| (a) A supervisor must keep a written record of each
supervisory session in the file for the LPC Associate.
(1) The supervisory written record must contain:
(A) a signed and dated copy of the Council's supervisory
agreement form for each of the LPC Associate's supervisors;
(B) a copy of the LPC Associate's online license verification
noting the dates of issuance and expiration;
(C) fees and record of payment;
(D) the date of each supervisory session;
(E) a record of an LPC Associate's leave of one month
or more, documenting the supervisor's approval and signed by both
the LPC Associate and the supervisor;
(F) a record of any concerns the supervisor discussed
with the LPC Associate, including a written remediation plan as prescribed
in subsection (e) of this section; and
(G) a record of acknowledgement that the supervisee
is self-employed, if applicable.
(2) The supervisor must provide a copy of all records
to the LPC Associate upon request.
(b) Both the LPC-Associate and the supervising LPC-S
are fully responsible for the professional counseling activities of
the LPC-Associate. The LPC- S may be subject to disciplinary action
for violations that relate only to the professional practice of counseling
committed by the LPC-Associate which the LPC-S knew about or due to
the oversight nature of the supervisory relationship should have known
about.
(1) Supervisors must review all provisions of the Act
and Council rules in this chapter during supervision.
(2) The supervisor must ensure the LPC Associate is
aware of and adheres to all provisions of the Act and Council rules.
(c) The supervisor must avoid any relationship that
impairs the supervisor's objective, professional judgment.
(1) The supervisor may not be related to the LPC Associate
within the second degree of affinity or within the third degree of
consanguinity.
(2) The supervisor may not be an employee of his or
her LPC Associate.
(d) The supervisor must submit to the Council accurate
documentation of the LPC Associate's supervised experience within
30 days of the end of supervision or the completion of the LPC Associate's
required hours, whichever comes first.
(e) If a supervisor determines the LPC Associate may
not have the counseling skills or competence to practice professional
counseling under an LPC license, the supervisor will develop and implement
a written plan for remediation of the LPC Associate, which must be
reviewed and signed by the LPC Associate and maintained as part of
the LPC Associate's file.
(f) The supervisor must ensure the supervised counseling
experience of the LPC Associate were earned:
(1) after the LPC Associate license was issued; and
(2) in not less than 18 months of supervised counseling
experience.
(g) A supervisor whose license has expired is no longer
an approved supervisor and:
(1) must immediately inform all LPC Associates under
his or her supervision and assist the LPC Associates in finding alternate
supervisors; and
(2) must refund all supervisory fees for supervision
after the expiration of the supervisor status.
(3) Hours accumulated under the person's supervision
after the date of license expiration may not count as acceptable hours.
(h) Upon execution of a Council order for probated
suspension, suspension, or revocation of the LPC license with supervisor
status, the supervisor status is revoked. A licensee whose supervisor
status is revoked:
(1) must immediately inform all LPC Associates under
his or her supervision and assist the LPC Associates in finding alternate
supervisors; and
(2) must refund all supervisory fees for supervision
after the date the supervisor status is revoked; and
(3) hours accumulated under the person's supervision
after the date of license expiration may not count as acceptable hours.
(i) Supervision of an LPC Associate without having
Council approved supervisor status is grounds for disciplinary action
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