New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORKERS
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 16.63.1.7 - DEFINITIONS
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.63.1.7
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Appropriate supervision:
(1) Supervision shall be
provided by an individual qualified by the board of social work examiners.
Applicants and supervisors will engage in the process of supervision in
accordance with the guidelines established by the board.
(2) Supervision for licensed masters level
social workers aspiring to achieve licensure at an independent clinical level
shall be provided by an independent social worker licensed at the LISW or LCSW
level who is engaged in direct clinical practice or by a licensed clinical
professional approved by the board.
(3) Supervision for master level social
workers practicing clinical social work, not aspiring to achieve licensure at
the clinical independent level, shall be provided by an independent social
worker licensed at the LISW or LCSW level who is engaged in direct clinical
practice, or other supervision approved by the board.
(4) The relationship between the supervisor
and supervisee must be designed to promote the development of professional
social work skills for the delivery of social work services. These skills
include the integration of theory and practice, the development and application
of intervention techniques, the development and constant improvement of social
work standards and ethics, and the continued acquisition of professional
knowledge. Within the limits set forth by the board, teleconferencing and group
supervision will be accepted.
(5)
Supervisors shall evaluate and oversee the manner in which the above skills
development is reflected in the supervisee's practice. The supervisor's
responsibility insures that the supervisee acquires the necessary skills
required for advanced and professional social work practice. Supervisors shall
immediately notify the board if there is a problem in the supervisory process
or if the supervisor sees the applicant as unsuitable for this highest level of
licensure.
(6) Supervisors who are
overseeing supervision of individuals licensed as masters social workers (LMSW)
after May 1, 2015 and aspiring to achieve licensure at the independent clinical
level must comply with the board's supervisory requirements as follows:
(a) Complete a three (3) hour administrative
course on supervision that may be used as continuing education;
(b) Submit an application that includes a
curriculum vitae (resume) to the board for approval, prior to commencing
supervision of the applicant; and
(c) Submit a plan for supervision to the
board to include the frequency of supervision and the type of supervision i.e.,
individual, group, teleconferencing that will be employed throughout the
supervisory period.
(7)
Direct supervision: means face to face supervision, which may include
video-teleconferencing. At least 70 of the 90 required hours must be obtained
through direct supervision.
(8)
Group Supervision: means supervision rendered to no more than six (6)
individuals per group at a time. No more than 20 hours of the 90 required hours
may be obtained through group supervision.
(9) Interdisciplinary Supervision: upon a
written request and a showing of extraordinary circumstances, the board may
accept supervision by other licensed clinical professionals to include,
clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and professional clinical counselors. The
supervising individual must be in good standing with their own professional
licensing board. Board approval must be received prior to the commencement of
supervision and no more than 30 hours of the required 90 hours may be obtained
through non LISW/LCSW supervision.
(10) When a LCSW applicant seeks board
approval for supervision from either an LCSW at the place of employment or from
an outside supervisor who is not employed at the same agency as the LMSW
seeking licensure, a signed agreement must be made between all parties. The
agreement must include a statement that all client information is to be
confidential and recognize that the decisions regarding clinical care rests
with the agency/organization. The employing agency shall be kept informed of
any changes in the supervisory process.
B. Licensed Clinical Social Worker: an independent social worker with a clinical specialty is equivalent to an independent clinical social worker (LCSW). The LCSW title captures the intent of being able to practice "independently" in providing clinical services.
C. Qualified applicants:
(1) Means graduates from those programs
having received accreditation by CSWE and those programs having candidacy
status, conditional status, or under review status with CSWE.
(2) For those applicants who graduated from
an institution of higher education before CSWE began to accredit programs
(prior to 1974), the New Mexico board of social work examiners will require:
(a) a letter from the university's
registrar's office stating that the applicant's course of study culminated in a
degree which was the equivalent of an emphasis or major in social
work;
(b) demonstrated social work
experience;
(c) documentation of
social work licensure in a previous state; and
(d) concurrence among the majority of
professional members of the board that the transcripts reflect sufficient
coursework in social work.
D. CSWE (council on social work education) accreditation: means those programs having received accreditation by CSWE and those programs having candidacy status or under review status with CSWE.
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