Sec. 10.42.08.04. Qualifications for a Board-Approved Supervisor

A. License.

(1) For social workers licensed by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners a supervisor shall hold an active license as a:

(a) Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW);

(b) Certified Social Worker (LCSW);

(c) Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C); or

(d) Masters social worker (LMSW).

(2) For social workers licensed by an out-of-State licensing board, a supervisor shall hold an active license comparable to the:

(a) Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW);

(b) Certified Social Worker (LCSW);

(c) Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C); or

(d) Masters social worker (LMSW).

B. Education.

(1) Social workers licensed by the Maryland Board of Social Work shall have:

(a) One social work graduate course in supervision from a master's degree program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education;

(b) 12 hours of agency-sponsored supervision training; or

(c) 12 credit hours of continuing education in social work supervision by a Board-authorized sponsor.

(2) Social workers licensed as social workers by an out-of-State licensing Board at a level comparable to the LBSW, LCSW, LCSW-C, or LMSW shall:

(a) Have the same qualifications under §A(2)(a) of this regulation; and

(b) Complete the education requirement within 12 months of obtaining a Maryland LBSW, LCSW, LCSW-C, or LMSW.

(3) Supervision training required in Regulation .04B(1) of this chapter shall be obtained in Category I or Category II and may include, but is not limited to:

(a) The role and responsibilities of the social work supervisor;

(b) The needs of the supervisee, supervisor, and the agency setting while maintaining a clear ethical perspective;

(c) The role of the social work supervisor as gatekeeper to the profession;

(d) Methods for building effective and appropriate relationships with clients;

(e) Methods for group supervision; and

(f) Models and modalities for practice intervention.

C. Experience. A supervisor shall have completed:

(1) 18 months of active social work experience after obtaining an LCSW or LCSW-C;

(2) 18 months of active social work experience a s a social worker licensed by an out-of-State licensing board at a level comparable to the LCSW or LCSW-C;

(3) 24 months of social work experience as an independent licensed master social worker or its equivalent before obtaining an the LCSW or LCSW-C license or 60 months of social work experience as an LMSW or its equivalent before obtaining an LCSW or LCSW-C license; or

(4) 24 months of social work experience as an independent licensed bachelor social worker or its equivalent before obtaining the LCSW or LCSW-C license or 60 months of social work experience as an LBSW or its equivalent before obtaining an LCSW or LCSW-C license.