Chapter MPSW 12

Register June 2009 No. 642

Chapter MPSW 12

PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR SUPERVISED PRACTICE

MPSW 12.01   Supervised practice requirement.

MPSW 12.02   Supervised practice.

Ch. MPSW 12 Note Note: Chapter SFC 12 was created as an emergency rule effective April 26, 1993.

Ch. MPSW 12 Note Note: Chapter SFC 12 was renumbered ch. MPSW 12 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register October 2002 No. 562.

MPSW 12.01 MPSW 12.01 Supervised practice requirement.

MPSW 12.01(1) (1) Except as provided in sub. (3), an applicant for licensure as a professional counselor under s. 457.12, Stats., shall complete a period of supervised practice while holding a valid professional counselor training license before being eligible for licensure. Supervision may be exercised by a person other than an employment supervisor.

MPSW 12.01(2) (2) A person with a training license must be supervised.

MPSW 12.01(3) (3) An applicant who has completed any portion of his or her supervised professional counseling practice in another state shall be given credit for those hours obtained without a professional counselor training license provided the hours meet the requirements of this chapter.

MPSW 12.01 History History: Cr. Register, November, 1993, No. 455, eff. 12-1-93, am. (1) (intro.), Register, November, 1994, No. 467, eff. 12-1-94; CR 02-105: r. and recr. Register October 2002 No. 562, eff. 11-1-02; CR 08-088: renum. (intro.), (1) and (2) to be (1), (2) and (3) and am. (1), cr. (4) and (5) Register June 2009 No. 642, eff. 7-1-09; CR 16-009: r. and recr. Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2018 No. 745.

MPSW 12.02 MPSW 12.02 Supervised practice.

MPSW 12.02(1) (1) Supervisor qualifications. It is the applicant’s responsibility to satisfy the professional counselors section that the applicant’s supervisor met all qualifications. Supervision of the supervised practice of professional counseling may be exercised by any of the following:

MPSW 12.02(1)(a) (a) An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has received a doctorate degree in professional counseling.

MPSW 12.02(1)(b) (b) An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has engaged in the equivalent of 5 years of full-time professional counseling.

MPSW 12.02(1)(c) (c) A psychiatrist.

MPSW 12.02(1)(d) (d) A psychologist licensed under ch. 455, Stats.

MPSW 12.02(1)(e) (e) A person employed by the division of vocational rehabilitation as a vocational rehabilitation supervisor, who is licensed as a professional counselor or who has engaged in the equivalent of 5 years of full-time professional counseling.

MPSW 12.02(1)(f) (f) An individual, other than an individual specified in pars. (a) to (e), who is approved in advance by the professional counselor section based upon evidence of 5 years of experience in counseling practice.

MPSW 12.02(2) (2) Supervisor responsibilities. The supervisor’s responsibilities include all of the following:

MPSW 12.02(2)(a) (a) Exercise discretion as to the frequency, duration, and intensity of the face-to-face supervision session to meet an average of one hour of supervision per week during the supervised practice period.

MPSW 12.02(2)(b) (b) Permit a supervisee to engage in only professional counseling services the supervisor can competently perform.

MPSW 12.02(2)(c) (c) Be available or make appropriate provision for emergency consultation or intervention.

MPSW 12.02(2)(d) (d) Be legally and ethically responsible for the supervised activities of the supervisee.

MPSW 12.02(2)(e) (e) Be able to interrupt or stop the supervisee from practicing in given cases, or recommend to the supervisee’s employer that the employer interrupt or stop the supervisee from practicing in given cases.

MPSW 12.02(2)(f) (f) To terminate the supervised relationship.

MPSW 12.02(3) (3) Group supervision requirements. Supervision in group sessions shall meet all of the following:

MPSW 12.02(3)(a) (a) The group shall consist of no more than 6 persons for every one person providing supervision.

MPSW 12.02(3)(b) (b) Each person receiving supervision as part of the group session receives one hour credit for each hour that the group meets for supervision, but may not credit any time which is primarily social activity with the group or supervisor as part of a supervision session.

MPSW 12.02(3)(c) (c) A supervision session for a group or individual which is provided by more than one supervisor may not be credited for more than the actual time elapsed during the supervision session, not including social activities.

MPSW 12.02 History History: Cr. Register, November, 1993, No. 455, eff. 12-1-93; CR 01-026: am. (2), r. (2) (b) and (d), Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 1-1-02; CR 02-105: r. and recr. (2) Register October 2002 No. 562, eff. 11-1-02; CR 16-009: r. and recr. Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18.