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TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 34TEXAS STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORKER EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 781SOCIAL WORKER LICENSURE
SUBCHAPTER AGENERAL PROVISIONS
RULE §781.102Definitions

treatment; policy analysis and development; research; advocacy for vulnerable groups; social work education; and evaluation.

  (56) Supervisor, board-approved--A person meeting the requirements set out in §781.402 of this title (relating to Clinical Supervision for LCSW and Non-Clinical Supervision for Independent Practice Recognition), to supervise a licensee towards the LCSW, Independent Practice Recognition, or as a result of a board order. A board-approved supervisor will denote having this specialty recognition by placing a "-S" after their credential initials, e.g., LBSW-S, LMSW-S or LCSW-S.

  (57) Supervision--Supervision includes:

    (A) administrative or work-related supervision of an employee, contractor or volunteer that is not related to qualification for licensure, practice specialty recognition, a disciplinary order, or a condition of new or continued licensure;

    (B) clinical supervision of a Licensed Master Social Worker in a setting in which the LMSW is providing clinical services; the supervision may be provided by a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Psychiatrist. This supervision is not related to qualification for licensure, practice specialty recognition, a disciplinary order, or a condition of new or continued licensure;

    (C) clinical supervision of a Licensed Master Social Worker, who is providing clinical services and is under a board-approved supervision plan to fulfill supervision requirements for achieving the LCSW; a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is a board-approved supervisor delivers this supervision;

    (D) non-clinical supervision of a Licensed Master Social Worker or Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker who is providing non-clinical social work service toward qualifications for independent non-clinical practice recognition; this supervision is delivered by a board-approved supervisor;

    (E) supervision of a probationary Licensed Master Social Worker or Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker providing non-clinical services by a board-approved supervisor toward licensure under the AMEC program;

    (F) board-ordered supervision of a licensee by a board-approved supervisor pursuant to a disciplinary order or as a condition of new or continued licensure.

  (58) Supervision hour--A supervision hour is a minimum of 60 minutes in length.

  (59) Termination--Ending social work services with a client.

  (60) Texas Open Meetings Act--Government Code, Chapter 551.

  (61) Texas Public Information Act--Government Code, Chapter 552.

  (62) Waiver--The suspension of educational, professional, and/or examination requirements for applicants who meet the criteria for licensure under special conditions based on appeal to the board.


Source Note: The provisions of this §781.102 adopted to be effective January 27, 2011, 36 TexReg 242; amended to be effective March 28, 2013, 38 TexReg 1977; amended to be effective May 13, 2018, 43 TexReg 2780

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