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Approval is granted only with close LCSW case supervision and a 24-hour emergency consultation and backup plan, using Board-approved forms. 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Approval requires a plan for twenty-four (24) hour emergency consultation and backup with a North Carolina licensed mental health professional.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"What are the supervision frequency and ratio standards described in the attached position statement?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"Supervision must be provided on a regular basis, conducted no less than once every two weeks, with a rate of no less than one (1) hour of supervision for every 30 hours of clinical practice.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},328617,1790049518,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",{"doc_id":79,"user_id":84,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":85,"doc_module":4,"category_id":86,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":87,"file_id":88,"file_url":89,"file_type":90,"file_size":91,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":86,"language":92,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":93,"faqs":94,"seo_title":95,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":96,"read_time":97},549768064778,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_6f874abed73319feea01a86fa6f0fab8",7,"[www.ncswboard.gov](www.ncswboard.gov)  \nDear Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate:  \nThe North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board strongly discourages independent private practice during the associate licensure period, and will closely examine any request for permission to practice outside the structure of a public agency. The NC General Statute 90B-7(f) and Section .0210(d) & (e) of the North Carolina Administrative Code mandates that a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate (LCSWA) must practice with clinical supervision and immediate access to emergency clinical backup during this associate license period. This statute is intended to protect the client and the LCSWA during this supervised practice period.  \nThe Board will approve independent private practice arrangements for a LCSWA only if it is fully satisfied that clients and the public will be protected through close supervision of each clinical case by a North Carolina Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), as well as by a plan for twenty-four (24) hour emergency consultation and backup for the LCSWA with a North Carolina licensed mental health professional in accordance with N.C.A.C. 21:63.0210(d) .  \nEnclosed are the Board approved forms that must be returned with your request for approval of your practice arrangements within the private sector. Please have your designated supervisor and emergency back up professional complete and sign the appropriate form. If the same individual is providing both services, then he/she must complete both forms and your Emergency Crisis Plan must document who is available as backup if your clinical supervisor is not immediately available. You must immediately inform this Board if there is any change with respect to the practitioner(s) providing supervision and emergency consultation. If you have additional questions, please contact the Board office.  \nSincerely,  \nNorth Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board  \nAttachments  \n[www.ncswboard.gov](www.ncswboard.gov)   \nPOSITION STATEMENT ON CLINICAL SUPERVISION  \nPurpose:  \nThe purpose of this position statement is to clearly define the standards of expectation the Board has for supervision of associate licensees in order to protect the public and promote high standards of supervision of professional social work practice.  \nDefinition:  \nSupervision is that which is provided on a regular basis, conducted no less than once every two weeks at a rate of no less than (1) hour of supervision for every 30 hours of clinical practice. It is an ongoing relationship designed to promote the development of responsibility, knowledge, skill, and ethical standards in the provision of clinical social work services through the exploration of client-centered material. The major focus in the supervisory process is accountability for client care within the parameters and ethical standards of the social work profession; including oversight and guidance in diagnosis and treatment of each client, review of documentation, and the provision of feedback and direction to the supervisee. Supervision is a learning process with the goal of professional growth and competent self-directed professional practice.  \nQualifications of the Supervisor:  \nThe supervisor must possess a Master of Social Work degree from an educational institution with a graduate social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The supervisor must be a North Carolina Licensed Clinical Social Worker, in good standing, with two (2) years of full-time clinical social work experience beyond the issuance of the LCSW credential. (Please refer to NCGS 90B and Title 21, Chapter 63 of the NC Administrative Code .0211 regularly for any changes to this requirement) .  \nThe supervisor should be an active participant in ongoing professional development related to the field of social work practice and supervision. 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