4 CCR 737-1.7 - SUPERVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS AND SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIPS (C.R.S. sections 12-245-222(2), 12-245-224(1)(n))
A.
General.,
Supervision provides a source of knowledge, expertise, and more advanced skills
to the person being supervised. The nature of this relationship depends on the
respective skills of the two professionals involved, the client population
and/or the specific client being served. It is usually ongoing, required, and
hierarchical in nature..
B.
Terms.
1. Clinical
supervision occurs when there is close, ongoing review and direction of a
supervisee's clinical practice.
2.
Consultation describes a voluntary relationship between professionals of
relative equal expertise or status wherein the consultant offers her/his best
advice or information on an individual case or problem for use by the consultee
as s/he deems appropriate in her/his professional judgment.
3. Administrative supervisor is the person
who bears responsibility for the non-clinical functioning of an employee, such
as performance appraisals, personnel decisions, etc. The administrative
supervisor may be held accountable for not reporting misconduct by a
professional counselor when s/he knew or should have known of a violation of
generally accepted standards of practice or any prohibited activity.
4. Modes of Supervision. Include but are not
be limited to individual, group, telephone, electronic mail, audio-visual,
process recording, direct observation, telesupervision telecommunication
(teleconferencing, fax, videotapes), and hospital rounds. The appropriate
modality of supervision shall be determined by the training, education, and
experience of the supervisee, and the treatment setting (i.e. urban/rural, or
the availability of resources, etc.); and at all times based on community
standards and client needs. The level of supervision provided, including
whether every case is directly supervised and whether the supervisor meets with
the client, is determined by the education, training, and experience of the
supervisee, the specific needs of the clients being served, and the
professional judgment of the supervisor. Nothing in this rule should be assumed
to abridge the rights of the client to a reasonable standard of care.
C.
Supervision Shall Include But is Not Limited To The
Following:
1. Monitoring the
supervisee's activities to verify s/he is providing services that meet
generally accepted standards of practice;
2. Verifying that it is the practice of any
supervisee to provide the mandatory disclosure form as required pursuant to
section 12-245-216, C.R.S.;
3. If appropriate, verifying that clients are
informed as to any changes in the supervisory relationship;
4. Giving an adequate termination of
supervision notice to the supervisee;
5. Keeping records that document supervision
that meet the generally accepted standards of practice;
6. Assisting the supervisee in becoming aware
of and adhering to all legal, ethical, and professional
responsibilities;
7. Assuring that
no inappropriate relationships exist between the supervisor and supervisee, and
supervisor and client;
8. Assuring
the supervisee meets any licensing, certification or registration requirements
prior to engaging in any psychotherapy;
9. Assisting to assure that the supervisee is
in compliance with the Mental Health Practice Act;
10. Verifying and assuring the supervisee is
in compliance with any existing restricted licensure, certification or
registration status or probation.
D.
Supervisor
Qualifications.
1. The supervisor
shall have sufficient knowledge of legal, ethical, and professional standards
relevant to the clients being served.
2. The supervisor shall have clinical
experience and competence adequate to perform and direct the services provided
by the supervisee.
3. Effective
September 1, 2021, professional counselors engaged in the clinical supervision
of mental health professionals must meet the following additional criteria:
a. Three years or 3,000 hours of
post-graduate clinical experience as a counselor: AND
(1) For the purpose of this Rule,
post-graduate clinical experience is defined as set forth in Rule
1.14(C).
b. Successful
completion of ONE of the following:
(1) A
minimum of a two-credit-hour graduate course on clinical supervision from a
CACREP accredited or equivalent program: OR
(2) A minimum of six clock-hours of clinical
supervision training that includes all of the following content areas:
(a) Role and functions of clinical
supervisors;
(b) Models and methods
of clinical supervision;
(c)
Supervisory relationship issues;
(d) Cultural issues in clinical
supervision;
(e) Group
supervision;
(f) Legal and ethical
issues in clinical supervision; and
(g) Evaluation of supervisee competency and
the supervision process; OR
(3) Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS)
certification from the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE);
OR
(4) A doctorate in Counselor
Education and Supervision from a CACREP accredited or equivalent program or
other counseling doctorates that have a supervision component.
c. Three professional development
hours, as set forth in Rule 1.18 , per renewal period specific to clinical
supervision.
4. Clinical
supervision completed prior to September 1, 2021, must meet the requirements of
this rule with the exception of section D(3) of this rule. Clinical supervision
completed on or after September 1, 2021, must meet all requirements of this
rule.
5. Professional counselor
applicants engaged in post-master's or post-doctoral supervised practice as set
forth in Rule 1.14 on or before September 25, 2020, may complete the supervised
practice with the same clinical supervisor in place on or before July 14, 2020
September 25, 2020 as long as the clinical supervisor meets the requirements in
sections D(1) and (2) of this rule.
6. Professional counselor applicants
beginning post-master's or post-doctoral supervised practice as set forth in
Rule 1.14 after September 25, 2020, must ensure the clinical supervisor meets
or intends to meet all requirements of this rule by September 1, 2021, in order
to receive credit for the supervised clinical practice.
7. Any professional counsel engaged in the
clinical supervision of a mental health professional will be required to attest
upon renewal, beginning with the August 2021 renewal, that the licensee meets
the criteria set forth in this rule; and, agree to provide documentation
supporting this attestation upon request of the Board.
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