4757-9-03 Continuing education requirement for renewal of a certificate of registration as a social work assistant or a license as a social worker or an independent social worker.

 

 

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

THE STATE OF OHIO ~ COUNSELOR, SOCIAL WORKER & MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

THERAPIST BOARD, pursuant to CHAPTER 119., OHIO REVISED CODE, hereby gives notice that it will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of considering: new rule 4757-13-04 and revised rules 4757-1-01, 4757-05-02, 4757-05-03, 4757-09-02, 4757-09-03, 4757-09-04,

4757-09-05, 4757-09-06, 4757-11-03, 4757-13-01, 4757-13-03, 4757-13-05, 4757-13-06, 4757-

13-07, 4757-15-01, 4757-15-02, 4757-17-01, 4757-19-01, 4757-19-02, 4757-19-04, 4757-21-01

and 4757-21-03 of the Ohio Administrative Code.

 

New Rule                    Title                                                                  Changes

4757-13-04       Licensure and education requirements for admission of applicants holding a doctoral degree in counselor education to the examination for professional counselor who do not meet the education requirements in rule 4757-13- 01

New rule - PC applications from applicants with counselor education doctorate degrees.

Revised:                        Title                                                                  Changes

4757-01-01       Adoption of rules and methods of public notice

                           Standards of ethical practice and

professional conduct: clients/consumers of services

                           Standards of ethical practice and

professional conduct: multiple relationships

                           CE requirements for renewal of a PC or PCC

                           CE requirement for renewal as a SWA or a LSW or an LISW

                           Clock hours for continuing professional education

                           Approval of continuing professional education programs required for renewal of

licenses and certificates of registration issued by the board

                           Sources of continuing professional education

Adds rule filing step with the Common Sense Initiative office prior to filing with LSC. Minor change to paragraph (A)(3) to improve clarity

New sentence added to paragraph (C) referencing child custody cases

Addition to clarify administrative subjects for continuing education courses. Reduces the 6 hour CEU requirement for supervision designation holders to 3 CEU hours.

Reduces continuing education hours for social work assistants from 30 to 15 hours each renewal.

Change proposes to require 10,000 words per hour of CE program credit for distance learning courses.

Changes to paragraph (F) requiring post- program approval for CEUs earned for journals, books, presentations of an in-service training workshop, and seminars or conference presentations. Removes pre-approval for NASW national office.

Changes to paragraphs (B), (C), (E) & (F) for post program approval - existing language not

4757-11-03       Internal records management to

maintain confidentiality

4757-13-01       Education requirements for admission to the examination for professional counselor

4757-13-03       Experience requirements for licensure as a professional clinical counselor

Professional counselor examination policy

Endorsement of a professional

counselor or professional clinical counselor license

clear in requiring post program approval for journal articles and various presentations.

Adds the compliance coordinator and board- approved compliance monitors to access investigative records that are part of their official duties.

Deletes CORE practicum from the language. Deletes doctoral degree from paragraph (A)(5) as new rule 4757-13-04 addressing doctoral applicants has been drafted.

Reworded paragraph (A)(4) for clarity. Minor edits for clarity

Minor edit to update a referenced paragraph

Counselor program approval                        Important change as to supervision of students

registered as counselor trainees. We adopted CACREP standards, which requires Triadic supervision of students, which is defined.

Scope of practice for professional counselor

Scope of practice for a professional clinical counselor

Modified paragraph (A) for clarity and removed paragraph (C) as being unnecessary. Minor changes for clarity

4757-17-01       Counseling supervision                                Change to "Training supervision" definition to

comply with CACREP accreditation standards. Changed paragraph (C)(4) for clarity. Removes new applications for PC supervision designation.

Requirements for licensure as a social worker

Requirements for licensure as an

independent social worker

Change to paragraph (B)(4) to reflect revised process of ASWB licensure exam reports.

Minor change to definition to comply with statute

4757-19-04       Social Worker examination policy                Changes to reflect how exam results are

processed

4757-21-01       Scope of practice for a registered social work assistant

4757-21-03       Scope of practice for an independent social worker

Revised paragraph (B)(1) to more clearly state scope of practice.

Added a reference to rule 4757-23-01 for clarity

The public hearing on the proposed actions of the Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board is scheduled for Tuesday, November 13, 2012.  The hearing will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the LeVeque Tower, 50 West Broad Street Suite 1075, Columbus, Ohio 43215,

and from time to time thereafter as may be required by the Board to hear all relevant testimony, oral or written, by any person affected by the proposed action, his/her attorney, or both.

The full text of the proposed rules will be available on the Board's website,  http://cswmft.ohio.gov. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Those persons who wish to provide oral testimony at the hearing are encouraged to inform the Board prior to the hearing date and may be given preference in the order of their testimony. Persons interested in providing written comments in lieu of oral testimony may direct them to the attention of James R. Rough, Executive Director, Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board, 50 West Broad Street Suite 1075, Columbus, Ohio 43215-5919. These written comments must be received by the Board before the close of the hearing record.

Copies of the proposed Rules will be on file with the Secretary of State, the Legislative Service Commission, and the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review, at least thirty days prior to the public hearing, and are available at the Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board Offices at the aforementioned address.

COUNSELOR, SOCIAL WORKER & MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST BOARD

By: _                                                                            James R. Rough, Executive Director