Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XXV - Credentialed Social Workers
Chapter 5 - Minimum Supervision Requirements
Section XXV-507 - Board-Approved Clinical Supervisor

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXV-507

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. To qualify for the Board-Approved Clinical Supervisor (BACS) designation, a social worker must:

1. hold the LCSW license;

2. verify at least three years of full-time social work experience at the LCSW level;

3. submit two letters of reference to the board from other professionals (one of whom should be an LCSW) who are familiar with the licensee's work, including supervision skills;

4. complete a board orientation workshop;

5. complete a board approved supervision workshop on the theory and techniques of supervision as well as procedures used in supervision toward licensure;

6. all requirements must be met before the social worker becomes a BACS.

B. To continue the BACS designation in good standing, the social worker must:

1. maintain LCSW licensure;

2. appropriately conduct all supervisory duties explicated in §503 Failure to comply with all regulations may result in the board lifting the BACS designation from the LCSW License;

3. Complete three clock hours of continuing education in clinical supervision every two years beginning July 1, 2008. These hours must be pre-approved by a LABSWE-designated approval organization.

4. If LCSW loses BACS because of missed training, he/she must cease supervising LMSWs for LCSW.

C. To reinstate BACS designation, the social worker must:

1. complete three hours of continuing education in the area of clinical supervision;

2. complete a board orientation workshop.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2705(C).

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