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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 18. Professional and Occupational Licensing |
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Agency 115. Board of Counseling |
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Chapter 30. Regulations Governing the Certification of Substance Abuse Counselors Andsubstance Abuse Counseling Assistants |
Section 60. Experience requirements for substance abuse counselors
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A. Registration. Supervision obtained without prior board approval will not be accepted if it does not meet the requirements set forth in subsections B and C of this section. To register supervision for board approval prior to obtaining the supervised experience, an applicant shall submit in one package:
1. A supervisory contract;
2. Verification of the supervisor's education and experience as required under subsection C of this section; and
3. The registration fee.
B. Experience requirements.
1. An applicant for certification as a substance abuse counselor shall have had 2,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of clinical substance abuse counseling services.
2. The supervised experience shall include a minimum of one hour and a maximum of four hours per week of supervision between the supervisor and the applicant to total 100 hours within the required experience. No more than half of these hours may be satisfied with group supervision. One hour of group supervision will be deemed equivalent to one hour of individual supervision.
3. Applicants must document successful completion of their supervised experience on the Verification of Supervision Form at the time of application.
C. Supervisor qualifications. A board-approved clinical supervisor shall be:
1. A licensed substance abuse treatment practitioner;
2. A licensed professional counselor, licensed clinical psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist, medical doctor, or registered nurse, and possess either a board-recognized national certification in substance abuse counseling obtained by standards substantially equivalent to those set forth in this chapter, or a minimum of one year experience in substance abuse counseling and at least 100 hours of didactic training covering the areas outlined in 18VAC115-30-50 B 1 a through h; or
3. A substance abuse counselor certified by the Virginia Board of Counseling who has:
a. Board-recognized national certification in substance abuse counseling obtained by standards substantially equivalent to those set forth in this chapter; or
b. Two years experience as a Virginia board-certified substance abuse counselor.
D. Supervisory responsibilities.
1. Supervisors shall assume responsibility for the professional activities of the prospective applicants under their supervision.
2. Supervisors shall not provide supervision for activities for which prospective applicants have not had appropriate education.
3. Supervisors shall provide supervision only for those substance abuse counseling services that they are qualified to render.
4. At the time of formal application for certification, the board-approved supervisor shall document the applicant's total hours of supervision, length of work experience, competence in substance abuse counseling and any needs for additional supervision or training.
5. Supervision by any individual whose relationship to the supervisee compromises the objectivity of the supervisor is prohibited.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR560-01-03 § 2.3, eff. May 8, 1991; amended, Volume 10, Issue 14, eff. May 4, 1994; Volume 13, Issue 25, eff. August 7, 1997; Volume 16, Issue 07, eff. January 19, 2000; Volume 19, Issue 18, eff. June 18, 2003; Volume 25, Issue 26, eff. October 15, 2009; Volume 32, Issue 07, eff. January 15, 2016.