Registration of training supervision shall be only for master's
level students from council on social work education "CSWE" accredited programs
who are not licensed as social workers. The purpose of social worker trainee
status is to aid non-licensed master's level social work students to acquire
field placement at an agency. Per section
4757.10 of
the Revised Code, students are not required to have social worker trainee
status to complete their field placement requirements, including the provision
of supervised psychosocial interventions, but may be required to obtain
registration as a social worker trainee by the supervising agency as a
condition of acceptance for field placement. A student may also voluntarily
choose to obtain registration. Applicants shall:
(A)
Be of good
moral character
Meet the board's requirements
for criminal convictions as established under section
9.79
of the Revised Code.
(B)
Complete the board's online application.
(C) Complete a criminal records check per
paragraph (E) of rule
4757-1-04
of the Administrative Code.
(D)
Provide proof of enrollment in a master's level field education course
(practicum/ internship/field work). A copy of the university's online
enrollment document shall be acceptable; or a letter, email or facsimile from
the professor, social work office or registrar stating the applicant is
enrolled.
(E) Document proof of registration
as a social worker trainee using the board's online license verification system
at https://license.ohio.gov. Trainee status shall be active only within the
dates displayed on that system. The dates of that registration shall be up to
one month past the end of the term enrolled.
(F)(E)
Provide proof of enrollment as specified in paragraph (D) of this rule for
their existing registration to be extended through the next quarter or semester
of their field education course.
(G)(F) Have the same scope
of practice as a licensed social worker in rule
4757-21-02
of the Administrative Code.
(H)(G) Be supervised at a
field placement by a licensed social worker with a master's degree in social
work, a licensed independent social worker or a licensed independent social
worker with a supervision designation. Only a licensed independent social
worker with a supervision designation may provide the supervision to a social
worker trainee who is engaged in the practice of social psychotherapy, which
includes the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional
disorders.
(I)(H) Social worker
trainee status is not a substitute for licensure and is only valid at the
school approved field placement site(s) where the student is completing his or
her field placement through the dates listed on the board's online license
verification system.
(I)
Trainee status shall be active only within the dates
displayed on the online license verification system.
(J)
Trainee status
may be extended for up to no more than six months following the trainee's date
of graduation.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
4757-19-05
Effective:
3/21/2022
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
11/29/2021 and
03/21/2027
Promulgated
Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority:
4757.10,
4757.27,
4757.28
Rule Amplifies:
4757.27,
4757.28
Prior Effective Dates: 11/04/2006,
11/03/2014