Wis. Admin. Code Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, and Social Worker Examining Board § MPSW 12.02 - Supervised practice
Current through October 25, 2021
(1) SUPERVISOR QUALIFICATIONS. It is the
applicant's responsibility to satisfy the professional counselors section that
the applicant's supervisor met all qualifications. Supervision of the
supervised practice of professional counseling may be exercised by any of the
following:
(a) An individual licensed as a
professional counselor who has received a doctorate degree in professional
counseling.
(b) An individual
licensed as a professional counselor who has engaged in the equivalent of 5
years of full-time professional counseling.
(c) A psychiatrist.
(d) A psychologist licensed under ch. 455,
Stats.
(e) A person employed by the
division of vocational rehabilitation as a vocational rehabilitation
supervisor, who is licensed as a professional counselor or who has engaged in
the equivalent of 5 years of full-time professional counseling.
(f) An individual, other than an individual
specified in pars. (a) to (e), who is approved in advance by the professional
counselor section based upon evidence of 5 years of experience in counseling
practice.
(2)
SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES. The supervisor's responsibilities include all of
the following:
(a) Exercise discretion as to
the frequency, duration, and intensity of the face-to-face supervision session
to meet an average of one hour of supervision per week during the supervised
practice period.
(b) Permit a
supervisee to engage in only professional counseling services the supervisor
can competently perform.
(c) Be
available or make appropriate provision for emergency consultation or
intervention.
(d) Be legally and
ethically responsible for the supervised activities of the
supervisee.
(e) Be able to
interrupt or stop the supervisee from practicing in given cases, or recommend
to the supervisees employer that the employer interrupt or stop the supervisee
from practicing in given cases.
(f)
To terminate the supervised relationship.
(3) GROUP SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS.
Supervision in group sessions shall meet all of the following:
(a) The group shall consist of no more than 6
persons for every one person providing supervision.
(b) Each person receiving supervision as part
of the group session receives one hour credit for each hour that the group
meets for supervision, but may not credit any time which is primarily social
activity with the group or supervisor as part of a supervision
session.
(c) A supervision session
for a group or individual which is provided by more than one supervisor may not
be credited for more than the actual time elapsed during the supervision
session, not including social activities.
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