Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 49.
(1) In
addition to meeting the requirements of the code and the administrative rules
promulgated under the code, an applicant for a master's social worker license
shall submit a completed application on a form provided by the department,
together with the required fee, and meet all of the following requirement:
(a) Have completed a master's or doctoral
degree program from a program of social work that complies with the standards
in
R 338.2923.
(b) Have completed at least 4,000 hours of
post-degree supervised work experience accrued over not less than 2 years, as
required in section 18509(1)(a) of the code, MCL 333.18509, and described in
subrules (2), (3), and (4) of this rule and
R 338.2951 or
R 338.2953, as applicable.
(c) Have passed the advanced generalist or
clinical examination, as required in
R 338.2951 or
R 338.2953, or both, as
applicable.
(2) An
applicant for a master's social worker license shall complete supervised work
experience as required by
R 338.2951,
R 338.2953, or both, as applicable,
under the direction of a Michigan-licensed master's social worker who holds a
macro designation, clinical practice designation, or both, as applicable, and
whose license is in good standing throughout the period of
supervision.
(3) Supervised work
experience must comply with all of the following:
(a) Supervised work experience may only be
earned while holding a Michigan limited master's of social work license issued
pursuant to
R 338.2947.
(b) The 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 that provides for
50% of the supervision to include individual contact during which active work
functions and records of the applicant are reviewed.
(c) 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 using either of the following methods:
(i) Individually and in person.
(ii) Individually using a telecommunications
method that provides for live and simultaneous contact.
(d) The applicant may not accumulate more
than 2,080 hours of supervised work experience during any 12-month
period.
(e) The applicant shall
accumulate an average of at least 16 hours, but not more than 40 hours, of
supervised work experience per week. An applicant who has completed at least
4,000 hours of post-degree supervised work experience but does not satisfy the
requirements of this subrule may seek a waiver of the requirements of this
subrule from the board.
(f) The
applicant shall function as a master's social worker using generally accepted
applications of social work knowledge and techniques acquired during the
applicant's education and training.
(4) In addition to satisfying the
requirements of this rule, an applicant for licensure with a macro or clinical
practice designation shall satisfy all the requirements of
R 338.2951 or
R 338.2953, as applicable. An
applicant or a licensee may add a second master's level social work specialty
designation by completing both of the following requirements:
(a) Complete an additional 2,000 hours of
post-degree social work experience, accrued over not less than 1 year, in the
second specialty designated area with at least 50 hours of supervisory
review.
(b) Pass the appropriate
examination for the second designation approved pursuant to
R
338.2925.
