is intended to encompass, and the process for
termination of the supervisory relationship by either party;
(L) the steps for amending or renegotiating the
clinical supervision training plan, if warranted, including submitting written
notification of these changes to the board office as specified in paragraph (d)(7);
and
(M) a statement identifying the
person who is responsible for payment, the terms of payment, and the mutual
obligations and rights of each party with respect to compensation, if there is any
compensation for supervisory services.
(7) All changes to the clinical supervision
training plan shall be submitted by the supervisee to the board for its approval.
The changes shall be submitted no more than 45 days after the date on which the
changes took effect. If the supervisee fails to submit the changes to the board
within that 45-day period, no supervised hours of practice shall be accrued or
credited for any practice, beginning on the date the changes took effect through the
date on which the changes to the plan are approved by the board.
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