Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) An
LSW providing clinical services under supervision as set forth in (b) below
shall not provide clinical services through a private practice that the LSW
owns either wholly or in part. An LSW may be employed by, or volunteer at, a
private practice owned by a healthcare professional licensed to provide
clinical mental health services.
(b) LSWs engaged in clinical social work
practice shall have clinical supervision in accordance with the following
standards:
1. Clinical supervision shall
consist of contact between a social worker and a supervisor during which at
least the following occurs:
i. The social
worker apprises the supervisor of the diagnosis and treatment of each
client;
ii. The social worker's
cases are discussed;
iii. The
supervisor provides the social worker with oversight and guidance in diagnosing
and treating clients;
iv. The
supervisor regularly reviews and evaluates the professional work of the social
worker; and
v. The supervisor
provides at least one hour of face-to-face individual or group clinical
supervision per week or one hour of individual clinical supervision through
synchronous video conferencing, which complies with the confidentiality
requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
(HIPAA), for no more than half of the total supervision hours;
2. Clinical supervision shall be
rendered by a clinical social worker licensed by this State.
3. Clinical supervision shall be rendered by
an LCSW who:
i. Has been licensed as an LCSW
for a minimum of three years; and
ii. Has completed at least 20 continuing
education credits of post-graduate course-work related to clinical supervision
approved by the Board pursuant to (c) below. A Seminar in Field Instruction
(SIFI) course shall not satisfy this requirement either in whole or in
part.
4. The supervisor
shall retain responsibility for the standards of clinical social work practice
with respect to treatment being rendered to the client;
5. The supervisor shall refer the clients to
the social worker unless the social worker is employed by an agency and obtains
supervision pursuant to (i) below;
6. The supervisor or the supervisor's
employer shall receive the fee paid by clients for services performed by the
social worker engaged in a supervisory relationship; and
7. The relationship between the supervisor
and the social worker shall not violate the conflicts of interest provisions of
13:44G-10.4(b).
(c) An
entity that wishes to obtain Board approval of a continuing education course of
postgraduate course work related to clinical supervision shall apply to the
Board for such approval in writing, indicating that the course:
1. Is taught by an LCSW who is qualified to
supervise LSWs pursuant to (b) above;
2. Is taught in person by the LCSW;
3. Meets the requirements of
N.J.A.C.
13:44G-6.4; and
4. Contains the following topics:
i. Development models of
supervision;
ii. The role of
supervision in the practice environment;
iii. Legal and ethical issues in
supervision;
iv. Cultural
competency and supervision; and
v.
Transference and countertransference in clinical practice and
supervision.
(d) Board approval granted pursuant to (c)
above shall be valid until a continuing education course changes instructor,
course sponsor, or content. A course that changes instructor, course sponsor,
or content shall reapply to the Board for approval pursuant to (c)
above.
(e) Prior to commencement of
this supervisory relationship, each social worker shall provide the supervisor
with proof of their licensure and each supervisor shall verify licensure of the
supervisee.
(f) A supervisor shall
oversee a maximum of six social workers pursuing the two years of full-time
clinical social work experience as set forth in 13:44G-4.1.
1. A supervisor who provides group
supervision shall oversee a maximum of four social workers in any single
group.
(g) The social
worker shall disclose that he or she is practicing under supervision, and shall
identify the supervisor for the client.
(h) The supervisor shall provide written
progress reports concerning the social worker to the social worker and the
employer on at least a quarterly basis.
1.
The progress report shall contain an assessment of at least the following
information concerning the social worker:
i.
Ability to establish a professional relationship;
ii. Ability to assess client's needs and to
plan appropriate interventions;
iii. Ability to make interventions
appropriate to client needs;
iv.
Ability to be flexible in choosing and changing interventions as
appropriate;
v. Ability to assess
prudently the supervisee's own capacities and skills in a professional
situation;
vi. Ability to work
effectively in a one-to-one relationship;
vii. Ability to work effectively in a group
situation;
viii. Ability to work
effectively where systems level interventions are required; and
ix. A detailed description of any areas of
concern which the supervisor perceives in the social worker's
performance.
(i) Upon written consent of the employer, the
social worker shall arrange for off-premises supervision, where no supervision
is available onsite.
1. In the case of such
supervision, the social worker shall obtain the client's written consent to
share records or other documents with the supervisor.
