Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64B25-28.013 - Experience Required
(1) "Experience" as
used in Section 491.0145(3),
F.S., is defined as provision of services requiring application of advanced
social work knowledge. Such experience shall include clinical social work
practice, social work administration, social work program supervision, social
work program planning and evaluation, social work staff development, research
in social work, community organization, community social services, social
planning, or human service advocacy.
(2) One (1) year of experience is defined as
a 12 month period during which the applicant practices in the field of social
work, for a minimum of 1, 500 hours. If an applicant worked less than 1, 500
hours in any twelve month period, credit will be granted for the fraction of a
year's experience represented by the number of hours actually practiced;
however, no applicant shall be credited with more than 125 hours experience in
any one calendar month.
(3)
"Post-master's level" as used in Section
491.0145(3),
F.S., is defined as subsequent to the completion of requirements for the
granting of a master's degree as specified in Section
491.0145, F.S.
(4) "Supervised" as used in Section
491.0145(3),
F.S., is defined to mean that the applicant and the applicant's work, during
his period of supervision was subjected to oversight, guidance and evaluation
by someone who meets the education and experience requirements for
certification as a master's social worker or licensure as a clinical social
worker under Chapter 491, F.S.
(5)
A minimum of 100 face-to-face contact hours of supervision is required as a
part of the 2 years of supervised experience requirement. The applicant and the
supervisor must have met face-to-face for not less than 1 hour of supervision
on an average of once a week for 50 weeks per year. Face-to-face meetings shall
not be less frequent than every other week and no more than two hours of
supervision in any one week shall be credited toward this
requirement.
(6) Supervision shall
involve:
(a) Face-to-face conversation with
the supervisor on a one-to-one basis or in a group consisting of no more than
five supervisees per supervisor.
(b) A focus on the raw data from the
supervisee's work, which is made directly available to the supervisor through
such means as written materials, direct observation or video and audio
recordings.
(7) Every
applicant for certification shall verify the required supervised experience by
demonstrating one or more of the
following:
(a) A current listing in the
clinical register of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW),
(b) A current listing of the
applicant in the National Register of Health Care Providers in Clinical Social
Work,
(c) Evidence that the
applicant is a Board Certified Diplomate by the American Board of Examiners in
Clinical Social Work or by the National Association of Social Workers,
(d) Membership in the Academy of
Certified Social Workers (ACSW), or
(e) A form supplied by the Department and
signed by the applicant's supervisor. (This form is part of the application
referenced in subsection (1) of Rule
64B25-28.012, F.A.C.,
above.)
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 491.015 FS. Law Implemented 491.0145 FS.
New 4-29-91, Formerly 21-28.013, 61-28.013, 59FF-28.013.
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