The Board proposes the rule amendment to clarify how group supervision can be credited toward total supervision as required by Section 491.005, Florida Statutes.

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B4-2.002: Definition of "Supervision" for Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to clarify how group supervision can be credited toward total supervision as required by Section 491.005, Florida Statutes.

SUMMARY: The rule amendment will clarify how group supervision can be credited toward total supervision as required by Section 491.005, Florida Statutes.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 491.004(5), 491.0045 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 491.005(1)(c),(3)(c),(4)(c) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN THE FAW.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Sue Foster, Executive Director, Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B4-2.002 Definition of “Supervision” for Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling.

Supervision is the relationship between the qualified supervisor and intern that promotes the development of responsibility, skills, knowledge, attitudes and adherence to ethical, legal and regulatory standards in the practice of clinical social work, marriage and family therapy and mental health counseling. Supervision is face-to-face contact between an intern and a supervisor during which the intern apprizes the supervisor of the diagnosis and treatment of each client, client cases are discussed, the supervisor provides the intern with oversight and guidance in diagnosing, treating and dealing with clients, and the supervisor evaluates the intern’s performance.

(1)(a) through (e) No change.

(2) If an intern obtains group supervision, each hour of group supervision must alternate with an hour of individual supervision the group supervision shall be no more than 50% of the supervision and must be combined with individual supervision. For the purpose of this section, individual supervision is defined as one supervisor supervising no more than two (2) interns and group supervision is defined as one supervisor supervising more than 2 but a maximum of 6 interns in the group.

(3) No change.

Specific Authority 491.004(5), 491.0045 FS. Law Implemented 491.005(1)(c),(3)(c),(4)(c) FS. History–New 7-6-88, Amended 3-21-90, Formerly 21CC-2.002, Amended 1-7-96, 12-16-96, Formerly 59P-2.002, Amended 11-13-97, 10-28-98,________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling

NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: October 27, 2006

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: December 8, 2006