20 : 68 : 04 : 10 . Post graduate supervision requirements -- Professional counselor. Post graduate supervision required for licensure as a professional counselor, as prescribed by SDCL 36-32-65 , must take place pursuant to a board approved plan of supervision and consist of the following:

1. (1) A minimum of 1,000 hours of direct client contact. No more than 400 direct client contact hours may be acquired by counseling provided through electronic means, as prescribed by chapter 20:68:06. All other direct client contact hours must be acquired in-person;

2. (2) A minimum of 100 hours of supervision with a board approved supervisor. At least one hour of supervision must take place for every 20 hours of direct client contact by the supervisee. Supervision may be individual or with a group. For the purpose of this chapter, individual supervision is supervision between a supervisor and up to two supervisees. Group supervision is supervision between a supervisor and three or more supervisees. No more than 50 hours of the required supervision may be group supervision.

   1. (a) Presentation and staffing of cases;
   2. (b) Direct observations of the supervisee through in person or recorded sessions;
   3. (c) Co-counseling with the supervisee; and
   4. (d) Review of supervisee recordkeeping; and

   Supervision must include at least five hours of each of the following supervision methods:

3. (3) A minimum of 900 hours of counseling related activities. For purposes of this chapter, a supervisee accumulates 55 minutes of counseling related activity for each hour of direct client contact performed.

   Supervision may take place by electronic means, as prescribed by chapter 20:68:06 and must be synchronous.

   For the purpose of this chapter, a supervisee may count a maximum of 100 hours of personal counseling or therapy as direct client contact hours necessary to meet the requirements of subdivision 20:68:04:10(1). The personal counseling or therapy must be with a professional counselor, professional counselor-mental health, certified social worker-private independent practice, psychologist, or psychiatrist and is subject to verification by the board. Personal counseling or therapy may not be with the supervisee's approved supervisor. Personal counseling or therapy may be received through electronic means, as prescribed by chapter 20:68:06, or in person.

   Direct client contact hours and supervision hours must be recorded on a form provided by the board. For purposes of this chapter, only hours acquired with a board approved supervisor may be compliant.

Source: 47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020 ; 49 SDR 51, effective November 24, 2022 .

General Authority: SDCL 36-32-56 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-32-64 .

Prior versions effective: 2020-10-14.