S.D. Admin. R. 20:73:04:08

Current through Register Vol. 50, page 159, June 17, 2024

Section 20:73:04:08 - Post graduate supervision requirements - professional counselor-mental health

Post graduate supervision required for licensure as a professional counselor-mental health, as prescribed by SDCL 36-32-65, shall take place pursuant to a board approved plan of supervision and consist of the following:

(1) A minimum of 2,000 hours of direct client contact; and

(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 one or 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.

Supervision may take place by electronic means, as prescribed by chapter 20:73:08 and must be synchronous.

For the purpose of this chapter, a supervisee may count a maximum of 1,000 hours of direct client contact hours and a maximum of 50 hours of supervision acquired with a board approved supervisor under a post graduate plan of supervision for a professional counselor issued pursuant to § 20:68:01:04 if the supervisor providing supervision under the post graduate plan of supervision for a professional counselor met the qualifications of § 20:73:04:07 at the time the supervision hours were acquired.

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

S.D. Admin. R. 20:73:04:08

47 SDR 040, effective 10/14/2020

General Authority: SDCL 36-32-55, 36-32-56.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-32-65.