Supervision: The applicant must participate in a minimum of 150 total hours of face-to-face supervision. Not more than 50 of the required face-to-face supervision hours may be group supervision. Group supervision is defined in the Administrative Code as one supervisor and more than one supervisee, including health professionals in related professions. Group supervision is facilitated by the supervisor and involves an exchange among all group members. The size of the group shall be limited to seven, including the supervisor. The plan must show how the applicant will complete and document a minimum of 3000 hours of supervised clinical social work experience during the 4-year period. 

The licensee and supervisor must maintain a record of supervision, including dates, time, and content of supervisory sessions, should the Board request same for verification purposes. 

Clinical Social Work Practice - means the professional application of social work theory, knowledge, methods, ethics, and the professional use of self to restore or enhance social, psychosocial, or biopsychosocial functioning of individuals, couples, families, and groups. The practice of clinical social work requires specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills in the area of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorder, conditions, and addictions. Treatment methods include the provision of individual, marital, couple, family, and group psychotherapy.