Section 12.18.115. Supervision of experience for clinical social work license.

	(a)  To meet the requirements of AS 08.95.110(a)(2), an applicant for a clinical social work license must document at least 100 hours of direct clinical supervision equitably distributed throughout the supervised period. No more than 50 hours required by this subsection may be in group supervision. For good cause shown, the board will, in its discretion, grant a written request from an applicant for an exception to the limitation on the number of group supervision hours.  
	(b)  The board will, in its discretion, approve the supervision of experience of an applicant for a clinical social work license to satisfy the requirements of AS 08.95.110(a)(2) if the clinical supervisor  
		(1) documents the applicant's supervised experience on a form provided by the department; and  
		(2) is a clinical social worker, psychologist, or psychiatrist who holds an unrestricted license to practice that profession in this state or other licensing jurisdiction during the period of supervision.  
	(c)  To be accepted by the board,  
		(1) direct clinical supervision must be provided in face-to-face meetings between the supervisor and the applicant unless the board, for good cause shown, has granted an exception allowing for an alternate form of supervision;  
		(2) if direct clinical supervision is not provided to the applicant within the applicant's agency of employment, the applicant must provide the board with a written release from the administrator of the applicant's agency for the applicant to be supervised outside the applicant's agency setting; and  
		(3) the clinical supervisor must be responsible for direct clinical supervision of the applicant within the following content areas:  
			(A) clinical skills;  
			(B) practice management skills;  
			(C) skills required for continuing competence;  
			(D) development of professional identity;  
			(E) ethical practice;  
			(F) legal and regulatory requirements.  
	(d)  To receive the exception in (c)(1) of this section, an applicant who practices in a remote location must, before the supervision begins, submit a written request to the board to allow supervision by telephonic or electronic means. The board will approve a request for telephonic or electronic supervision of an applicant who practices in a remote location if the board determines that  
		(1) approved clinical supervisors are not practicing at, or within a reasonable distance of, that location; or  
		(2) the approved clinical supervisors practicing at that location cannot provide appropriate supervision because of the supervisor's relationship to the applicant, a possible conflict of interest, or other good cause shown.  
	(e)  For good cause shown to the board's satisfaction, the board will accept an alternate plan of supervision that varies from the requirement of this section, if the applicant  
		(1) submits the alternate plan in writing to the board; and  
		(2) receives approval of the alternate plan by the board before the applicant begins the alternate supervised experience.  

Authorities

08.95.030;08.95.110

Notes

Authority

AS 08.95.030 AS 08.95.110

History

Eff. 10/14/99, Register 152; am 10/31/2008, Register 188