Supervising LGPCs I
Regulations stipulate that LGPC supervisees must do what to prepare for supervision?
True. COMAR 10.58.12.10(A)(4) "Supervisee Responsibilities."
"A supervisee shall prepare for supervision using case materials related [to their practice]."
Also attend and participate in supervision as contracted, document dates, duration and focus of supervision, and maintain documentation for 7 years.
Who may supervise an LMSW? (choose all that apply) a. LCSW-C who is an approved supervisor; b. LCSW who is an approved supervisor; c. LCPC who is an approved supervisor.
a. only
True or False: Supervisors of LGPCs must provide instruction specifically about "scope of practice of professional counseling."
True 10.58.12.07
(NOTE: scope of practice defined in Health Occupations Act 17-101(v)). Practice clinical professional counseling. --
LMSW works 20 hours a week at Clinic X. LMSW must receive how many hours of supervision per month?
3 hours per month. Regulations require 3 hours per month, or 1 hour for every 40 hours worked.
10.42.08.07.C.(5)
Who can report a person to the Board?
Probably anyone over 18--its not clear. Anonymous reports are not permitted per the Board of Professional Counselors website.
[implications for supevisors?]
True or false: In supervising LGPCs, supervisors must focus on primary data from the supervisee's practice.
True. 10.58.12.09(D)
Supervisors must ensure that LMSWs have "read and are knowledgeable about" which two texts?
Health Occupations Article, Title 19 ("Social Workers") COMAR10.42. 06(4).
Also that they have "read and are familiar with" COMAR 10.42.01 - 10.42.08
Is an LCPC supervisor obligated to instruct a supervisee as to "good moral character?"
Yes. Also educational, documentation, supervision and examination requirements for licensure.
10.58.12.07.B.(3) referencing 17-304.
True or false: Supervision of an LMSW must focus on "raw data" from the supervisee's social work practice.
True: COMAR 10.42.07(C)(3)
An LCSW-C
may be disciplined for failing to complete a supervision verification form.
True. See In re: Banks, 2017.
LCSW-C sanctioned for, among other things, telling a Supervisee that the Supervisee "should have filled out the Supervision Verification form" and stating that she (the supervisor) "wasn't going to sign a blank form."
An LCPC may not provide supervision for an LGPC if the LGPC if (pick all that apply):
a. the LGPC's teacher b. the LGPC's employer
c. the LGPC's neighbor
a., b. and c. 10.58.12.07(D)
and LCPC "may not provide clinical supervision for "an individual with whom there could be a conflict of interest, including but not limited to" "their own employer" or "their own teacher."
Social Work Supervisors must "instruct and provide role modeling" for which of these (choose all that apply): a. defining boundaries; b. setting limits; c. administration.
All of them, as well as formulating diagnostic impressions, planning, intervention, information and referral, counseling that does not include diagnosis or treatment of mental disorders, consultation, education, research, and community organizing. COMAR.10.4.206(3) referencing Health Occupations Article 19-101(m)
Supervisors of LGPCs must maintain documentation of supervisory sessions for:
A: Until the LGPC is licensed;
B. 3 years; C. 5 years; D. 7 years.
D. 7 years. 10.58.12.09.(E)
LMSW's supervisor is unexpectedly unavailable for a month. What provision does COMAR make for this circumstance?
Supervisors must make provision for emergency supervision and direction to a supervisee by a Board - approved supervisor. COMAR 10.42.07.(10)
True or false? Regulations for both professional counselors and social workers make explicit provision for group supervision of LGPC/LMSWs
False: Social work regulations address group supervsion in . COMAR 10.42.09. is entitled "Group Supervision for Advanced Licensure."
Supervisors of LGPCs must ensure that their supervisees have read and "are knowledgeable about" which two documents?
Health Occupations Article, Title 17 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (per COMAR 10.58.12.05(4).)
You must also ensure they have read and are familiar with and Title 10, Subtitle 58 of COMAR "with special emphasis on the code of ethics under COMAR10.58.03."
For how long must a supervisor maintain documentation of supervision of LMSWs?
a. until they are licensed; b. 3 years; c. 5 years; d. 7 years.
c. 5 years.
COMAR 10.58.12.06 requires Supervisors to document supervision sessions including which of these? (choose all that are correct) : a. focus of the session, b. how long the supervision session lasted; c. the date of each session; d. type of supervision (individual, group, etc.)
a, b, and c: COMAR 10.58.12.09
LMSW supervisees must prepare for each supervision session. What specifically does the code require them to do to prepare?
COMAR 10.42.08.(A)(3)"shall prepare for each supervision session using case materials related to the supervisee's practice."
What is the maximum number of LMSW supervisees who may be in a group supervision session?
a. 3 b. 6. c. 9
b. COMAR 10.42.09.(c).
True or false: Supervisors of LGPCs must "instruct and provide guidance to" supervisees as to which of the following (all that apply)
a. maintenance and destruction of clinical records
b. maintenance and destruction of financial records
c. disclosure of fees / financial arrangements for counseling services
All of these. Supervisors of LGPCs must "instruct and provide guidance to "supervisees in record-keeping, disclosure of fees and financial arrangements, and maintenance of clinical and financial records." 10.58.12.07
[what CPP documents would help in instruction re: fees/financial arrangements?]
Supervisor documentation of supervision of LMSWs must include which of these (choose all that apply) a. Date of session, b. duration of session, c. focus of the session; d. type of supervision (group or individual).
a, b and c
How often must Supervisors of LGPCs provide a written evaluation of the supervisees progress to the supervisee?
A. Monthly; B. Every six months
C. "on a regular basis or as needed."
C. COMAR 10.58.12.09(I)
[SuccessFactors can help with this--contact direct/front-line supervisor to add assessment to our evaluations]
How often must supervisors provide a written evaluation of the supervisee's to the supervisee?
a. monthly
b. quarterly
c. every six months.
c. every six months.
both social work and professional counseling supervisors must do (all that apply?)
a. keep a supervision log of each supervisee's hours
b. make provision for emergency supervision of supervisees
a and b