Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Any person supervising an associate or an
applicant for associate registration as described in section
4999.46(b) of the
Code (hereinafter "supervisor") within California shall comply with the
requirements set forth in this section.
(1)
The supervisor possesses and maintains a current and active California license
as specified in section
4999.12(h) of the
Code and meets all other qualifications specified in section
4999.12(h) of the
Code.
(2) A supervisor who is not a
licensed professional clinical counselor, shall have sufficient experience,
training, and education in professional clinical counseling to competently
practice professional clinical counseling in California. A supervisor who is a
licensed educational psychologist shall only supervise the provision of
educationally related mental health services consistent with the scope of
practice of an educational psychologist.
(3) The supervisor shall be competent in the
areas of clinical practice and techniques being supervised and shall keep
informed of developments in professional clinical counseling and in California
law governing the practice of professional clinical counseling.
(4) The supervisor shall self-monitor for and
address supervision dynamics such as, but not limited to, countertransference-,
intrapsychic-, interpersonal-, or trauma-related issues that may affect
supervision.
(5) The supervisor
will immediately notify the supervisee of any disciplinary action, including
revocation or suspension, even if stayed, probation terms, inactive license
status, or any lapse in licensure that affects the supervisor's ability or
right to practice or supervise.
(6)
The supervisor has had sufficient experience, training, and education in the
area of clinical supervision to competently supervise associates. Persons
licensed by the board who provide supervision shall complete the minimum
supervision training or coursework specified in section
1821.3.
(7) The supervisor knows and understands the
laws and regulations pertaining to both the supervision of associates and the
experience required for licensure as a professional clinical
counselor.
(8) The supervisor shall
monitor and evaluate the extent, kind, and quality of counseling performed by
the supervisee as specified in sections
4999.12(m) and
4999.46.1 of the Code.
(9) The supervisor shall complete an
assessment of the ongoing strengths and limitations of the supervisee at least
once a year and at the completion or termination of supervision. The supervisor
shall provide the supervisee with a copy of all assessments.
(10) The supervisor shall establish written
procedures for supervisees to contact the supervisor or, in the supervisor's
absence, procedures for contacting an alternative on-call supervisor to assist
supervisees in handling crises and emergencies. The supervisor shall provide
these procedures to the supervisee prior to the commencement of
supervision.
(b) A
supervisor shall give at least one (1) week's prior written notice to a
supervisee of the supervisor's intent not to sign for any further hours of
experience for such person. A supervisor who has not provided such notice shall
sign for hours of experience obtained in good faith where such supervisor
actually provided the required supervision.
(c) The supervisor shall obtain from each
supervisee for whom supervision will be provided the name, address, and
telephone number of the supervisee's most recent supervisor and
employer.
(d) A supervisor shall
complete and sign under penalty of perjury a self-assessment report and submit
it to the board as described in this subsection:
(1) The supervisor self-assessment report
shall include all of the following:
(A) The
licensee's qualifications to be a supervisor as specified in this section and
in section
4999.12 of the Code.
(B) The supervisor's telephone number. The
telephone number shall be considered confidential and not subject to public
disclosure.
(C) The supervisor's
email address, if the supervisor has an email address. The email address shall
be considered confidential and not subject to public disclosure.
(D) The date the licensee initially began
supervising and, for licensees who have previously served as a board-qualified
supervisor but have not supervised for the past two (2) years, the date the
licensee resumed supervising.
(E)
The date the supervisor completed the training or coursework required by
section 1821.3, and the length of the
course(s) taken.
(F) The supervisor
affirms an understanding of all of the following:
1. The supervisor's license must meet the
supervisor qualifications set forth in this section and in section
4999.12 of the Code for a
supervisee's experience hours to be credited toward licensure.
2. The supervisee notification requirement
set forth in subsection (a)(5) of this section.
3. The requirements set forth in section
4999.46.4 of the Code pertaining
to the maximum number of supervisees.
4. The board's right to audit records
pertaining to supervisor qualifications in accordance with section
4999.46.5 of the Code.
5. The requirement to complete a supervision
agreement for each supervisee as specified in section
1820.
(2) The supervisor self-assessment report
shall be submitted to the board as follows:
(A) A licensee who is supervising one or more
associates as of January 1, 2022 shall submit a self-assessment report to the
board, which shall be received by January 1, 2023.
(B) Licensees not supervising an associate as
of January 1, 2022 shall submit a self-assessment report to the board, which
shall be received within 60 days of the commencement of
supervision.
(e) Upon written request of the board, the
supervisor shall provide to the board any documentation which verifies the
supervisor's compliance with the requirements set forth in this
section.
1. New section
filed 5-24-2011; operative 5-24-2011 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2011, No. 21).
2. Change without regulatory effect
amending section filed 8-29-2018 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2018, No. 35).
3. Change without regulatory
effect amending section and NOTE filed 7-17-2019 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2019, No. 29).
4. Change without regulatory
effect amending subsections (b)-(b)(1), (b)(3), (b)(6) and (c) and amending
NOTE filed 11-26-2019 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations; operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 48).
5.
Amendment of section and NOTE filed 9-27-2021; operative 1-1-2022 (Register
2021, No. 40). Transmission deadline specified in Government Code section
11346.4(b)
extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified
in Government Code section
11349.3(a)
extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.
6. Change
without regulatory effect repealing subsection (a)(11) and amending subsection
(b) filed 5-2-2022 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2022, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
4990.20
and
4999.48,
Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
4989.14,
4999.12,
4999.46,
4999.46.1,
4999.46.2,
4999.46.3,
4999.46.4
and
4999.46.5,
Business and Professions Code.
