PURPOSE: This rule defines an acceptable supervisor and supervisor responsibilities.

1. (1) An acceptable supervisor for clinical social worker licensure is a Missouri licensed clinical social worker or licensed clinical social worker from another state whose licensure laws, as determined by the committee, are equivalent to Missouri. An acceptable supervisor for baccalaureate social worker licensure is a Missouri licensed clinical social worker or licensed clinical social worker from another state, or a Missouri licensed baccalaureate social worker or licensed baccalaureate social worker from another state, whose licensure laws, as determined by the committee, are equivalent to Missouri. The acceptable supervisor cannot be a relative of the supervisee.

   1. (A) A relative is defined as spouse, parent, child, sibling of the whole or half-blood, grandparent, grandchild, aunt or uncle of the supervisee or one who is or has been related by marriage or has any other dual relationship.
   2. (B) A licensed clinical social worker or licensed baccalaureate social worker whose license has been subject to probation, suspension or revocation may be prohibited from providing supervised social work experience in Missouri. The licensed social worker shall not supervise during the period the license is under discipline.
   3. (C) A licensed clinical social worker holding an equivalent license in another state may supervise Missouri provisional licensed clinical social workers, registrants and applicants for licensure in that state but may not do so in Missouri since supervision is the practice of clinical social work according to sections 337.600–337.639, RSMo.
   4. (D) A licensed clinical social worker, or a licensed baccalaureate social worker holding an equivalent license in another state may supervise Missouri provisional licensed social workers, registrants and applicants for baccalaureate licensure in that state but may not do so in the state of Missouri.

2. (2) The practice of clinical or baccalaureate social work of the supervisee shall be performed under the supervisor’s control, oversight, guidance and full professional responsibility. This shall include all applicable areas of practice including but not limited to:

   1. (A) General orientation of the setting’s policies and procedures;
   2. (B) Providing strategies for professional social work practice;
   3. (C) Preliminary screening of all potential clients of the supervisee to determine if the supervisee is capable of successful assessment, intervention and referral;
   4. (D) Thorough knowledge of the supervisee’s entire workload;
   5. (E) Thorough knowledge of each assignment or case, including assessment, diagnosis and intervention;
   6. (F) Ongoing evaluation and modification of the supervisee’s workload as necessary;
   7. (G) A minimum of two (2) hours every two

3. (2) weeks of individual face-to-face supervision by the supervisor at the rate of no fewer than forty-eight (48) weeks per calendar year. However, individual face-to-face supervision may be consolidated for up to four (4) weeks for a total of four (4) hours of individual faceto-face supervision per four (4)-week period. These hours shall be included in the total number of supervised hours required as set forth in the rules promulgated by the committee. Fifty percent (50%) of supervision may be group supervision. For the purpose of this rule, group supervision may consist of at least three (3), and no more than six (6), supervisees. The use of electronic communications is acceptable for meeting supervision requirements of this rule only if the ethical standards for confidentiality are maintained, and the communication is verbally and visually interactive between the supervisor and the supervisee;

   1. (H) A contract will be negotiated by supervisor and supervisee and a copy furnished to the Missouri State Committee for Social Workers within thirty (30) days of the beginning of supervision. Should the contract be terminated before completion of the minimum number of hours required, the supervisee is responsible for negotiating a new contract and obtaining all evaluation and termination forms required to document prior supervision;
   2. (I) Such a contract shall not be valid if the supervisor and supervisee have a relationship that could affect the employment or benefits of the supervisor, and the relationship could, in any way, bias or compromise the supervisor’s evaluation of the supervisee;
   3. (J) When the proposed supervisor is not a staff member of the supervisee’s agency, social work ethics demand that the proposed supervisor insure that the agency administration (or its representative) is in accord with the arrangements for supervision by a qualified licensed social worker supervisor. This is essential whether these arrangements are made by the agency or the supervisee and regardless of whether the agency contributes to financial compensation of the supervisor. The supervisor is responsible for securing agreement from the agency administration as to the purpose and content of the desired supervision and the supervisor’s specific role, responsibilities and limitations. The supervisor is also responsible for learning agency functions and policies so that any supervisory suggestions are constructive and realistic within agency purposes and resources; and
   4. (K) If supervision is terminated by either party, the supervisor is responsible for notifying the committee and submitting a termination form to the committee. Such termination form must be received by the Missouri State Committee for Social Workers within fourteen (14) days of termination.
4. (3) Upon completion of the supervised experience, the supervisor shall complete an Attestation of Supervision Form, provided by the committee, attesting to the supervisee’s performance and level of compliance with the requirements for supervised social work experience.
5. (4) A licensed social worker assuming the role of supervisor may employ the supervisee in the supervisor’s private practice setting. In those instances, the supervisor may bill clients for services rendered by the supervisee but under no circumstances shall the supervisee bill the clients directly for services rendered by the supervisee. The professional setting shall not include private practice in which the supervisee operates, manages or has an ownership interest in the private practice.

AUTHORITY: sections 337.627, RSMo 2000 and 337.600, 337.612, 337.615, 337.665 and 337.677, RSMo Supp. 2004.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 263-2.031. Original rule filed Sept. 18, 1990, effective Feb. 14, 1991. Amended: Filed Dec. 2, 1991, effective May 14, 1992. Emergency amendment filed March 25, 1992, effective April 4, 1992, expired Aug. 1, 1992. Amended: Filed March 25, 1992, effective Sept. 6, 1992. Amended: Filed March 1, 1994, effective Aug. 28, 1994. Amended: Filed Jan. 11, 1995, effective June 30, 1995. Rescinded: Filed Dec. 30, 1998, effective July 30, 1999. Readopted: Filed Jan. 20, 1999, effective July 30, 1999. Amended: Filed Oct. 30, 2002, effective June 30, 2003. Amended: Filed July 15, 2005, effective Jan. 30, 2006. Moved to 20 CSR 2263-2.031, effective Aug. 28, 2006.

*Original authority: 337.600, RSMo 1989, amended 1995, 2003; 337.612, RSMo 1989, amended 1997, 2001; 337.615, RSMo 1989, amended 1995, 1997, 2001; 337.627, RSMo 1989, amended 1993, 1995, 1997; 337.665, RSMo 2001, 2004; and 337.677, RSMo 2001.