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Meeting of the Board of Regents | July 2007

Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 11:00pm

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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

 

 

TO:

FROM:

Frank Muñoz

 

SUBJECT:

Proposed Amendment to the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to Requirements for Licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Limited Permits to Practice Licensed Clinical Social Work and the Supervision of Clinical Social Work Services Provided by a Licensed Master Social Worker

 

DATE:

July 11, 2007

 

STRATEGIC GOAL:

Goal 3

AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Issue for Discussion

 

              Should the Board of Regents amend Sections 74.2, 74.3, 74.4 and 74.6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education relating to requirements for licensure as a licensed clinical social worker, limited permits to practice licensed clinical social work and the supervision of clinical social work services provided by a licensed master social worker?

 

Reason(s) for Consideration



              Review of Policy. 

 

 

 

 

Proposed Handling

 

The proposed amendment is before the Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee for discussion in July 2007 and will be submitted for action at the October 2007 Regents meeting.

 

Procedural History

 

              A Notice of Proposed Rule Making concerning the proposed amendment will be published in the State Register on August 8, 2007.  Supporting materials are available upon request from the Secretary of the Board of Regents.

 

Background Information

 

The purpose of the proposed amendment is to revise the current requirements for admission to an examination for licensure as a licensed clinical social worker.  Currently, section 74.2(b)(2) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education permits a candidate for licensure as a licensed clinical social worker to be admitted into the licensing examination prior to meeting any experience requirements.  The proposed amendment revises these requirements to require candidates to present satisfactory evidence of completion of the experience requirements set forth in section 74.3 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education prior to admission to the licensing examination.  This amendment is needed to conform to the content of the licensing examination, which is based on the expectation that the applicant will have completed at least two years of post-degree supervised experience.

 

The amendment also clarifies the supervision requirements for a licensed master social worker practicing licensed clinical social work and the supervised experience requirements for licensure as a licensed clinical social worker and for limited permits to practice licensed clinical social work.  Currently, the regulations require that a supervisor provide at least one hour per week or two hours every other week of in-person individual or group clinical supervision, provided that no more than 50 percent of the required hours of in-person supervision may be group clinical supervision.  The proposed amendment clarifies the current regulations to require supervision of at least one hour per week of individual or group supervision, with at least two hours of individual supervision each month.  This amendment is needed to eliminate confusion in the supervised experience requirements in the existing regulations. 

 

Recommendation

 

              Not applicable.

 

Timetable for Implementation

 

The effective date of the proposed amendment is November 15, 2007.

 

AMENDMENT TO THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION

              Pursuant to sections 207, 6501, 6504, 6507, 7704 and 7705 of the Education Law.

              1.  Paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of section 74.2 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective November 15, 2007, as follows:

(2)  Requirements for admission to examination for licensure as a licensed clinical social worker.

(i)  To be admitted to the licensing examination, the candidate shall be required to:

(a) file an application for licensure with the department;

(b) pay the fees for the licensure application and first registration period; [and]

(c) present satisfactory evidence of having met the education requirement for licensure  as a clinical social worker, as prescribed in section 74.1(c) of this Part, including receipt of the social work degree; and

(d) present satisfactory evidence of having met the experience requirements for licensure as a clinical social worker, as prescribed in section 74.3 of this Part.

              2.  Clause (e) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of section 74.3 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective November 15, 2007, as follows:

              (e)  the supervisor provides at least one hour per week or two hours every other week of in-person individual or group clinical supervision, provided that [no more than 50 percent of the required hours of in-person supervision may be group] at least two hours per month shall be individual clinical supervision. 

              3.  Subparagraph (v) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of section 74.4 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective November 15, 2007, as follows:

              (v)  the supervisor provides at least one hour per week or two hours every other week of in-person individual or group clinical supervision, provided that [no more than 50 percent of the required hours of in-person supervision may be group] at least two hours per month shall be individual clinical supervision.

              4.  Subparagraph (v) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of section 74.6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective November 15, 2007, as follows:

(v) the supervisor provides at least one hour per week or two hours every other week of in-person individual or group clinical supervision, provided that [no more than 50 percent of the required hours of in-person supervision may be group] at least two hours per month shall be individual clinical supervision.