SECTION 38:10-9-2. Supervised work experience requirement

(a)   Licensed alcohol and drug counselor. The one year supervised experience requirement for licensure as an LADC must be under the supervision of an alcohol and drug counselor holding the LADC license.

(b)   Certified alcohol and drug counselor. The two year supervised experience requirement for certification as a CADC must be under the supervision of an alcohol and drug counselor holding an LADC license.

(c)   Practicum. Practicum supervision may be signed off by anyone who is in a supervisory or educational role and has firsthand knowledge that the candidate did complete the requirement for the practicum. 300 Practicum hours must be documented before a supervision contract will be approved.

(d)   Supervision hours acquired outside the State of Oklahoma, whether completed or in the process, may be approved by the Board on a case-by-case basis.

(e)   The required supervision for an applicant who provides community or home-based services shall include, in addition to other supervision requirements, at least six (6) direct observations by the supervisor of the supervisee conducting counseling sessions in the client's home, school or other remote location outside of the applicant's employer's office. The observations must be made periodically throughout the applicant's supervised work experience at least once every other month, and documented in a form prescribed by the Board. Direct observations may be conducted via interactive live audio/video conferencing, and shall be documented in a form approved by the Board. No more than three (3) of the direct observations per year may be conducted via interactive live audio/video conferencing.

(f)   An applicant for LADC who holds a current, valid Oklahoma license in another behavioral health profession may count alcohol and drug counseling services provided in the applicant's private or independent practice under the other license toward the supervised work experience. All other licensure supervision requirements apply.

(g)   Supervisors and supervisees shall maintain records of supervision, including supervision logs, evaluation forms, direct observation forms and other supporting documents relevant to supervision such as sign-in sheets for supervisory sessions, electronic and paper calendar entries noting dates of supervision, written summaries and/or reports of topics discussed at supervision sessions, etc. The supporting documentation shall be submitted to the Board upon request.

(h)   The supervisor and the supervisee must each submit to the Board supervision logs in a format approved by the Board every three months until the license is granted. Supervision logs are due on the 15th^th day of January, April, July, and October, and shall include dates and number of hours of supervision and number of hours worked in the three months prior to the due date.

(i)   The Board may conduct annual audits of compliance with supervision requirements. A minimum of five percent of supervisors and five percent of applicants may be randomly selected for audit. Persons selected for audit must submit supervision logs and supporting documentation and any other information requested by the Board within ten calendar days of receipt of notice of audit.

(j)   A candidate for LADC who meets the academic requirements in effect as of January 1, 2012 may treat mental health only disorders provided that the candidate's licensure supervisor or the candidate's employer's clinical supervisor meets the Board qualifications for supervisors of candidates for co-occurring disorders certifications.

(k)   Failure to comply with the rules for supervision is grounds for disciplinary action as authorized by Board statutes.

[Source: Added at 23 Ok Reg 127, eff 10-3-05 (emergency); Added at 23 Ok Reg 2177, eff 6-25-06; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2417, eff 7-11-09; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 761, eff 9-21-14; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 571, eff 8-25-16]