| (E) Supervision toward licensure or specialty recognition
must extend over a full 3000 hours over a period of not less than
24 full months and a period of not more than 48 full months for LCSW
or LMSW-AP or not more than 60 full months for Independent Practice
Recognition (IPR). Even if the individual completes the minimum of
3000 hours of supervised experience and minimum of 100 hours of supervision
prior to 24 months from the start date of supervision, supervision
which meets the board's minimum requirements shall extend to a minimum
of 24 full months. A month is a 30-day period or the length of the
actual calendar month, whichever is longer.
(F) The supervisor and the supervisee bear professional
responsibility for the supervisee's professional activities.
(G) If the supervisor determines that the supervisee
lacks the professional skills and competence to practice social work
under a regular license, the supervisor shall develop and implement
a written remediation plan for the supervisee.
(H) Board-approved supervised professional experience
towards licensure must comply with §781.401 of this title (relating
to Qualifications for Licensure) and §781.402 of this title (relating
to Clinical Supervision for LCSW and Non-Clinical Supervision for
LMSW-AP and Independent Practice Recognition) of this title and all
other applicable laws and rules.
(13) A board-approved supervisor who wishes to provide
supervision required as a result of a board order must comply with
relevant provisions of §781.413 of this title (relating to Alternate
Method of Examining Competency (AMEC) Program), §781.610 of this
title (relating to Due Process Following Violation of an Order) and §781.806
of this title (relating to Probation) of this title, all other applicable
laws and rules, and/or the following.
(A) A licensee who is required to be supervised as
a condition of initial licensure, continued licensure, or disciplinary
action must:
(i) submit one supervisory plan for each practice location
to the board for approval by the board or executive director/designee
within 30 days of initiating supervision;
(ii) submit a current job description from the agency
in which the social worker is employed with a verification of authenticity
from the agency director or his or her designee on agency letterhead
or submit a copy of the contract or appointment under which the licensee
intends to work, along with a statement from the potential supervisor
that the supervisor has reviewed the contract and is qualified to
supervise the licensee in the setting;
(iii) ensure that the supervisor submits reports to
the board on a schedule determined by the board. In each report, the
supervisor must address the supervisee's performance, how closely
the supervisee adheres to statutes and rules, any special circumstances
that led to the imposition of supervision, and recommend whether the
supervisee should continue licensure. If the supervisor does not recommend
the supervisee for continued licensure, the supervisor must provide
specific reasons for not recommending the supervisee. The board may
consider the supervisor's reservations as it evaluates the supervision
verification the supervisee submits; and
(iv) notify the board immediately if there is a disruption
in the supervisory relationship or change in practice location and
submit a new supervisory plan within 30 days of the break or change
in practice location.
(B) The supervisor who agrees to provide board-ordered
supervision of a licensee who is under board disciplinary action must
understand the board order and follow the supervision stipulations
outlined in the order. The supervisor must address with the licensee
those professional behaviors that led to board discipline, and must
help to remediate those concerns while assisting the licensee to develop
strategies to avoid repeating illegal, substandard, or unethical behaviors.
(C) Board-ordered and mandated supervision timeframes
are specified in the board order.
(c) A licensee who submits one of the following: a
Clinical Supervision Plan, a Non-Clinical Supervision Plan, or a Board-Ordered
Supervision Plan, to the board for approval, shall receive a written
response from the board of either approval or deficiency related to
the plan. If no written response is received by the licensee within
four weeks of submission of the plan, it is the responsibility of
the licensee who has submitted the plan to follow-up with the board
office related to receipt and/or status of the plan within 60 days
of submission. If written approval or deficiency is sent to the last
known address of the licensee, a board response related to acceptance
of the plan shall be considered to have been sent. Supervision and
supervised experience hours are not acceptable to meet minimum requirements
towards licensure or specialty recognition or to satisfy the terms
of a board order if not accrued under a board-approved plan without
explicit authorization from the board.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §781.404 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; amended to be effective September 19, 2019, 44 TexReg 5051 |
