2007 Minnesota Statutes

148C.044 SUPERVISED POSTDEGREE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE.
    Subdivision 1. Supervision. For the purpose of this section, "supervision" means
documented interactive consultation, which, subject to the limitations in subdivision 4, paragraph
(a), clause (2), may be conducted in person, by telephone, or by audio or audiovisual electronic
device, with a supervisor as defined in subdivision 2. The supervision must be adequate to ensure
the quality and competence of the activities supervised. Supervisory consultation must include
discussions on the nature and content of the practice of the supervisee, including, but not limited
to, a review of a representative sample of counseling services in the supervisee's practice.
    Subd. 2. Postdegree professional practice. "Postdegree professional practice" means
required postdegree paid or volunteer work experience and training that involves the professional
oversight by a supervisor approved by the board and that satisfies the supervision requirements in
subdivision 4.
    Subd. 3. Supervisor requirements. For purposes of this section, a supervisor shall:
(1) be a licensed alcohol and drug counselor or other qualified professional as determined by
the board;
(2) have four years of experience in providing alcohol and drug counseling; and
(3) have received a minimum of 12 hours of training in clinical and ethical supervision,
which may include graduate course work, continuing education courses, workshops, or a
combination thereof.
    Subd. 4. Supervised practice requirements for licensure. (a) The content of supervision
must include:
(1) knowledge, skills, values, and ethics with specific application to the practice issues faced
by the supervisee, including the core functions as described in section 148C.01, subdivision 9;
(2) the standards of practice and ethical conduct, with particular emphasis given to the
counselor's role and appropriate responsibilities, professional boundaries, and power dynamics;
and
(3) the supervisee's permissible scope of practice, as defined by section 148C.01, subdivision
10 .
(b) The supervision must be obtained at the rate of one hour of supervision per 40 hours
of professional practice, for a total of 50 hours of supervision. The supervision must be evenly
distributed over the course of the supervised professional practice. At least 75 percent of the
required supervision hours must be received in person. The remaining 25 percent of the required
hours may be received by telephone or by audio or audiovisual electronic device. At least
50 percent of the required hours of supervision must be received on an individual basis. The
remaining 50 percent may be received in a group setting.
(c) The supervision must be completed in no fewer than 12 consecutive months and no
more than 36 consecutive months.
(d) The applicant shall include with an application for licensure verification of completion of
the 2,000 hours of supervised professional practice. Verification must be on a form specified by
the board. The supervisor shall verify that the supervisee has completed the required hours of
supervision in accordance with this section. The supervised practice required under this section is
unacceptable if the supervisor attests that the supervisee's performance, competence, or adherence
to the standards of practice and ethical conduct has been unsatisfactory.
History: 2005 c 147 art 5 s 15