Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 33.
(1) An
applicant for social service technician registration shall submit a completed
application on a form provided by the department, together with the required
fee. In addition to meeting the requirements of the code and the administrative
rules promulgated under the code, the applicant shall meet 1 of the following
requirements:
(a) Successful completion of
2,000 hours of social work experience in compliance with the requirements of
subrules (2), (3), and (4) of this rule and accumulated while holding a
Michigan limited social service technician registration.
(b) Successful completion of a minimum of 60
semester or 90 quarter credit hours from an accredited college meeting the
standards of
R 338.2923, including a minimum of
20 semester or 30 quarter credit hours of relevant human services coursework
and current employment in the practice of social work. As used in this
subdivision, "relevant human services coursework" includes, but is not limited
to, coursework in social work, ethical and legal issues, sociology, psychology,
counseling, human development, human behavior, health care, philosophy,
criminal justice, early childhood development, cultural diversity, and social
policy and administration.
(c)
Successful completion of an associate degree in social work from an accredited
college meeting the standards of
R 338.2923 that included supervised
instructional field experience.
(2) Social work experience for an applicant
for registration as a social service technician under section 18507(1)(a) of
the code, MCL 333.18507, means the delivery of social work services through any
of the following:
(a) Interviewing clients to
obtain information about a client's situation, providing information about
available services, and providing specific assistance to help people utilize
community resources.
(b) Conducting
case-finding activities in the community and encouraging and providing linkages
to available services.
(c)
Monitoring a client's compliance with a program's expectations.
(d) Providing life skills training.
(3) The social work experience
must be completed under the supervision of a Michigan-licensed bachelor's or
Michigan-licensed master's social worker whose license is in good standing
throughout the period of supervision.
(4) The social work experience must comply
with all of the following:
(a) An applicant
shall meet with his or her supervisor using any of the following methods:
(i) Individually and in person.
(ii) Individually using a telecommunications
method that provides for live and simultaneous contact.
(iii) In a group modality, during which
active work functions and records of the applicant are reviewed.
(b) Supervisory review must be
conducted for at least 4 hours per month with at least 2 hours being conducted
between the applicant and the supervisor on an individual basis either in
person or using a telecommunication method that provides for live and
simultaneous contact.
(c) An
applicant may not accumulate more than 2,000 hours of supervised work
experience during any 12-month period.
(d) The supervisor shall verify the
supervised work experience in writing. If the supervisor is not available,
agency staff who are knowledgeable about the individual's work or another
person who is knowledgeable about the individual's work, may provide the
verification in writing.
