Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 24 - Occupational and Professional Licenses, Division of
Rule 24.14.01 - RULES OF THE STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK EXAMINERS
Section 24.14.01.210 - SUPERVISION

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 24.14.01.210

Current through August 31, 2023

01. Generally Applicable Supervision Requirements. All supervised experience, as set forth in this section, must meet the following requirements: (3-28-23)

a. Supervision must be consultative-teaching supervision which is directed toward enhancement and improvement of the individual's social work values, knowledge, methods, and techniques. (3-28-23)

b. A minimum of one hundred (100) hours of the required supervision must be face-to-face contact with the supervisor and must occur on a regular and on-going basis. Supervision may include a face-to-face setting provided by a secure live electronic connection. The secure live electronic connection must comply with any applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations, including the health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA). (3-28-23)
i. A supervisee may count in full all time in a supervisory session where the ratio of supervisor to supervisees does not exceed one (1) supervisor to two (2) social workers. All one hundred (100) hours may be earned in such a one (1) to two (2) setting. (3-28-23)

ii. Group supervision may count for no more than fifty (50) hours of face-to-face contact. Group supervision may count only where the ratio of supervisor to supervisees does not exceed one (1) supervisor to six (6) supervisees, and the allowable countable time must be prorated by the following formula: total session minutes divided by total supervisees, multiplied by two (2) equals the maximum allowable countable time per supervisee for the session. i.e. a supervisee attending a one (1) hour group supervisory session consisting of six (6) supervisees must be allowed twenty (20) minutes of group supervision credit (60 minutes/6 supervisees x 2 = 20 minutes). (3-28-23)

02. Pursuing Licensure As Independent Practitioners. Requirements for supervision of baccalaureate or master's social workers pursuing licensure as independent practitioners. (3-28-23)

a. Develop a plan for supervision that must be reviewed and approved by a designated Board member prior to commencement of supervision. (3-28-23)

b. Complete a minimum of three thousand (3,000) hours of supervised social work experience. The hours must be accumulated in not less than two (2) years but in not more than five (5) years unless an extension is approved by the Board for good cause shown. (3-28-23)

c. Supervision must be provided by a qualified and experienced licensed social worker with a current license in good standing and approved to pursue independent practice. (3-28-23)
i. For a baccalaureate social worker the supervisor must hold a license at the baccalaureate, masters, or clinical level. (3-28-23)

ii. For a masters social worker the supervisor must hold a license at the masters, or clinical level. (3-28-23)

iii. Prior to a change in supervisors, the supervisee must notify the Board and the change must be approved by a designated member of the Board prior to the commencement of supervision by the new supervisor. (3-28-23)

iv. The supervisee may not have more than two (2) supervisors at any given time. (3-28-23)

03. Pursuing Licensure As Clinical Social Worker. Requirements for supervision of master's social workers pursuing licensure as clinical social worker. (3-28-23)

a. Develop a plan for supervision that must be reviewed and approved by a designated Board member prior to commencement of supervision. (3-28-23)

b. Complete a minimum of three thousand (3,000) hours of supervised social work experience focused on clinical social work. The hours must be accumulated in not less than two (2) years but in not more than five (5) years unless an extension is approved by the Board for good cause shown. The hours must also meet the following: (3-28-23)
i. One thousand seven hundred fifty (1,750) hours of direct client contact involving treatment in clinical social work as defined; and (3-28-23)

ii. One thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) hours involving assessment, diagnosis, and other clinical social work as defined. (3-28-23)

c. Fifty percent (50%) of supervised experience must be provided by a licensed clinical social worker registered as a supervisor pursuant to Section 211 of these rules. The remaining fifty percent (50%) of supervision may be provided by one or more of the following: (3-28-23)
i. A licensed clinical social worker who is registered as a supervisor pursuant to Section 211; (3-28-23)

ii. A licensed clinical psychologist; (3-28-23)

iii. A person licensed to practice medicine and surgery who practices in the area of psychiatry; (3-28-23)

iv. A licensed clinical professional counselor registered as a supervisor by the Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists; or (3-28-23)

v. A licensed marriage and family therapist registered as a supervisor by the Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists. (3-28-23)

d. Prior to a change in supervisors, the supervisee must notify the Board and the change must be approved by a designated member of the Board prior to the commencement of supervision by the new supervisor. (3-28-23)

e. The supervisee may not have more than two (2) supervisors at any given time. (3-28-23)

04. Out-of-State Supervised Experience. The Board may consider supervised experience obtained outside the state of Idaho submitted for Idaho licensure purposes as proscribed under Section 210.03 and consistent with that jurisdictions laws. Such experience, whether already obtained or planned to be obtained, must be included in the plan for supervision and reviewed and approved by a designated Board member. (3-28-23)

a. Previous supervised experience must have been obtained within the five (5) year period preceding the submission of the plan for supervision and must have been obtained in compliance with the law and rules of the state in which the experience was obtained. (3-28-23)

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